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M-BEES & M-BEPS
2026

The 18th Maastricht Behavioral and Experimental Economics Symposium & 11th Maastricht Behavioral Economic Policy Symposium

M-BEES
Mon, June 8, 2026
M-BEPS
Tue, June 9, 2026
Location
Maastricht University
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About the Symposia

About the symposia

Hosted by the Department of Microeconomics and Public Economics at Maastricht University.

M-BEES

Theory and Experiments

The 18th edition explores whether economic experiments should inform economic theory, how and to which extent they do, and whether they should do more. The symposium brings together leading researchers in behavioral and experimental economics.

Monday, June 8, 2026
M-BEPS

Behavioral Economic Policy

The 11th edition focuses on how insights from behavioral economics inform policies of governments and businesses. The symposium features both academic researchers and practitioners presenting cutting-edge work.

Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Keynote Speakers

Featured speakers for 2026

M-BEES
Maria Bigoni

Maria Bigoni

University of Bologna
Monday, June 8, 2026
M-BEES
Erik Snowberg

Erik Snowberg

University of Utah
Monday, June 8, 2026
M-BEPS
Björn Bartling

Björn Bartling

University of Zurich
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
M-BEPS
Johannes Wohlfart

Johannes Wohlfart

University of Cologne
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Important Dates

Key deadlines

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Paper Submission Deadline

Submit your full research paper as a PDF via the Qualtrics submission form.

Mid-April 2026

Notification of Acceptance

Authors will be notified about the outcome of the selection process.

June 8, 2026

M-BEES Symposium

18th Maastricht Behavioral and Experimental Economics Symposium.

June 9, 2026

M-BEPS Symposium

11th Maastricht Behavioral Economic Policy Symposium.

Conference Program

Program

A detailed program for the symposia will be available here after acceptance notifications in mid-April 2026.

Venue & Travel

Getting to Maastricht

The symposium takes place at the School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University.

School of Business and Economics

Tongersestraat 53, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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Detailed travel information (PDF)

Recommended Hotels

Maastricht is popular year-round. We recommend booking early. All hotels below are within a 5-minute walk of the venue.

Hotel Au Quartier

Kapoenstraat 32

An intimate and comfortable 3-star hotel with historic character, set in an 18th-century mansion near the Vrijthof plaza.

Hotel Botticelli

Papenstraat 11

A comfortable and romantic hotel with Italian Renaissance-inspired design, located in the Jeker district near the Saint Servaas basilica.

Hotel Les Charmes

Lenculenstraat 18

Set in a 17th-century building, offering complimentary breakfast with tea and coffee service.
History

Previous editions

M-BEES has run since 2008 and M-BEPS since 2015.

Contact

Get in touch

For any questions, please contact the organizers.

TM

Thomas Meissner

Maastricht University

t.meissner@maastrichtuniversity.nl
PW

Peter Werner

Maastricht University

p.werner@maastrichtuniversity.nl