Call for Papers

2018 China International Conference in Macroeconomics

June 23 - 24, 2018

Beijing, China

 (11/15/2017)

The inaugural annual China International Conference in Macroeconomics (CICM) will be held on June 23-24, 2018 in Beijing, which is jointly sponsored and organized Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance (PBCSF), Tsinghua University National Institute of Financial Research (NIFR) and China Forum of Macroeconomic Research (CFMR). The conference is the first major activity in a series of conferences to be organized jointly by the China Forum of Macroeconomic Research and collaborating academic institutions in the Greater China area. The conference is composed of regular parallel academic sessions in both English and Chinese, as well as a policy session where policy makers and experts from China and other regions discuss and present their views on current issues related to Chinese and the global macro economy.

CO-ORGANIZERS:

The PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University

The National Institute of Financial Research, Tsinghua University

China Forum of Macroeconomic Research

TOPICS

We welcome high-quality academic papers in all areas of macroeconomics as broadly defined, especially research on Chinese macro economy. The topics include but not limited to, economic growth and development, business cycles, firm dynamics, labor market, money and banking, macro-finance, monetary and fiscal policies, international trade and finance, structural changes, and income distribution and inequality. Papers in both English and Chinese are considered.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Thomas J. Sargent    New York University; 2011 Nobel Laureate in Economics

Justin Lin                   Peking University

Tao Zha                     Emory University and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

BEST PAPER AWARDS

The program committee plans to select two conference papers for the following awards.

CICM Best Paper Award: US$2000

CICM Best Junior Scholar Paper Award: US$2000

Papers in all topics will be considered for the awards, but we give priority to job market papers and China-related research.

PAPER SUBMISSION

If you are interested in presenting at the conference, please submit your paper at:

http://editorialexpress.com/conference/CICM2018/

The deadline for submission is February 28th, 2018. Notification of acceptance will be sent by April 1st, 2018. Each accepted paper will be discussed by a discussant.

For each accepted paper, the conference will cover up to 3 days of accommodation for one author and the discussant.

CONFERENCE WEBSITE

http://cicm.pbcsf.tsinghua.edu.cn/

CONFERENCE INQUIRIES

If you have any question, please contact the organizers by sending email to cicm@pbcsf.tsinghua.edu.cn.

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