The Search and Matching Network (SaM) is a European network of academic economists working on search and matching models, including models of labour market search, consumer search, money search and housing search. It organizes an Annual Conference, aimed at bringing together prominent researchers from Europe and elsewhere, while also including promising PhD students, to facilitate feedback and the exchange of ideas. 

In 2026, the Annual Conference will be hosted by Tinbergen Institute (Amsterdam, Netherlands), and will take place on May 28-30, 2026.

Keynote Speakers

• Belén Jerez (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain) 

• Fabien Postel-Vinay (University College London, United Kingdom)

Important dates:

• November 17, 2025: Submissions open

• February 15, 2026: Submission deadline

• March 30, 2026: Notification of decision

• April 15, 2026: Registration deadline

• May 28-30, 2026: Conference 

Please see the call for papers for submission details. 

SaM Committee 

Carlos Carrillo-Tudela (chair, University of Essex),  Ana Figueiredo (VU Amsterdam), Manolis Galenianos (Royal Holloway, University of London), Marion Goussé (CREST), Leo Kaas (Goethe University Frankfurt), Andreas Mueller (University of Zurich),  Daphné Skandalis (University of Copenhagen), Antonella Trigari (Bocconi University), and Ludo Visschers (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)

Local Organizers

Ana Figueiredo (VU Amsterdam) and Léonard Bocquet (UvA)