World Media Economics and Management Conference

The World Media Economics and Management Conference is the biennial meeting of the global community of media business scholars. The academic conference brings scholars worldwide together to reflect on contemporary issues in the economics and management of media industries and firms and is sponsored by The Journal of Media Economics to help improve knowledge and scholarship. The conference was established in 1994.

The conference moves to a different location every two years. Previous meetings have been held in Beijing (China), Bogota (Colombia), London (UK), Lisbon (Portugal), Turku (Finland), Montreal (Canada), Pamplona (Spain), Stockholm (Sweden), Thessaloniki (Greece), and Zurich (Switzerland).

The 11th World Media Economics and Management Conference was held in Rio de Janeiro from May 12-16, 2014. It was hosted by Rio de Janeiro State University. The 12th World Media Economics and Management Conference is scheduled to be held in New York City from May 3-5, 2016.

The Conference President is Robert G. Picard (University of Oxford, United Kingdom). Conference Board Members are Alan Albarran (University of North Texas, USA), Paulo Faustino (University of Porto, Portugal), Angela Powers (Kansas State University US), Alfonso Sanchez Tabernero (University of Navarra, Spain), and Steven S. Wildman (Michigan State University, USA.

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