2025 Jinan-SMU Conference on Urban and Regional Economics

Call for paper

The 2025 Jinan-SMU Conference on Urban and Regional Economics will take place on December 17-18, 2025 at Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. It is organized by the Institute for Economic and Social Research at Jinan University, in partnership with the School of Economics at Singapore Management University (SMU), with the objective of gathering world-leading experts to share the latest knowledge and research in urban and regional economics.

We now invite submission of high-quality papers in urban and regional economics, which includes (but is not limited to) the economics of cities, housing, real state, local public good provision, transportation, and the distribution of economic activity in space.

In-Person Keynote Speakers

Professor Lu Han

l Nathan F. Brand Chair Professor in Real Estate and Urban Economics

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Professor Henry Overman

l Professor of Economic Geography

London School of Economics

Program Committee

Lu Han (University of Wisconsin – Madison)

Jing Li (Singapore Management University)

Shimeng Liu (Jinan University)

Lin Ma (Singapore Management University)

Henry Overman (London School of Economics)

Hongjia Zhu (Jinan University)

For any inquiry, please send an email to: Xiangyan(Juno) Qiu