2017 HKUST Conference on International Economics

June 1-2, 2017
Department of Economics, School of Business and Management
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Conference Venue: Room 1005, Lee Shau Kee (LSK) Business Building, HKUST

HKUST's Economics Department is honored to host the 2017 HKUST Conference on International Economics. The theme of the conference is frontiers of research in international economics.



Confirmed Invited Speakers (alphabetical):
Costas Arkolakis Yale University
Jonathan Dingel The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Sam Kortum Yale University
Edwin Lai Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Yao Amber Li Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Nuno Limao University of Maryland
Yasusada Murata Nihon University
Heiwai Tang Johns Hopkins University
Marcel Timmer University of Groningen
Dan Trefler University of Toronto
Stephen Yeaple Penn State University

The full list of confirmed speakers can be found through the Program Schedule link when it becomes available. The past conferences can be found


This exciting two-day workshop is fully funded by the Department of Economics. This year’s organizing committee consists of Edwin Lai (HKUST) and Yao Amber Li (HKUST). In case of any questions, please contact Edwin Lai, Yao Amber Li or our assistant, Julie Wong, at fnjuwong@ust.hk.


We hope to see you in June!


Warm regards,

Edwin and Amber