The Sixth China International Conference in Macroeconomics (CICM2024)

The sixth China International Conference in Macroeconomics (CICM2024) will be held in person on June 24-25, 2024 in Hong Kong, China. The conference is jointly organised by the Department of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and China Forum of Macroeconomic Research (CFMR).

The meeting is the sixth annual conference organised jointly by the China Forum of Macroeconomic Research and collaborating academic institutions in the Greater China area. The conference comprises regular parallel academic sessions in English and a policy session where policy experts from China and other regions discuss and present their views on current issues related to the local and global economy.

CO-ORGANIZERS

The Department of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (ECON)

China Forum of Macroeconomic Research (CFMR)

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Yan Bai, University of Rochester

Ufuk Akcigit, University of Chicago

TOPICS for PAPERS

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

Only papers in English are accepted. Please click this link (Conference Maker) to submit your papers.

The forum provides a platform for economists around the globe to discuss broad macroeconomic issues with a special interest in the Chinese economy.

Purposes

The forum aims to advance and disseminate high-quality research in macroeconomics, especially research on Chinese macroeconomy. Macroeconomics includes broad areas related to consumption, investment, employment, business cycles, monetary and fiscal policies, money, credit and banking, economic growth and development, structural changes, international trade and finance, and macro-finance. The forum focuses on issues in the Chinese macroeconomy as well as the global economy.

Organisation

The president is elected by the executive directors, serves two years, and can be re-elected. The general secretaries control and manage the operation of the forum. The responsibilities of the board of directors include choosing new members, choosing locations and organisers of the conferences, and discussing the current affairs of the forum.

Conference

The main activity of the forum is to hold an annual conference in China. The conference will be held in different cities in China and organised by the board of directors and an ad hoc program committee.

Members

Members of the forum consist of Chinese economists in the global who are interested in advancing and disseminating high-quality research on macroeconomics, especially on the Chinese macroeconomy.

President

Jianjun Miao, Boston University

Academic Secretary-General

Jianjun Miao, Boston University

Conference Secretary-General

Michael Zheng Song, the Department of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 

Executive Directors

  • Jinhui Bai, Washington State University
  • Yan Bai, University of Rochester
  • Hanming Fang, University of Pennsylvania
  • Jiandong Ju, Tsinghua University
  • Laura Liu, Peking University
  • Jianjun Miao, Boston University
  • Michael Zheng Song, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Pengfei Wang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Yi Wen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Vivian Zhanwei Yue, Emory University
  • Hao Zhou, Tsinghua University
  • Xiaodong Zhu, University of Toronto

Advisory Board

  • Justin Lin, Peking University
  • Shang-Jin Wei, Columbia University

Board of Directors

  • Jinhui Bai, Washington State University
  • Yan Bai, University of Rochester
  • Chun Chang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Kaiji Chen, Emory University
  • Binkai Chen, Central University of Finance and Economics
  • Liutang Gong, Peking University
  • Kevin Huang, Vanderbilt University and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
  • Jiandong Ju, Tsinghua University
  • Erica Li, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
  • Shu Lin, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Laura Liu, Peking University
  • Jun Lu, Sun Yat-Sen University
  • Yulei Luo, University of Hong Kong
  • Jun Ma, Tsinghua University
  • Jianjun Miao, Boston University
  • Jun Nie, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
  • Min Ouyang, Tsinghua University
  • Shiyuan Pan, Zhejiang University
  • Jun Qian, Fudan University
  • Kang Shi, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Michael Zheng Song, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Cheng Wang, Fudan University
  • Jian Wang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
  • Pengfei Wang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Qing Wang, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
  • Yong Wang, Peking University
  • Danyang Xie, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Wei Xiong, Princeton University and Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
  • Jenny Xu, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Xianxiang Xu, Sun Yat-Sen University
  • Heng Yin, Renmin University of China
  • Jing Zhang, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • Hao Zhou, Tsinghua University
  • Shenghao Zhu, University of International Business and Economics
  • Tao Zhu, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Xiaodong Zhu, University of Toronto
  • Wei Zou, Wuhan University
PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
Jianjun MiaoBoston University
Zheng (Michael) SongThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS (in Alphabetical Order)  
Hengjie AiUniversity of Minnesota
Jinhui BaiWashington State University and Peking University
Yan BaiUniversity of Rochester
Saki BigioUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Christophe ChamleyBoston University
Hui ChenMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Kaiji ChenEmory University and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Wei Cui University College London
Feng DongTsinghua University
Adam GurenBoston University
Kevin HuangVanderbilt University
Jiandong JuTsinghua University
Sagiri KitaoUniversity of Tokyo
David LagakosBoston University
Erica Xuenan LiCheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Laura Xiaolei LiuPeking University
Xuewen LiuThe Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Zheng LiuFederal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Yulei LuoThe University of Hong Kong
Alexander MichaelidesImperial College London
Toshihiko MukoyamaGeorgetown University
Rachel NgaiImperial College London and LSE
Jun NieFederal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Nicolas Petrosky-NadeauFederal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Vincenzo QuadriniUniversity of Southern California
Thomas J. SargentNew York University and Peking University
Liugang ShengThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
Kang ShiThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
Michael Zheng SongThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mark SpiegelFederal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Jian WangThe Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
Pengfei WangPeking University
Yong WangPeking University
Yi WenShanghai Jiao Tong University
Jieran WuZhejiang University
Jenny Juanyi XuThe Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Daniel Yi XuDuke University
Zhiwei XuShanghai Jiao Tong University
Liyan YangUniversity of Toronto
Vivian Zhanwei YueEmory University and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Shengxing ZhangThe London School of Economics and Political Science
Yuzhe ZhangTexas A&M University and Peking University
Jackie Kai ZhaoUniversity of Connecticut
Zhen ZhouTsinghua University
Shenghao ZhuUniversity of International Business and Economics

Important Info

  • Event Date:           24-25 June 2024 (Monday – Tuesday)
  • Event Venue:        The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • Registration:          Required, but no registration fee is involved
  • Registration Link: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13687619