The Chinese Economists Society (CES) will hold its annual international conference July 27-30, 2007, in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China. The theme of the conference is “Economic Transition, Regional Growth, and Sustainable Development.” The local organizer is Hunan University. The main conference venue will be the first-rated five-star hotel, Huatian Hotel (http://www.huatian-hotel.com/).

Invited keynote speakers (to be confirmed) include Nobel Laureate Kenneth Arrow from Stanford University, Nobel Laureate Edmund Phelps from Columbia University, Professor Daron Acemoglu from MIT, winner of the John Bates Clark Award, and Mr. Siwei Cheng, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China.

We plan to publish selected papers as a symposium in a high-quality refereed journal, subject to normal review processes, and a book by a leading publisher (possibly in both Chinese and English). We will select papers for the Gregory Chow Best Student/Junior Faculty Paper Award. In addition, the Conference will provide job placement services for economists.

The CES invites papers and organized sessions. Individual paper submissions (in English or Chinese) should include an extended abstract (about 400 words) and should be made online at www.china-ces.org. Proposed sessions, including the session title and chair, the names of four-five presenters, discussants, and paper titles and abstracts, should be submitted to Professor Belton Fleisher by e-mail at Fleisher@econ.ohio-state.edu (English sessions) or Professor Zhiqiang Liu at zqliu@buffalo.edu (Chinese sessions). Papers for the competition for the Gregory Chow Award must be in English and should be submitted to Professor Penelope Prime at prime_pb@mercer.edu.

The submission deadline is March 15, 2007. Accepted submissions will be notified by March 31, 2007. Completed papers must be submitted online at www.china-ces.org before July 1, 2007.

For more information, please consult the conference website at www.china-ces.org or contact the following members of the organizing committee:

For local information, hotel, and registration:
Dean and Professor at Hunan Univ, Dr. Mingyong Lai, laimingyong@126.com
CES Board member: Professor Xiaojun Wang, xiaojun@hawaii.edu
For papers and sessions:
CES Vice President, Professor Belton Fleisher: fleisher@econ.ohio-state.edu
CES Board member, Professor Zhiqiang Liu: zqliu@buffalo.edu
For Gregory Chow Best Paper Award and Media Relations:
CES Board member: Professor Penelope Prime, prime_pb@mercer.edu
For Job Placement Service:
CES Board member: Professor Xiangdong Qin, xdqin@sjtu.edu.cn
CES Board member: Doctoral candidate, Bin Li, binli@uchicago.edu
For sponsorship and other issues:
CES President, Professor Haizheng Li, haizheng.li@econ.gatech.edu