Introduction

　　Established in 2008, the International Economics and Finance Society China (IEFS China) aims at supporting research in international economics (including international trade and finance) by promoting the academic exchange among Chinese researchers and researchers across the world, so as to facilitate and enhance collaboration among economists from academies, governments, and industries. IEFS China conferences will be organized regularly to provide a forum for economists from around the world to gather and discuss cutting-edge approaches to the challenges of the world economy.

The Second IEFS China Conference

Organized by the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), the second conference will be held on May 22-23, 2010, in Beijing, China. Submissions of all fields within the broadly-defined “international economics” are welcome.

Areas of special interest

1. Firm Heterogeneity and exporting

2.Fragmentation and outsourcing

3. FDI and the theory of firm’s choice

4. Network theory and international trade agreement

5. Trade and growth

6. Preferential trade agreements

7. Resources and environment and international trade

8. International capital flow and international business cycles

9. International R&D and economic growth

10. Exchange rate and trade growth

11. Connection between world and domestic financial markets

12. International policy coordination

13. Regional common currency and regional integration

14. Regional economic integration and migration

15. Current interaction between trade policy and industry policy

16. China's role in the world's economy

Participants

Bill Ethier (Penn), Ngo Van Long (McGill), Nelson Mark (Notre Dame), Hamid Beladi (UTSA), Eric Bond (Vanderbilt), Kenneth Chan (CityU HK), Nancy Chau (Cornell), Yin-Wong Cheung (UCSC), Jai-Young Choi (Lamar), Kwan Choi (Iowa State), Fumio Dei (Kobe), Hong Hwang (NTU), Jiandong Ju (Oklahoma), Kala Krishna (Penn State), Edwin Lai (HKUST), Michael Landesmann (Vienna and Linz), Sugata Marjit (Centre for Social Studies, India), Paul McNelis (Fordham), Larry Qiu (HKU), Raymond Riezman (Iowa), Pasquale Sgro (Deakin), Nicolas Schmitt (Simon Fraser), Makoto Yano (Keio), Shigemi Yabuuchi (Aichi), Eden Yu (CityU HK), Zhihao Yu (Carleton).

* The list is still growing and will be updated.

Submission for Presentation

Submissions must be made through the web link: http://www.accessecon.com/pubs/IEFS2010/ on or before March 28, 2010. While we prefer papers in their entirety, we also welcome submissions of extended abstracts. Submissions should include a title, JEL code(s), keywords, and an extended abstract (up to 400 words). Note that all papers will be presented in English.

Conference Supporting (SSCI) Journals

(In alphabetical order)

Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics

International Review of Economics and Finance

Journal of International Trade and Economic Development

Pacific Economic Review

Review of Development Economics

The World Economy

Presenters are welcome to submit their papers to The World Economy, which is planning a special issue on Asian trade and investment. Submissions must reach the following address by June 30, 2010: World Economy, Guest Editor, Eden Yu, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

Presenters who are interested in submitting their papers to International Review of Economics and Finance, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, Pacific Economic Review, Review of Development Economics, and Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics may approach the editors of the respective journals during the conference or visit their journal websites. There could be other possible special issue(s) to be announced later.

Timeline

March 28: deadline for submission

April 4: notification of decision via email

May 1: deadline for submission of accepted papers in their entirety

Registration

All conference participants, with the exception of keynote speakers and invited speakers, must register.

Registration fee
Participants from Overseas including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao by May 3, 2010.	US$100
Participants from the mainland China by May 3, 2010. (discounts will be offered to those in financial difficulty)	RMB¥700
Late registrations (after May 3, 2010)	US$180 /RMB¥1300

For enquiries, contact us at iefschina@gmail.com.

For more information on IEFS China, visit http://site.uibe.edu.cn/iefschina and/or www.accessecon.com/pubs/IEFS2010/ (Our official website: www.iefschina.org has incurred some technical problem and could not be visited currently. That is why we set up our society’s information on both http://site.uibe.edu.cn/iefschina under the website of the School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics, China and under the website of www.accessecon.com/pubs/IEFS2010/ in the Vanderbilt University, U.S. now. We will let you know further news on two web links above.)

Local Coordinator

Prof. Xiaopeng Yin,

Department Chair, Department of International Trade, School of Int’l Trade and Economics University of International Business and Economics and Secretary/Treasurer，International Economics and Finance Society China

Mailing address: No. 10 Huixin Dongjie, Chaoyang District, University of International Business and Economics, P.O. Box 119, Beijing, 100029, China

Tel: (86-10) 6449-3689 Fax: (86-10) 6449-3042 Email: iefschina@gmail.com.

Co-Chairs of Organizing Committee, IEFS, China

Prof. Eden Yu	Associate Dean, College of Business City University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China
Prof. Zhongxiu Zhao	Dean, School of Int’l Trade and Economics University of Int’l Business and Economics	Beijing, China