Call for Paper | Asia-Pacific Industrial Organization Conference

APIOC 2026

Asia-Pacific Industrial Organization Conference

December 11-13, 2026

Xiamen, China

Deadline for submission

September 1, 2026

The 2026 Asia-Pacific Industrial Organization Conference (APIOC) will be held at Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, on December 11–13, 2026. Located in the beautiful coastal city of Xiamen in southeastern China, Xiamen University will provide a distinctive setting for three days of exciting research presentations and discussions. We look forward to welcoming the IO community to Xiamen.

Message from the APIOC 2026 Chair

Professor Paul Heidhues

DICE, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf

The APIOC was established in 2016 to foster IO research and build the IO community of scholars in the Asia Pacific region and beyond. This year, the conference will be held in Xiamen, China, at Xiamen University.

I am honored to serve as the Program Chair, working with an excellent team of local organizers. I hope you will participate by submitting your papers, and I look forward to welcoming you in person at the conference.

Paper Submission

Please submit the full paper or extended abstract via Conference Maker:

https://editorialexpress.com/conference/APIOC2026/

Submission deadline:

12:00AM (00:00) September 1, 2026
Eastern Standard Time

Conference Websites

APIOS Official Website:

https://apios.org.au/apioc-2026/

Local Website:

https://conf.xmu.edu.cn/conf2026/APIOC/

Keynote Speakers

Professor Julian Wright
National University of Singapore

Goh Keng Swee Professor in the Department of Economics at the National University of Singapore. His research focuses mainly on strategy and policy questions related to digital multi-sided platforms. Sectors he has focused on include app stores, payment platforms, online marketplaces, search and booking platforms, peer-to-peer lending, ride-hailing services, and AI. He is currently a co-editor of the RAND Journal of Economics.

Professor Daniel Yi Xu
Duke University

David Rubenstein Distinguished Professor of Economics at Duke University, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economics Research (NBER, Productivity; International Trade and Investment; Development), a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR, Climate Change and the Environment), a senior fellow at the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER), a research affiliate with International Growth Center (IGC).  He is currently a co-editor of the American Economic Journal: Microeconomics.

Invited Speakers

Theory

Yunan Li
City University of Hong Kong

Volker Nocke
University of Mannheim

Antonio Rosato
Deakin University

Frank Yang
Harvard University

Junjie Zhou
Tsinghua University

Empirical

David Byrne
University of Melbourne

Kei Kawai
University of Tokyo

Ming Li
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Tong Li
Vanderbilt University

Tiffany Tsai
National University of Singapore

Organizing Committee

Paul Heidhues

Program Chair

DICE, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf

Xiqian Cai
Local Organizing Co-Chair
Xiamen University

Menghan Xu
Local Organizing Co-Chair
Xiamen University

David Byrne
University of Melbourne

Local Organizing Committee

Xiqian Cai (Co-Chair)

Menghan Xu (Co-Chair)

Kai Li

Mengling Li

Nianqing Liu

Chao Ma

Zichang Wang

Jialiang Zhu

Contact

APIOS contact
cmd-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au

Local contact
xumh@xmu.edu.cn