2019 HKUST Conference on International Economics

June 3-4, 2019
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 2019 HKUST Conference on International Economics. The theme of the conference is frontiers of research in international economics.



Confirmed Invited Speakers (alphabetical):
Wyatt Brooks University of Notre Dame
Taiji Furusawa University of Tokyo
Hiroyuki Kasahara University of British Columbia and Hitotsubashi University
Edwin Lai Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Yao Amber Li Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Zhiyuan Li Fudan University
Yatang Lin Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Shang-Jin Wei Columbia University
Daniel Yi Xu Duke University
Stephen Yeaple Penn State University
Yoto Yotov Drexel 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 at the following links:


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 our administrative staff, Ms Julie Wong, at fnjuwong@ust.hk.


We hope to see you in June!


Warm regards,

Edwin and Amber