2024 Asia Meeting, Hangzhou, China

2024 Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society in China

June 28 - June 30, 2024
Zhejiang University

We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Primary Asian Meeting of Econometrics Society (AMES2024-China) hosted by Zhejiang University, School of Economics and Tsingshan Institute for Advanced Business Studies will take place from June 28 to 30, 2024, in Hangzhou, China.

The Local Organizing Committee Chairs are Hongsheng Fang, Binlei Gong and Jianliang Ye, from Zhejiang University. The Scientific Program Chair is Junsen Zhang (Zhejiang University).

Important dates

Submissions open: November 15, 2023
Paper Submission Period: November 15, 2023 – February 18, 2024
Decision Notification Deadline: March 15, 2024
Registration Period: March 15, 2024 – May 15, 2024
Early Bird Registration Period: March 15, 2024 – April 15, 2024
Preliminary Program Announcement: May 15, 2024
Complete papers due to discussants: June 1, 2024

Plenary Lectures

Host Organizing Committee

Econometric Society General Sponsors

Committee Members

Yi-Chun Chen, National University of Singapore
Zhao Chen Fudan University
Xu Cheng University of Pennsylvania
Soohong Chew, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Chao Fu, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Li Gan, Texas A&M University
Guojun He, University of Hong Kong
Zhiguo He, University of Chicago
Han Hong, Stanford University
Zhen Huo, Yale University
Yongmiao Hong, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rongzhu Ke, Zhejiang University
Arthur Lewbel, Boston College
Hongbin Li Stanford University
Jia Li, Singapore Management University
Ernest Liu, Princeton University
Qingmin Liu, Columbia University
Ming Lu, Shanghai Jiaotong University
Yi Lu, Tsinghua University
Jianjun Miao, Boston University
Rachel Ngai, Imperial College London
Ryo Okui, University of Tokyo
Jessica Pan, National University of Singapore
Jun Pan, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jun Qian, Fudan University
Xianwen Shi, University of Toronto
Xiaoxia Shi, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Matthew Shum, California Institute of Technology
Liangjun Su, Tsinghua University
Wing Suen, University of Hong Kong
Guofu Tan, University of Southern California
Xun Tang, Rice University
Guoqiang Tian, Texas A&M University
Neng Wang, Columbia University
Pengfei Wang, HSBC Business School, Peking University
Ruqu Wang, Queens University
Yizhong Wang, Zhejiang University
Shangjin Wei, Columbia University
Yoon-Jae Whang, Seoul National University
Jieran Wu, Zhejiang University
Dacheng Xiu, University of Chicago
Wei Xiong, Princeton University
Daniel Yi Xu, Duke University
Liyan Yang, University of Toronto
Junjian Yi, Peking University
Jun Yu, Singapore Management University
Vivian Yue, Emory University
Tao Zeng, Zhejiang University
Chuanchuan Zhang, Zhejiang University
Peng Zhang， Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen
Shuang Zhang, Imperial College London
Yifan Zhang Chinese University of Hong Kong
Yaohui Zhao, Peking University
Jidong Zhou, Yale University

Lodging Information

The main conference venue will be at Hangzhou Platinum Hotel (Address: No.9 Shanhusha Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou). Hotel description could be found here.

We can help you book the hotel at the discounted price of RMB 518 per night. If you need to book the conference hotel, please contact us at [email protected]. Please specify your name, check-in date, check-out date, and room preference (single-bed or double-bed).

Please note that the deadline for reserving a room is May 28, 2024. Should there be any changes to your reservation, kindly inform us as soon as possible.

Travel to Hangzhou

Airports
Hangzhou International Airport (Code: HGH)
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Code:PVG)
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (Code: SHA)

Note: It takes only one hour by high-speed train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou

Railway station - Link to China Railway
West Railway Station: 34 km drive to the venue, about 40 min
East Railway Station: 20 km drive to the venue, about 30 min
Hangzhou Railway Station: 14 km drive to the venue, about 20 min
South Railway Station: 22 km drive to the venue, about 30 min

Travel to Conference Hotel

Please find the travel instructions here.

Visa Requirement

Participants requiring visa must initiate the application process several months in advance of their departure date Please visit for more information on how to obtain a visa for Chinese.

Invitation Letter
If you need a personal invitation letter to attend the 2024 AMES conference, please download and fill in the Invitation Template.

Please fill in the information highlighted in yellow and e-mail the Word file to [email protected];
The signed invitation letter with official seal will be forwarded to you as a scanned PDF file.

If you need a hardcopy, this will be mailed to you via standard mail service. In that case, please provide your complete mailing address.

For any other inquiries regarding visa application and invitation letter, please contact [email protected].

Note: The Organizers of 2024 AMES cannot intervene in the visa application process on your behalf at any China Embassy or Consulate Office abroad.

Paper Submissions

The submission process is open through February 18, 2024. Papers can only be submitted electronically in PDF format through Oxford Abstracts via this link.

The main submitter must be a member of the Econometric Society, and all participants must register for the conference. To join or renew a membership, please visit the website. 

Please direct questions to [email protected] for queries regarding this conference.​

Registration

The AMES – China 2024 Local Organization Committee welcomes attendants who wish to join the conference without presenting a paper. Registration (with fees outlined below) will open on March 15, 2024, and will be open until May 15, 2024. Participants are invited to register through this link.

Registration Fee

Early-bird Registration (March 15, 2024 – April 15, 2024)
Presenter: $240
Presenter (student): $120
Non-Presenter: $120

Regular Registration (April 15, 2024 – May 15, 2024)
Presenter: $360
Presenter (student): $180
Non-Presenter: $180

You are encouraged to register early. However, please think carefully before you register; there will be no refund for any paid registration fee.

Note: Anyone attending the conference has to register. If you opt for offline payment, you have to register first via OA an then proceed to the ZJU online system to make a payment.

Offline Payments

Chinese applicants are encouraged to pay through ZJU online payment platform, where you can use Alipay or Wechat Pay. Here's the link to the instructions.

Link to ZJU online payment platform: http://pay.zju.edu.cn/payment/login.jsp.

Note: ZJU applicants may not be able to pay through ZJU online payment platform, please go to Room 309, School of Economics for on-site payment (contact number: 86-571-88981691).

Financial Aid

A limited amount of financial support is available for students and young scholars whose papers are accepted to present at the conference. The allocation of the fund will be on a competitive basis, and applications will be evaluated by a review committee. The grants will help cover the registration fee at a minimum.

Those who wish to be considered for financial support should submit an application to the email [email protected].