Conference Sponsor: New Horizon Capital (http://www.nhfund.com)
The Chinese Economists Society (CES) calls for paper submissions for its 2013 CES China Conference, to be held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, JUNE 8-9 (Friday through Sunday), 2013. The local host for the conference is Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. The theme of the conference is “The Chinese Financial System in Transition: Reforms, Policies, and Practices”. The conference consists of keynote and invited talks, roundtable forums, and parallel sessions. Arrival and registration of participants will take place on June 7. All speeches and sessions will be held June 8-9, and June 10 is reserved for post conference activities such as continuing education programs or sightseeing.
CES invites both CES and non- CES members to present papers and/or to propose organized sessions at the 2013 Conference. All fields of specialization within economics will be considered. Papers focusing on the Chinese economy and on the proposed conference theme will be given preference. The abstract submission deadline is February 1st, 2013 (Extended to March 1st, 2013).
PAPER SUBMISSIONS
Individual paper submissions in English should at least include a title, an abstract of no more than 400 words and JEL code(s) with keywords. All papers should be submitted via CES website at www.china-ces.org. You may submit only ONE paper. If you have a second paper to submit, it must be submitted and (if accepted) presented by your co-author. You will receive a notification by e-mail once your paper is accepted (or rejected) by March 30th, 2013. Individual paper submission in Chinese should follow the guideline at the Chinese conference website at[http://riem.swufe.edu.cn].
ORGANIZED SESSIONS
If you would like to organize one or more sessions on a specific topic and have speakers/presenters lined up, please contact Professor Tony Fang, CES President, for approval at Tfang06@gmail.com by January 15th, 2013. The organized session should consist of 3 to 4 names of session presenters and their e-mails. Please note that papers included in the session must still go through the regular paper submission process through the CES website. However, the “Comments” section of the form should make reference to the special session (e.g. “This paper is part of a special session on Urbanization organized by Prof. So and So). The applicable submission deadline is also February 1st, 2013 (Extended to March 1st, 2013).
INVITED SPEAKERS
A partial list of confirmed international keynote and invited speakers includes:
Professor Christopher Pissarides, London School of Economics
Professor James Mirrlees (Chinese University of Hong Kong and Cambridge University)
Dr. Justin Yifu Lin (Peking University)
Professor Richard Freeman (Harvard University and NBER)
GREGORY CHOW BEST PAPER AWARD
Two (2) outstanding papers presented at the annual CES conferences by junior scholars will be selected for the Gregory Chow Best Paper Award. To be eligible for the consideration, with the primary author of the paper must be a graduate student or junior scholar who received a PhD within the last five years. Recipients of the award will be receiving a certificate and US $1,000. Please indicate your eligibility at the submission
PUBLICATIONS
High, quality papers presented at the conference may be solicited for consideration for the special issues in the China Economic Review, Frontiers of Economics in China, and Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies.
REGISTRATION
All presenters must register for the Conference. Registration should be made online through the conference website at www.china-ces.org under “Conferences”. You may wait to register until you find out whether your paper is accepted.
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Before May 1st, 2013
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After May 1st, 2013
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Regular CES member
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US $180
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US $250
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Non- CES member
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US $220
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US $250
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Student CES member
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US $ 100
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US $150
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Student Non- CES member
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US $120
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US $150
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LOGISTICS
English paper presenters with valid CSE memberships will receive free three (3) nights’ accommodations for a shared hotel room (double occupancy) at a Southwestern University of Finance & Economics hotel (to be confirmed) in addition to conference materials and free meals. Paper presenters do have the option to pay an additional US $70 per night per person for single accommodations at a Southwestern University of Finance & Economics hotel (to be confirmed).
CONTACT INFORMATION
Any inquiry should be sent to:
For academic matters: Professor Tony Fang at Tfang06@gmail.com.
For logistics: Ms. Gaorong Zhou, E-mail: Zhougr@swufe.edu.cn, Tel: +86-28-87099145.