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Past DEE Conferences

Developments in Economics Education (DEE), organised by the Economics Network, is Europe's largest conference dedicated to university teaching of Economics. It is held in odd-numbered years in different locations around the UK and lasts at least two days.

A separate index lists individual sessions within Economics Network conferences.

DEE 2023

Hosted by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.
Keynote: Prof. Gail Hoyt, University of Kentucky

DEE 2021

Held online.
Keynote: Dame Frances Cairncross

DEE 2019

Hosted by the University of Warwick.
Keynote: Prof. David Colander, Middlebury College

DEE 2017

Hosted by University College London.
Keynotes: Jose Vazquez, University of Illinois; Jagjit Chadha, NIESR

DEE 2015

Hosted by the University of Birmingham.
Keynotes: Daniel Franklin, Executive editor, The Economist; Paul Johnson, Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies

DEE 2013

Hosted by the University of Exeter.
Keynotes: John Kay, Financial Times; Charlie Bean, Deputy Governor, Bank of England; Paul Ormerod, Volterra Consulting

DEE 2011

Hosted by the London School of Economics.
Keynote: Prof. Diane Coyle, OBE, University of Manchester

DEE 2009

Held in Cardiff.
Keynotes: Robert Chote, Director, The Institute for Fiscal Studies; Rachel Lomax, Former Deputy Governor, Bank of England; Vicky Pryce, Joint Head of the Government Economic Service

DEE 2007

(This year onwards, name changed to "Developments in Economics Education")
Held in Cambridge.
Keynotes: Tim Harford, FT's "Undercover Economist"; Prof. David F. Hendry, Oxford University; Andy Ross, Government Economic Service and HM Treasury

DEBE 2005

Held in Cambridge.
Keynotes: Prof. Charles Holt, University of Virginia; Sir John Vickers, Chairman of the Office of Fair Trading; Prof. Monojit Chatterji, University of Dundee

DEBE 2003

Hosted by Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
Keynotes: Edward Lucas, The Economist's Education correspondent; David SmithThe Sunday Times' Economics Editor; William Keegan, The Observer's Economics Editor; Prof. Bill Becker, Indiana University; Prof. Michael K. Salemi, University of North Carolina

DEBE 2001

Launched as the "Developments in Economics and Business Education" conference, in partnership with Biz/ed.
Hosted by the University of Bristol.
Keynotes: Evan Davis, BBC Economics Editor; Paul Ormerod, Volterra Consulting; Peter Day, BBC Business Correspondent, plus Andy Beharrell and John Sloman substituting for Bill Goffe and Bob Parks who were unable to travel from the US.