Fife Applied Microeconomics and Golf Conference

First Annual Applied Microeconomics and Golf Conference

2-4 June 2025

Crail Golfing Society, Fife, Scotland

The First Annual Applied Microeconomics and Golf Conference will be held at the beautiful Crail Golfing Society on 2-4 June 2025. Submissions from any area of applied microeconomics, broadly construed, are welcome. The conference is organized by Professor David Jaeger of the University of St Andrews. Participation is limited to 16 presenters. Participants should possess a golf handicap or provide evidence of prior golfing experience to ensure a reasonable pace of play.

The non-refundable conference fee is £600, inclusive of all greens fees, lunches on 3 and 4 June and dinners on 2, 3, and 4 June. Accommodation is not included. There are numerous holiday home rentals in Crail and three hotels.

Deadline for submission of papers or extended abstracts is 15 January 2025 with decisions on acceptances by 20 January 2025 to give time to make accommodation arrangements.

To submit a paper, click here.

Schedule

Monday, 2 June 2025

Arrival at leisure

17:45 Pickup in Crail for transport to St Andrews

18:00 Drinks and Dinner at 18, overlooking the Old Course at St Andrews Links

21:00 Return to Crail

Tuesday, 3 June 2025

8:00 – 13:30 Paper presentations at the Crail Golfing Society Clubhouse

13:30 Lunch at the Crail Golfing Society Clubhouse

15:10 First tee times at Balcomie Links

20:00 Barbecue dinner at Jaeger/Beach residence in Crail

Wednesday, 4 June 2025

8:00 – 13:30 Paper presentations at the Crail Golfing Society Clubhouse

13:30 Lunch at the Crail Golfing Society Clubhouse

15:00 First tee times at Craighead Links

20:00 Dinner at The Shoregate, Crail