
2025 Workshop Information
Venue
The workshop will be held at Universidad de las Hespérides, Calle los Balcones, 10, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Date
December 11-12, 2025
Costs
Acceptance to the event includes registration and meal costs. A limited number of accommodation stipends are available—please apply using the form. Participants should be prepared to cover their own transport costs.
Organizers
Gabriel Calzada
Universidad de las Hespérides
Juan Castañeda
University of Buckingham
Ricardo Castillo A.
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Academic Commitee
Ricardo Castillo A.
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Lenore T. Ealy
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Juan Castañeda
University of Buckingham
Len Shackleton
University of Buckingham
Gabriel Calzada
Universidad de las Hespérides
Gonzalo Melián
Universidad de las Hespérides
Michael James
Economic Affairs
Workshop Coordinator
Karen Maeyens
Universidad de las Hespérides
Call forPapers
Economic Affairs is a journal for those interested in the application of economic principles to practical affairs. It aims to stimulate debate on economic and social problems by asking its authors, while analyzing complex issues, to make their analysis and conclusions accessible to a wide audience. This journal exists to improve the understanding of the role of markets in the economy and society. We are broadly inspired by classical liberalism and welcome a variety of theoretical and empirical approaches.
We welcome papers for our 2025 Research Workshop that address any of the following topics/areas:
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Energy and Economics
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Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- Other topics in the Classical Liberal tradition (see the scope of the journal at the Wiley website)
A selection of papers from the workshop will be considered for publication in Economic Affairs, subject to a peer review process.
If you have any questions about the workshop, please email economicaffairs@hesperides.edu.es
Submission instructions
All proposals must be submitted using the form on this website by June 30, 2025. Submissions must include a draft of the research paper, an abstract and a brief CV of the author(s) (no more than two pages each). Documents should be attached. Please send the documents in English and MS Word format. Submissions that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.
Deadlines
Paper submission deadline: June 30, 2025
Proposal acceptance notification: July 31, 2025
Workshop date: December 11-12, 2025
About
Economic Affairs
Economic Affairs is a peer reviewed journal published by the Vinson Centre at the University of Buckingham and the Institute of Economic Affairs, in collaboration with Universidad de las Hespérides and Universidad Francisco Marroquín, through academic publisher Wiley. It is edited by Professor Len Shackleton.
The journal is indexed by Scopus and is part of the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). It has published a wide range of authors from around the world, including a number of Nobel Prize laureates, while focusing on non-mathematical approaches to economic analysis.
For more than forty years, the journal has published original work and commentaries by hundreds of authors broadly sharing our approach to classical liberal political economy. Nowadays, in contrast with some of our other output, it has a particularly strong international focus. Three-quarters of our readership is based overseas, as is a large proportion of our authors. This was not the case when Economic Affairs was first launched by Arthur Seldon and the IEA back in 1980.
The journal is published three times per year, in February, May, and October. Here you can access the latest issues.
The journal publishes main articles (around 7,000 words in length), as well as short articles, of no more than 3,500 words, reporting on larger studies which may be published in full elsewhere. The journal also has a book review section.
Logistics
Below you will find relevant information that will help you plan your trip:
The workshop is being held at Universidad de las Hespérides, Calle los Balcones 10, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
General Information
- Full Name: Gran Canaria Airport (Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria)
- IATA Code: LPA
- Location: 19 km (12 miles) south of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Transportation
- Taxis: Readily available outside arrivals. Fixed fares to main destinations (e.g., ~€30 to Las Palmas).
- Buses: Route 60: To Las Palmas (Plaza de España & San Telmo). ~€2.95, runs every 30 mins.
- Most car rental companies provide rental car services and have offices at Las Palmas airport arrival terminal
Once registered, we will provide you with information about lodging.
Proposal
Submission
If you have any questions about the workshop, please email