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Damba Lkhagvasuren Memorial Conference

MEMORIAL CONFERENCE
IN HONOR OF

Damba Lkhagvasuren
1972-2025

On June 6, Paul Gomme, Tatyana Koreshkova, Jörgen Hansen and Christian Sigouin are organizing a conference in honor of our late colleague, Damba Lkhagvasuren, who was a valued member of the Department of Economics at Concordia University and CIREQ. This conference celebrates Damba’s many contributions to economics, particularly his influential research in macro-labor economics.

CONFERENCE VENUE

CIRANO
1130, rue Sherbrooke O, #1400
Montréal (Québec) H3A 2M8

CALL FOR PAPERS (Poster)

We invite submissions for a conference to be held June 6, 2026 in honor of our late colleague Damba Lkhagvasuren, who was a valued member of Concordia University’s Department of Economics.

The conference aims to celebrate Damba’s many contributions to economics. While papers across all areas are welcome, we especially encourage submissions on topics central to Damba’s influential research in macro-labor economics.

KEY DATES

    • Submission Deadline: January 31, 2026
    • Notification of Acceptance: February 10, 2026

Submission Guidelines: Whether you want to attend as a participant, or to submit an abstract/paper, please complete the Google Form.  

Further details about the conference, including the schedule and dinner arrangements, will be shared with participants upon notification of acceptance or confirmation of attendance.

We look forward to your submissions and hope you join us in commemorating Damba’s life and impactful legacy in economics.

Paul Gomme, Tatyana Koreshkova, Jorgen Hansen and Christian Sigouin

REGISTRATION
→ Register here

SPEAKERS

Economist, Government of Alberta
Associate Professor of Economics, Florida State University
Rui Castro
Professor, McGill University and  Fellow, CIRANO and CIREQ
Professor of Economics, University of Pittsburgh
Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
Senior Economic Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Senior Research Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Student (Ph.D.), Concordia University
Senior Economic Policy Advisor, Federal Bank of St-Louis