organizers
important dates
  • Paper Submission:

    Before March 1, 2026

  • Decision Notification:

    Before March 31, 2026

Call for Papers

TheEighthChina International Conference in Macroeconomics

(CICM 2026)

June 27- 28, 2026

Changchun, China

(Draft Date:1/21/2026)


The Eighth China International Conference in Macroeconomics (CICM 2026) will be held on June 27-28, 2026 in Changchun, China. The conference is jointly organized by the Jilin University Economics School and the China Forum of Macroeconomic Research (CFMR). The meeting aims to promote academic research on macroeconomic theory and China’s macroeconomic issues, and to facilitate international exchanges among scholars and policy communities.The conference will feature regular academic sessions. In addition, a policy session will be organized, bringing together policymakers and experts to discuss key macroeconomic issues related to China and the global economy, and to present their views on current policy challenges.


FOUNDING ORGANIZER:

China Forum of Macroeconomic Research (CFMR)


CO-ORGANIZERS:

Jilin University Economics School

China Forum of Macroeconomic Research (CFMR)


TOPICS

We invite submissions of high-quality papers in all areas of macroeconomics, with a particular interest in research related to China. Topics include, but are not limited to, economic growth and development, business cycles, firm dynamics, labor markets, money and banking, macro-finance, monetary and fiscal policy, international trade and finance, structural change, income distribution, and inequality.Only papers written in English will be considered.


KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Thomas Sargent (New York University; Peking University; Nobel Laureate)

DanielXu(Duke University)



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

Authors are invited to register and submit a full paper(PDF only) by March1, 2026 through the following link:

https://editorialexpress.com/conference/CICM2026/

Submitted papers will be reviewed by a referee committee composed of international scholars. Authors are expected to be notified of decisions by March 31, 2026.


CONFERENCE WEBSITE

https://cicm.jlu.edu.cn/


CONFERENCE INQUIRIES

If you have any question, please contact the organizers by sending email to cicm2026@jlu.edu.cn.


CONFERENCE   CO-CHAIRS

Jianjun Miao

Zhejiang University

Pengfei Wang

Peking University

Yibing Ding

Jilin University

CONFERENCE   SECRETARY-GENERAL

Jianjun Miao

Zhejiang University

LOCAL   ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Yibing Ding (Chair)

Jilin University

Kun Zhang

Jilin University

Sijia Zhang

Jilin University

Yufei Zhang

Jilin University

Chenjiang Bai

Jilin University

Yunpengli Zhang

Jilin University

Zhuoya Du

Jilin University

PROGRAM   COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Hengjie Ai

University of Minnesota

Ruediger Bachmann

University of Notre Dame

Jinhui Bai

Washington State   University and Tsinghua University

Yan Bai

University of Rochester

Jess Benhabib

New York University

Christophe Chamley

Boston University

Binkai Chen

Central University of   Finance and Economics

Hui Chen

Massachusetts Institute   of Technology

Kaiji Chen

Emory University and   Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Feng Dong

Shanghai Jiao Tong   University

Kevin Huang

Vanderbilt University   and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

Jiandong Ju

Tsinghua University

Sagiri Kitao

University of Tokyo

Erica Xuenan Li

Cheung Kong Graduate   School of Business

Rong Li

Renmin University of   China

Laura Xiaolei Liu

Peking University

Xuewen Liu

Hong Kong University of   Science and Technology

Zheng Liu

Federal Reserve Bank of   San Francisco

Yulei Luo

University of Hong Kong

Jianjun Miao

Zhejiang   University

Alexander Michaelides

Imperial College London

Toshihiko Mukoyama

Georgetown University

Jun Nie

Federal Reserve Bank of   Kansas City

Shiyuan Pan

Zhejiang University

Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau

Federal Reserve Bank of   San Francisco

Mark Spiegel

Federal Reserve Bank of   San Francisco

Michael Zheng Song

Chinese University of   Hong Kong

Vincenzo Quadrini

University of Southern   California

Thomas Sargent

New York University and   Peking University

Jian Wang

Chinese University of   Hong Kong (Shenzhen)

Pengfei Wang

Hong Kong University of   Science and Technology

Yong Wang

Peking University

Yi Wen

Federal Reserve Bank of   St. Louis

Danyang Xie

Hong Kong University of   Science and Technology

Daniel Yi Xu

Duke University

Jenny Juanyi Xu

Hong Kong University of   Science and Technology

Zhiwei Xu

Shanghai Jiao Tong   University

Liyan Yang

University of Toronto

Eric Young

University of Virginia

Vivian Zhanwei Yue

Emory University and   Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Tao Zha

Emory University and   Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Yuzhe Zhang

Texas A & M   University and Peking University

Jackie Kai Zhao

University of   Connecticut

Hao Zhou

Tsinghua University

Shenghao   Zhu

University   of International Business and Economics