CALL FOR PAPERS
2025 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CONTEMPORARY LABOR ECONOMICS
December 13-14 (Sat-Sun), 2025
College of Economics
Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
We are pleased to announce the 2025 International Symposium on Contemporary Labor Economics, hosted at the College of Economics at Xiamen University, China. The symposium is jointly organized by the College of Economics at Xiamen University, the Institute for Economic and Social Research (IESR) at Jinan University, and the Department of Economics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. We invite submissions from all areas of labor economics, covering both microeconomic and macroeconomic topics. Empirical research or theoretical work with empirical applications focused on the Chinese labor market is particularly welcome.
It is our honor to welcome the following distinguished keynote speakers, who will be joining us on site this year:
Chao Fu (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Le Wang (Virginia Tech)
Shintaro Yamaguchi (University of Tokyo)
Junjian Yi (Peking University)
Submission
To present a paper at the symposium, please submit a draft paper in English:
https://econpub.xmu.edu.cn/meetings/labor2025/Registration/Please note that the submitting author must be the presenter. All presentations must be delivered in English.
Important Dates
Submission Deadline: October 15, 2025.
Acceptance Notification: October 25, 2025.
Registration Deadline: November 10, 2025 for presenters; November 15, 2025 for all other attendees.
Registration
The registration fee is 100 USD (or 700 RMB) for faculty/professional and 50 USD (or 350 RMB) for students. This fee includes conference materials, meals, and coffee breaks for both days. Attendees are responsible for their own transportation and accommodation expenses.
Organizing Committee
Xiqian Cai (Xiamen University)
Siyu Chen (Jinan University)
Shuaizhang Feng (Jinan University)
Lei Meng (Xiamen University)
Jiayi Wen (Xiamen University)
Ning Zhang (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Min Qiang Zhao (Xiamen University)
Further Information
The symposium website is https://conf.xmu.edu.cn/labor2025.
For academic inquiries, please contact Jiayi Wen (wenjy@xmu.edu.cn) or Min Qiang Zhao (kent_zhao@xmu.edu.cn). For logistic inquiries, please contact Ms. Albee Lin (albeelin@xmu.edu.cn).
About the College of Economics at Xiamen University
The College of Economics at Xiamen University (XMU) comprises the School of Economics (SOE), the Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE), and the Paula and Gregory Chow Institute for Studies in Economics (Chow Institute). Its origins date back to the Business Division established at the founding of XMU in 1921, marking a long tradition of excellence in teaching and research. The economics discipline at XMU was significantly shaped in its early years by Wang Yanan, a renowned economist and the university’s president for 19 years, who is celebrated for translating Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations and Karl Marx’s Das Kapital into Chinese.
In September 1981, China’s Ministry of Education approved the elevation of the Department of Economics to the School of Economics (SOE), the first of its kind to be established in a top-tier university in mainland China. Since its founding, SOE has maintained a leading national reputation in economics, finance and statistics, while striving to become an internationally recognized center for teaching and research. For more information about SOE, please visit https://soe.xmu.edu.cn/.
Economics research at Xiamen University was significantly advanced in 2005 with the establishment of the Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE). As a research-oriented institute, WISE was founded to modernize economics and finance research and education in China. It excels in fields such as econometrics, statistics, finance, experimental economics, and law and economics. WISE is dedicated to frontier research, high-quality teaching, and extensive international academic cooperation. For more information about WISE, please visit https://wise.xmu.edu.cn/.
In 2016, world-renowned economist Professor Gregory Chow and his wife, Paula K. Chow, generously donated $10 million to XMU to support economics education and research in China. That same year, the university established the Gregory and Paula Chow Foundation for Education in Economics, and the Gregory and Paula Chow Center for Economic Research (Chow Center). In 2022, the center was elevated to the Paula and Gregory Chow Institute for Studies in Economics (Chow Institute). The Chow Institute is devoted to nurturing world-class economists and producing leading academic research, with the mission of becoming a premier hub for academic cooperation and international exchange in China, Asia, and the world. For more information about the Chow Institute, please visit https://chow.xmu.edu.cn/.
Today, the School of Economics, WISE, and the Chow Institute work in close collaboration as the College of Economics. Together, they are solidifying Xiamen University’s position as a major center for research and education in economics, finance, and statistics in the Asia-Pacific region.