Conference on Real-Time Data Analysis, Methods, and Applications 2026

It was held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Ten Independence Mall, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

The stated audience was real-time macroeconomic researchers.

It was most useful for macroeconomists who work on real-time data, forecasting and data revisions, since the scientific committee included Dean Croushore, Domenico Giannone and Barbara Rossi and the conference was organized by the Research Department at the Philadelphia Fed. Attendance was by invitation only, and the topic was narrow, so practitioners outside macro research or those wanting a broad networking event would have gotten less from it.

Economists at central bank research conferences usually wear business casual, such as slacks and a collared shirt or blazer, without a tie.