The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is hosting the Conference on Real-Time Data Analysis, Methods, and Applications in Macroeconomics. The conference brings together leading researchers in real-time economic analysis and encompasses nowcasting, high-frequency data, surveys, macro-econometrics, data revisions, and macroeconomic policy.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the conference, which was first held at the Philadelphia Fed in 2001. Conference attendance is by invitation only.

Please email any program-related questions to phil.rtdata.conference@phil.frb.org. 

Important Dates

Submission deadline: June 15, 2026
Notification to authors: July 15, 2026
Conference: October 9–10, 2026

Scientific Committee

  • Dean Croushore, University of Richmond
  • Domenico Giannone, Johns Hopkins University
  • Barbara Rossi, European University Institute
  • Tara Sinclair, George Washington University
  • Shaun Vahey, University of Warwick and CAMA, ANU
  • Simon van Norden, HEC Montréal

Local Organizers