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.

For more information on paper submission, please view the submission page.

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

Important Dates

Submission Deadline                    September 10, 2025

Notification of Acceptance           October 10, 2025

Registration Deadline                   November 10, 2025

*Attendance for the event is only open to those who have successfully registered. Registration is free for presenters.