Events

Beloff Conference

The Beloff Conference is a three-day residential programme hosted by the Institute of Economic Affairs in collaboration with the Vinson Centre for the Public Understanding of Economics and Entrepreneurship, taking place from 14–16 September 2026 at the University of Buckingham. Aimed at final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in economics, public policy, and/or international relations, this year’s conference will explore migration through perspectives including economics, history, philosophy, political science, and international relations. The fully funded programme offers participants the chance to engage with leading classical liberal academics and discuss topics ranging from welfare and diasporas to the history of economic thought, with only 15 places available.

Vinson Centre Seminar: The Unanchored Central Banker

• 2026 Autumn series

Join us to hear more from Dr Goodhart and Dr Pradhan on this topic, with the opportunity for discussion.

Date: 21 September 2026
Time: 13:00 – 14:30
Venue: Enterprise Hub (First Floor), Vinson Building, The University of Buckingham

We’re delighted to welcome Dr Goodhart CBE and Dr Pradhan to discuss their new book, ‘The Unanchored Central Banker.’

Their first book, ‘The Great Demographic Reversal’, warned about problems that would arise when the demographic sweet spot turned sour. They stated that interest rates, both real and nominal, and inflation would then reach a higher-for-longer steady state, and this has occurred. But this demographic development, combined with a number of adverse supply shocks and a political reaction against immigration, has helped to accelerate fiscal deterioration at a much faster pace than we earlier expected. With the need for greater defence expenditure and enhanced worries about climate change, the fiscal position on present policies has become unsustainable. Although technically it would be perfectly feasible to cut public sector expenditures and raise taxation to restore fiscal stability, it would be politically almost impossible to do so in our present democracies.

As a result, fiscal dominance will mean that central banks (through little fault of their own) will be forced to choose a balance between fighting inflation and avoiding fiscal/financial instability, without achieving either objective completely.

Please come and join us for what will be a really interesting seminar.

2026 Economic Affairs Workshop

• Conference

Venue: The University of Buckingham, Vinson Building, Hunter Street, Buckingham, MK18 1EG.
Date: 10-12 December 2026
Costs: Acceptance to the event includes registration and meal costs. A limited number of accommodation stipends are available—please apply using the form. Participants should be prepared to cover their own transport costs.

Call for Papers

We welcome papers for our 2026 Research Workshop that address any of the following topics/areas:

• Philosophy, Politics and Economics
• Topics in the Classical Liberal tradition (see the scope of the journal at the Wiley website)

A selection of papers from the workshop will be considered for publication in Economic Affairs, subject to a peer review process.

Submission instructions

All proposals must be submitted using the form on this website by July 31, 2026. For this edition of the workshop, we ask that submissions consist of an extended outline of approximately 1,000–2,000 words.

Submissions must include the extended outline of the research paper, an abstract and a brief V of the author(s). Documents should be attached. Please send the documents in English and pdf format. Submissions that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.

If you have any questions about the workshop, or the submission process, please email VinsonCentre@buckingham.ac.uk