Quantitative Economics in China

A Thirty-Year Review

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the fruitful achievement of China's Quantitative Economics during the past 30 years, assembling pioneering contributions of prominent quantitative economists in China. It chronicles significant events and the detailed evolution of Quantitative Economics in China. This well-organized book is a must-have for scholars to get a full picture of the status quo, and identify possible research gaps.

Contents:

• Part One:

• Several Issues to Consider in Quantitative Economics (Wu Jiapei)

  Three Issues in Quantitative Economics (Zhang Shouyi)

  Several Major Theoretical Issues in Quantitative Economics (Li Jinhua)

  An Empirical Study on the Mutual Independent Relationship between China's Economic Growth and Energy Consumption (Ge Xinquan and Zhang Jinwen)

  Game Theory and Quantitative Economics (Wang Guocheng)

  Application and Development of Input–Output Analysis in China (Liu Qiyun and Xia Ming)

  Three Developmental Stages and Tasks of China's Econometrics (Li Zinai)

  A Review on the Development of Economic Prediction in China (Wu Jiapei and Liang Youcai)

  A Review of 10 Years of Economic Forecasting in China (Wang Tongsan and Shen Lisheng)

  One-Way Effect Causal Relationship of GDP and Energy Consumption in Taiwan (Chen Yanwu, Yao Feng and Wu Chengye)

• Part Two:

• Record of Major Events in the 30-Year History of the Chinese Association of Quantitative Economics (1979–2009) (Peng Zhan et al.)

  The Brief History of the Development of the Professional Committee of Game Theory (Wang Guocheng)

  The Memorabilia of Input–Output Committee (Liu Qiyun et al.)

  The Memorabilia of Enterprise Committee (1985–1997) (Hao Chunhe)

• Part Three:

• A Summary of the Minutes Commemorating 30 Years since the Establishment of the Chinese Association of Quantitative Economics (Lin Yulun)

  Selected Edit of Speeches at the 30th Anniversary Commemoration of the Founding of the Chinese Association of Quantitative Economics (Han Zhong)

  The Course of Establishing and Development of Chinese Association of Quantitative Economics (Zhang Shouyi)

  A Review of the 30 Years of the Chinese Association of Quantitative Economics (Wang Tongsan)

• Part Four:

• Remembering the Workshop in the Summer Palace (Liu Hong and Zhang Shouyi (Ed.))

  Postscript

Readership: Students and researchers in economics.
Key Features:

• This unique book is the first collection of extensive studies in the memorial of 30th anniversary of the Association of China's Quantitative Economics
• It covers most areas of quantitative economics, which not only offers a rich overview of the subject in general, but also include significant contributors of specific sub-area, such as mathematical economics, econometrics, and computational economics
• It is well written by prominent professors in the field of China's Quantitative Economics. It provides featured reviews and papers that serve as a roadmap and blueprint of the development of China's Quantitative Economics. This is especially a good time for scholars from all over the world to contribute to its future development, and this book provides the starting point