CORA 2023 - Conference on Robots and Automation

This second conference on the economic impact of robots and automation will take place ­on September 18/19, 2023, at ­­Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in cooperation with the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). This conference aims to establish a platform for all economists working in the quickly growing field of robots, automation, and artificial intelligence. We also wish to provide a forum for discussion between data users and the main data provider in this field.

A keynote speech will be held by Anna Salomons (Utrecht University).

Researchers from all fields of economics are invited to present new research results and discuss possible directions for future research activities. We welcome the submission of papers with an empirical, theoretical, and/or policy orientation focusing on micro- or macroeconomic aspects of robots, automation, and artificial intelligence.

Submission and Registration

Please submit (in pdf format) an extended abstract of your paper (approx. 800 words) or the complete paper along with a cover letter including paper title, name(s) of the author(s), affiliation as well as the email address of the presenting author to cora[at]wiwi.uni-frankfurt[dot]de.


Extended submission deadline is May 31st, 2023. Accepted authors will be notified by June 15th, and completed papers are expected no later than August1st, 2023.


Poster session submission: We also invite PhD candidates/early career researchers to submit a proposal for a poster session. This can be work-in-progress or new research ideas. The submission deadline for poster proposals is also May 31st, 2023. We can offer financial support for a limited number of poster presenters.


Submission deadline is May 1st, 2023. Accepted authors will be notified by June 1st, and completed papers are expected no later than August 1st, 2023.


Registration for participation for presenting attendees is August 1st, 2023. By that day, a participation fee of €200 will be due. 

Furthermore, please notice that it is possible to attend the conference without presenting a paper. Enquiries for non-presenting attendees should be sent to cora[at]wiwi.uni-frankfurt[dot]de no later than July 3rd, 2023. Non-presenting attendees are subject to the same participation fee as presenting authors.

Please find the Call for Papers as a PDF file here.

Further Details

Location / Campus Map

Please find information on the location here.

Selection Committee

Ana Abeliansky (WU Wien), André Jungmittag (EU Joint Research Centre, Seville), Katja Mann (Copenhagen Business School), Christopher Müller (IFR, Frankfurt), Klaus Prettner (WU Wien)

Conference Organization

Anne Jurkat and Rainer Klump, Department of Economic Policy and Quantitative Methods, Faculty of Economics and Business, Goethe University Frankfurt.

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