The 2016 China Conference of the Chinese Economists Society

Sustainable Development in China and the World:

Understanding the Economics of the New Normal

June 10-12, 2016

Peking University HSBC Business School, Shenzhen, China

ORGANIZERS

·         Chinese Economists Society (CES)

·         Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS)

·         China Economic Annual Conference (CEAC)

·         Chinese Economic Association of the United Kingdom & Europe (CEA-UK/Europe)

·         Chinese Economics Society of Australia (CESA)

·         Japanese Association for Chinese Economy and Management Studies (JACEM)

The CES, PHBS, CEAC, CEA-UK/Europe, CESA and JACEM are inviting paper submissions for the 2016 CES China Conference, to be held in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, June 11-12 (Saturday and Sunday), 2016.  The working language of the conference is English.  The conference consists of invited lectures, roundtable forums, and paper presentation sessions. Arrival and registration of participants will be on June 10, 2016, Friday.

In the morning of June 13, a visit will be organized to one of Shenzhen’s leading companies (e.g. Huawei, Tencent).  Participation will be limited to 60 persons. To register, please email CES2016@phbs.pku.edu.cn, with subject line: June 13 Factory Visit

INVITED SPEAKERS

Confirmed speakers include:

·         Alan Auerbach, University of California, Berkeley

·         CAI Fang, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

·         FAN Gang, Peking University

·         Seppo Honkapohja, Bank of Finland

·         David Lipton, International Monetary Fund

·         LU Ming, Shanghai Jiaotong University

·         Kiyohiko Nishimura, University of Tokyo

·         Dwight Perkins, Harvard University

·         Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University

·         Charles Wyplosz, Graduate Institute in Geneva

·         YUAN Zhigang, Fudan University

PAPER SUBMISSIONS

Submissions for paper presentation can cover all topics in economics, particularly on topics that are relevant to China.  Individual paper submissions should be in English and include a title, an abstract of no more than 400 words, and JEL code(s) with keywords. Submissions should be made via the CES website at www.china-ces.org by no later thanFebruary 29, 2016. Decisions on the submissions will be provided byMarch 15th, 2016.

ORGANIZED SESSIONS

If you would like to organize one or more sessions on a specific topic and have participants lined up, please send your proposal to CES2016@phbs.pku.edu.cn. An organized session usually includes 3-4 paper presentations,discussants, and a session chair. Please be sure to include the name, affiliation and contact information of the session organizer, presenters,discussants, and session chair. The submission deadline is February 29, 2016.

Please note that authors of papers included in a proposed organized session must still submit their paper proposals through the CES website. However, the “Comments” section of the online submission form should make reference to the special session (e.g. “Paper for Special Session on Urbanization organized by Prof. So and So”).

REGISTRATION

All attendees must register for the Conference. Registration should be made online through the conference website at www.china-ces.org under “Conferences”. Scholars planning to present papers may wait to register until the paper acceptance decision is known.

We welcome attendees who are not paper presenters.

GREGORY CHOW BEST PAPER AWARD

We will select apaper presented at this conference by a junior scholar for the Gregory Chow Best Paper Award. To be considered, the primary author of the paper must be a graduate student or a junior scholar who received his/her PhD within the last five years. The award winner will receive a US $1,000 prize. Persons interested in being considered for the award must provide information confirming eligibility at the time of submission.

POST-CONFERENCE PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES

We are planning special issues of four peer-reviewed journals and three edited volumes to feature the best papers presented at the conference.

Journal special issues will go through the standard peer review process:

·         China Economic Review (CES journal)

·         Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies (CEA-UK journal)

·         Economic Change & Restructuring

·         China Economic Journal

Themes of edited volumes include

·         Economic Reform and Sustainable Development

·         Macroeconomic Management, Globalization, and Economic Growth

·         Human Resources, Technological Innovation andIndustrial Restructuring

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Paper presenters will receive free hotel accommodation in a shared room (double occupancy) for the nights of June 10, 11 and 12 at Kylin Villa or Vienna Hotel, which are close to the conference venue (Peking University HSBC Business School Building). Those who wish to have a single room will pay an additional US$50 per night.

For attendees who are not paper presenters, a room (can be shared) at the conference hotels at 400 to 500 RMB per night. A few limited room subsidies are available upon request to students,who are not paper presenters.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Please address inquiries to:  CES2016@phbs.pku.edu.cn

Contact person: Ms. April Cheng, 86-755-2603 2270

VISA INFORMATION FOR FOREIGN ATTENDANTS

The conference organizer will issue a visa application letter upon request after registration.

TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS

Shenzhen has an international airport.  However, guests coming by air from overseas have the option of flying into Hong Kong airport and then taking metro railway, cross-border shuttle bus, or a ferry from within the Hong Kong Airport to destinations in Shenzhen.

THE LOCAL CONFERENCE HOST

Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS) was founded in 2004 with the intent of advancing PKU’s involvement in global economics, finance and management research and establishing a first-tier business education program in southern mainland China. PHBS now offers course instructions in the English language in PhD programs, Full-Time Master’s programs, and Dual-Master’s programs with the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the National University of Singapore.  The Chinese language is used in the course instructions of MBA, Executive MBA program, and executive development programs. To provide a comprehensive, transnational educational experience, and to expand international exchange and research opportunities, PHBS began admitting international students into its full-time English MBA program in 2016. PHBS has passed EFMD EPAS Accreditation, and is on track to soon complete the AACSB accreditation process.

http://phbs.pku.edu.cn/

http://english.phbs.pku.edu.cn/ 

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

·         WOO Wing Thye, University of California at Davis, Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia, and Fudan University (co-chair)

·         HAI Wen, Peking University HSBC Business School (co-chair)

·         REN Ting, Peking University HSBC Business School

·         Orn Bodversson, California State University at Sacramento

·         CAI Zongwu, University of Kansas & Xiamen University

·         HONG Han, Stanford University

·         HSIAO Cheng, University of Southern California

·         MA Jun, University of Alabama

·         SHEN Shu, University of California at Davis

·         XIAO Zhijie, Boston College and Shandong University

·         ZHANG Jing, University of Nottingham

·         Guy LIU Shaojia, Brunel University

·         FU Xiaolan, Oxford University

·         SUN Sizhong, James Cook University

·         Jane Golley, Australian National University

·         YAN Shanping, Doshisha University

·         YUAN Zhijia, Rissho University