QME Conference 2026

Quantitative Marketing and Economics (QME) invites you to save the date for the 24th annual conference, co-sponsored by ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ Booth Kilts Center for Marketing and hosted by WashU Olin.

Date: Thursday, August 27 and Friday, August 28, 2026
Time: Thursday, 12pm - Friday, 5pm
Location: WashU Olin Business School (St. Louis, MO). A virtual option will be offered.

Conference registration is until August 10 for both in-person and virtual attendance.

Agenda is available to . 

PhD students planning to attend in-person will need to provide:
• A letter of support from your faculty advisor/supervising professor (uploaded via the attendance support form). The letter of support should briefly state how attending the conference aligns with your research and professional development.
• The , completed by your faculty advisor/supervising professor by Monday, August 3, 2026.
 
Important Dates

August 10: deadline

Accommodations

Please call the hotel of your choice to make your reservation under the corporate rate.

Hotel Name	Corporate Rate Code for Booking	Contact Information	Address
	307236	314-968-3704	8700 Eager Road Brentwood, MO 63144
	WAS	314-639-9030	8125 Forsyth Blvd Clayton, MO 63105
	550000539	314-727-0700	216 N Meramec Ave Clayton, MO 63105
	WAU	314-274-1800	1695 South Hanley Road Brentwood, MO 63144
	WSHU	314-633-3000	212 Kingshighway Blvd St. Louis, MO 63108

Conference Committee

Raphael Thomadsen (WashU) Co-Chair	Sylvia Hristakeva (Cornell)
Song Yao (WashU) Co-Chair	Zhenling Jiang (Wharton)
Pedro Gardete (Nova)	Andreas Kraft (ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ Booth)
Soheil Ghili (Yale)	Sarah Moshary (UC-Berkeley)
Wes Hartmann (Stanford)	Robbie Evan Sanders (UCSD)

 

Email Flora Alvarado to ask questions.