Welcome to Vilnius!

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 2025, this conference is jointly hosted by Vilnius University and Lietuvos Bankas (the central bank of Lithuania), and will take place on May 8-10, 2025 at Vilnius University (Lithuania).

Ayşegül Şahin (Princeton University) and Robert Shimer (University of Chicago) will be the keynote speakers.

Important dates:

• November 15: Open submissions

• February 15: Deadline for submissions 

• March 1: Decisions on submissions

• April 1: Deadline for registrations

• May 8-10: Conference 

SaM Committee 

Carlos Carrillo-Tudela (chair, U Essex),  Ana Figuereido (VU Amsterdam), Manolis Galeneanos (Royal Holloway, U London), Marion Gousse (Crest), Leo Kaas (Goethe Univ Frankfurt), Andreas Mueller (U Zurich),  Daphne Skandalis (U Copenhagen), Antonella Trigari (U Bocconi), and Ludo Visschers (UC3)

Local Organizers

Linas Tarasonis (Lietuvos Bankas, Vilnius University), Jose Garcia-Louzao (Lietuvos Bankas, Vilnius University)