CALL FOR PAPERS
The 2011 International Forum on Modern Statistics and Econometrics
December 21, 2011
Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE), Xiamen University, China
School of Economics, Xiamen University, China
The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Econometrics, Xiamen University, China
The Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Statistical Sciences, Xiamen University, China
We are happy to announce that the first International Forum on Modern Econometrics and Statistics, organized by the Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE), Xiamen (Amoy) University, China, will be held on December 21, 2011 at Xiamen University. Xiamen University is located in the beautiful island of Xiamen in Southeast China, also known as "Garden over the Sea." The forum will consist of a new series of workshop or conferences focusing on new developments of modern statistical and econometric theory and methodology as well as their applications, in particular in economics and finance. The purpose of this forum is to promote methodological and theoretical research in modern statistics and econometrics in China and build a bridge for the Chinese colleagues to exchange their research with international well known scholars. This forum is jointly with School of Economics, Xiamen University, The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Econometrics, Xiamen University, China, and The Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Statistical Sciences, Xiamen University, China.
Confirmed speakers include:
Jiti Gao, Monash University, Australia, jiti.gao@gmail.com
Yongmiao Hong, Cornell University, USA, yhong.cornell@gmail.com
Giles Hooker, Cornell University, USA, giles.hooker@cornell.edu
Cheng Hsiao, University of Southern California, USA and Xiamen University, China, chsiao@usc.edu
Bing-Yi Jing, Hong Kong University of Sciences and Technology, China, majing@ust.hk
Jiancheng Jiang, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA, jjiang1@uncc.edu
The program committee invites high quality papers on related fields in modern statistics and econometrics. To be considered for forum presentation, a PDF or a WORD file of the full paper should be submitted to our conference website http://www.wise.xmu.edu.cn/STAT2011, or e-mail to our conference e-mail address wise.stat2011@gmail.com before December 1, 2011. The title page of paper should include the information of the presenter (full name, affiliation, email address, phone number and fax number), up to three JEL or IMS classifications, and up to six keywords. The decision of acceptance will be made no later than December 5, 2011.
Program Committee:
Ying Fang, Xiamen University, yifst1@gmail.com
Yongmiao Hong, Cornell University, yhong.cornell@gmail.com
Ming Lin, Xiamen University, ming.lin50@gmail.com
Can Yang, Xiamen University, yc1957@sina.com
Updated information can be found at the website http://www.wise.xmu.edu.cn/. Inquiries should be directed to our local organizers Dr. Ming Lin (Email: ming.lin50@gmail.com, Tel.: +86(0)592-2188720) or Dr. Ying Fang (Email: yifst1@gmail.com, Tel.: +86(0)592-2181763) for academic affairs and Ms. Hong Zhang (Email: hzhang.wise@gmail.com, Tel: +86(0)592-2187878) for other information.
Xiamen University was founded in 1921 by Mr. Tan Kah-Kee, a well-known Oversea Chinese leader who lived in Singapore most of his lifetime. This is the first Chinese university founded by an oversea Chinese. It is located in the resort-like island of Xiamen in Southeast China, with convenient direct flights to major cities in Asia, such as Beijing (2.5 hours), Guangzhou (1 hour), Hong Kong (1 hour), Seoul (3.5 hours), Shanghai (1.5 hours), Shenzhen (1 hour), Singapore (4 hours), and Osaka (3.5 hours). Thanks to the contribution and influence of the late president, Professor Wang Yanan, who was also a prominent economist in China and the Chinese translator of Karl Marx's On Capital, Economics in Xiamen University has been among the very top programs in China, with currently 5 state-rated key fields -- Accounting, Finance, Political Economics, Public Economics, and Social Statistics.
The Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics was established in 2005 and her main mission is to focus on high-quality graduate training, frontier research in modern economics, finance and statistics, and intensive international academic exchanges and cooperation. The MOE Key Lab for Econometrics and the Fujian Provincial Key Lab of Statistical Sciences were granted and set up in 2009 and 2010, respectively by the Chinese Ministry of Education and Fujian Province.
state-econ_CALL_FOR_PAPERS_20111.pdf
2011年现代统计学与计量经济学国际研讨会
2011年12月21日
厦门大学王亚南经济研究院
厦门大学经济学院
计量经济学教育部重点实验室（厦门大学）
福建省统计科学重点实验室（厦门大学）
厦门大学王亚南经济研究院（Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics或WISE）将于2011年12月21日在厦门大学举办第一届现代统计学与计量经济学国际研讨会。厦门大学位于中国东南部美丽的“海上花园”厦门岛。此次研讨会将包括一系列关于最新现代统计学及计量经济学理论、方法和应用的专题，尤其是其在经济学和金融学中的应用。研讨会旨在促进中国现代统计学和计量经济学的方法和理论研究的发展与推广，同时为国内研究人员与国际知名学者之间搭建一座相互交流的桥梁。
此次研讨会由厦门大学经济学院、计量经济学教育部重点实验室（厦门大学）及福建省统计科学重点实验室（厦门大学）联合举办。
研讨会现征集与现代统计学与计量经济学相关的高质量论文，有意者请于2011年12月1日前将论文全文以PDF或者WORD格式提交至会议网站：http://www.wise.xmu.edu.cn/STAT2011,或者发送电子邮件至wise.stat2011@gmail.com，论文的标题页应包含演讲者的相关信息（姓名，联系方式，电邮地址，电话号码以及传真号码），最多包含三个JEL或IMS分类，不超过6个关键词。论文录取结果将于2011年12月5日前公布。
最新更新信息可登录http://www.wise.xmu.edu.cn/STAT2011查询，会议相关学术咨询请联系林明博士（Email：ming.lin50@gmail.com,Tel:+86(0)592-2188720）或方颖博士（Email:yifst1@gmail.com,Tel:+86(0)592-2181763）；会议后勤事务请联系张虹女士（Email:hzhang.wise@gmail.com,Tel:+86(0)592-2187878）。
厦门大学王亚南经济研究院成立于2005年，研究院主要致力于培养高质量研究人才，开展现代经济学、金融学、统计学前沿研究，以及发展国际学术交流与合作。计量经济学教育部重点实验室及福建省统计科学重点实验室分别由中国教育部及福建省批准后于2009年和2010年成立。
