Call for Papers (3nd Round)
The 8th RUSE (Regional, Urban, and Spatial Economics in China)
International Workshop
May 31-June 1, 2019, Shanghai, China
The China Institute for Urban Governance (CIUG), School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) & Shanghai Institute for National Economy (SHINE) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, together with Journal of Regional Science, International Regional Science Review, Economic Geography, Annals of Regional Science, Spatial Economic Analysis, Growth and Change, Journal of Urban Affairs, and Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences are pleased to announce that we are jointly organizing the 8th RUSE(Regional, Urban and Spatial Economics in China) International Workshop at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Xuhui Campus) during May 31-June 1, 2019.
Keynote Speakers
We are pleased to have the following distinguished keynote speakers:
Steven Brakman, Professor of International Economics, University of Groningen, Netherlands (Co-Editor of Journal of Regional Science)
Alessandra Faggian, Professor of Applied Economics, Director of Social Sciences, Vice Provost for Research, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Palazzo del Rettorato, Italy (Co-Editor of Journal of Regional Science)
Henk Folmer, Professor of Spatial Econometrics, University of Groningen, Netherlands (Managing Editor of Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences).
Ming Lu, Distinguished Professor of Economics and Executive Director of Shanghai Institute for National Economy (SHINE) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
(others to be announced soon)
More information will be posted on: http://ciug.sjtu.edu.cn/En/Home
Paper Submission and Registration
Following the tradition of previous highly successful workshops to date, we aim to continue to attract high-quality research output, further increase the academic visibility of regional, urban, and spatial issues in China, and reinforce the research network for top level China-focused scholars from across the globe. We welcome submissions on the following themes:
= Urbanization and migration;
= Urban growth, dynamics and transformation;
= Urban policy and its assessment;
= Urban network and spatial interdependencies;
= Urban governance and its optimization, including community governance;
= Housing issues: supply, demand, prices, affordability and policies;
= Firm and household location decisions;
= Regional growth and development;
= Agglomeration and new economic geography;
= Transportation: its management and socio-economic impacts
= Other topics on regional, urban and spatial issues in China
For those who are interested in presenting a paper in the workshop, please submit in English a draft paper or an extended abstract (roughly 200-500 words, identifying the research question clearly and presenting basic results) through email to RUSE2019@outlook.com and cc to ciug@sjtu.edu.cn, mentioning “paper submission for RUSE2019” in the subject headline of the email.
The submission deadline is February 1st, 2019. Notification of acceptance will be sent out by March 1st, 2019 and a complete paper in English is due on April 15, 2019.
For non-student participants, there is a registration fee of 100 U.S. dollars for foreign participants or 650 RMB for domestic participants.
Co-organizers
Journal of Regional Science
Economic Geography
International Regional Science Review
Annals of Regional Science
Growth and Change
Spatial Economic Analysis
Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences
Journal of Urban Affairs
Scientific Committee
Chen, Anping, Jinan University, China.
Chen, Jie, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
Chen, Zhao, Fudan University, China.
Coulson, Edward, University of California, Irvine, USA (Co-editor of Journal of Regional Science).
Elhorst, J. Paul, University of Groningen, Netherlands (Editor-in-Chief of Spatial Economics Analysis).
Folmer, Henk, Groningen University, Netherlands (Managing Editor of Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences).
Fu, Shihe, Xiamen University, China.
He, Canfei, Peking University, China.
Hua, Yue, Hunan University, China.
Kohlhase, E. Janet, University of Houston, USA (Editor of Annals of Regional Science).
Murray, Alan, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA (Editor of International Regional Science Review).
Lu, Ming, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
Partridge, Mark, Ohio State University, USA.
Rickman, Dan, Oklahoma State University, USA (Editor of Growth and Change).
Rodriguez-Pose, Andres, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK (Editor of Economic Geography).
Saiz, Albert, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
Van Dijk, Jouke, Groningen University, Netherlands (Associate Editor of Journal of Social and Economic Geography).
Frank Van Oort, Professor of Urban and Regional Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam (Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Social and Economic Geography)
Zhao, Kent, Xiamen University, China.
Zhang, Dayong, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China.
Zheng, Siqi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
Previous Workshops
2012, Jinan University, Guangzhou
2013, Peking University, Beijing
2014, Fudan University, Shanghai
2015, Tsinghua University, Beijing
2016, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu
2017, Xiamen University, Xiamen
2018, Hunan University, Changsha