On the morning of July 8, the opening ceremony of the 12th International Symposium of Quantitative Economics 2023 was held in the Student Activity Center of Yanshan University’s West Campus. The symposium was co-sponsored by Jilin University and Yanshan University. Zhao Dingxuan, President of Yanshan University, Li Xuesong, Director of the Chinese Association of Quantitative Economics, and Zhao Jun, Party Secretary of the School of Business and Management of Jilin University, addressed the opening ceremony. Sun Wei, director of the Center for Quantitative Economics of Jilin University, presided over the opening ceremony.
Zhao Dingxuan, President of Yanshan University, delivers a speech
Zhao Dingxuan said in his speech that Yanshan University highly values the latest progress in quantitative economics theories and methods and their application in economic and financial fields. In recent years, the university has carried out quantitative economics research and talent training work to meet major national development strategic needs such as the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the establishment of the Xiongan New Area. Zhao Dingxuan expressed the hope that this international symposium will serve as a global high-level academic exchange platform for experts and scholars engaged in various fields of quantitative economics, and promote exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and foreign scholars. Yanshan University is willing to work with experts and scholars in all fields of quantitative economics to jointly contribute to the development of international quantitative economics.
Li Xuesong, Director of the Chinese Association of Quantitative Economics, delivers a speech
On behalf of the Chinese Association of Quantitative Economics, Li Xuesong sent congratulations to the convening of the symposium and introduced the work done by the Institute of Quantitative & Technological Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in the field of quantitative economics and its contribution to the accelerated construction of the discipline system, academic system and discourse system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics.
Zhao Jun, Party Secretary of the School of Business and Management of Jilin University, delivers a speech
Zhao Jun, on behalf of the scholars who attended the symposium, thanked the School of Economics and Management of Yanshan University for its efforts in holding this event. He reviewed the development of the School of Business and Management, quantitative economics discipline and the Center for Quantitative Economics of Jilin University, and introduced the preparation work for this international academic conference.
With the theme of "Development and Transformation, Equity and Efficiency," the international academic conference invited more than 100 experts and scholars in various fields of quantitative economics at home and abroad to have in-depth exchanges, and organized 21 international frontier academic reports, 2 special reports, 4 international workshops, 18 parallel forums, and 1 journal meeting on core issues such as quantitative economics and finance. More than 300 experts, scholars, and researchers attended the symposium in person, and more than 2,100 attended the event online.
Experts give academic reports during the report session of the symposium
The report session of the conference was presided over by Professor Wang Wenju, Party Secretary of the Capital University of Economics and Business, Professor Guo Yingtong of Jilin University, Professor Li Chunling of Yanshan University, Professor Zhang Xiaodong of Nankai University, Researcher Zhao Xindong of Huaqiao University, Professor Yao Feng of Kagawa University in Japan, Professor Li Zhanfeng of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Researcher Jin Chengwu of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Professor Wen Quan of the University of Washington in the US, Professor Zhao Guoqing of Renmin University of China, and Professor Bai Zhonglin of Tianjin University of Finance and Economics. Reports were made by Professor Fan Yanqin of the University of Washington in the US, Researcher Yang Xiaoguang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor Chang-Jin Kim of the University of Washington, Associate Professor Shen Kailing of Australian National University, Professor Wang Linhui of Jilin University, Professor Qi Yingfei of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Professor Xiong Xiong of Tianjin University, Associate Research Cai Minghong of Academia Sinica of Taiwan, Professor Zheng Tingguo of Xiamen University, Professor Xiao Chaoxing of Dong Hwa University in Taiwan, Assistant Professor Liu Xingfei of University of Alberta in Canada, Associate Professor Du Xiaodong of University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US, Professor Zhou Xianbo of Sun Yat-sen University, Professor Wang Qing of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Professor Fang Yi of Jilin University, Professor Cao Zhigang of Beijing Jiaotong University, Professor Xiao Qiang of Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics, Professor Yang Jisheng of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Professor Sui Jianli of Jilin University, Professor Wang Qunyong of Nankai University, and Professor Liu Xinjian of Yanshan University.
In the special report of the Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education (Institute of Chinese Financial Studies Finance Research of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Center for Quantitative Economics of Jilin University), the International Workshop on Quantitative Economics, parallel forums and other exchange activities, more than 130 experts, scholars and researchers from more than 40 universities and academic institutions at home and abroad made reports on new phenomena, new problems, new mechanisms and new models in the development of China's economy and the world economy, focusing on the latest progress of quantitative economics theories and methods and their applications in the economic and financial fields. The participants spoke actively, creating a strong academic atmosphere, and had in-depth discussions and exchanges on some research results in the field of quantitative economics.
Group photo of representatives participating in the event
From July 8 to 9, various academic activities of the symposium were held successfully. This international academic event was hosted by the Center for Quantitative Economics of Jilin University (the School of Business and Management of Jilin University) of the Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education and the School of Economics and Management of Yanshan University. It was co-organized and strongly supported by domestic and foreign academic journals such as the Journal of Quantitative & Technical Economics, the Journal of Quantitative Economics, China & World Economy, and the International Review of Economics & Finance. It has built an international high-level academic exchange platform for scholars related to quantitative economics to share world-leading scientific research achievements.
