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The 2024 SMU-Jinan Conference on Urban and Regional Economics will take place on December 18 & 19, 2024 for two full days at Singapore Management University (SMU). It is organized by the School of Economics at SMU, in partnership with Jinan University, with the objective of gathering world-leading experts to share the latest knowledge and research in urban and regional economics.

We now invite submission of high quality papers in Urban and Regional Economics, which includes (but is not limited to) the Economics of Cities, Housing, Real Estate, Local Public Good Provision, Transportation, and the Distribution of Economic Activity in Space.

For more information on paper submission, please view the Call For Papers.

In-Person Keynote Speakers:

  • Professor Treb ALLEN
    Distinguished Professor of Economics and Globalization, Dartmouth College
  • Professor Carlos GARRIGA
    Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
  • Professor Jessie HANDBURY
    Associate Professor of Real Estate Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  • Professor Albert SAIZ
    Daniel Rose Associate Professor of Urban Economics & Real Estate with Tenure, Faculty Director, Urban Economics Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Important Dates:

Submission Deadline

August 31, 2024

Notification of Acceptance

September 30, 2024

Registration Deadline

October 31, 2024

*Attendance for the event is only open to those who have successfully registered.

Submissions

All papers should be submitted via this form. (Closed)

Extended abstract is acceptable, but priority will be given to submission of full papers.

Important Dates:

Submission Deadline

August 31, 2024

Notification of Acceptance

September 30, 2024

Registration Deadline

October 31, 2024

Programme

Click here (Coming Soon) for detailed conference program.

**This conference is paperless and no print-outs will be issued.

Program Committee:

  • Treb ALLEN (Dartmouth College)
  • Carlos GARRIGA (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
  • Jessie HANDBURY (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)
  • Jing LI (Singapore Management University)
  • Shimeng LIU (Jinan University)
  • Lin MA (Singapore Management University)
  • Albert SAIZ (Urban Economics Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  • Hongjia ZHU (Jinan University)

Registration

Registration details and fees for the 2024 SMU Conference on Urban and Regional Economics are as follows:

Deadline
Type (In-Person Attendee)
Registration Fee (excl. GST)*
31 October 2024

Regular

SGD 500

Students

(All students from local and overseas universities)

SGD 250

*The above prices are inclusive of conference dinner.

Registration link: https://eventregistration.smu.edu.sg/gD2arn?RefId=Urban2024

If you have any questions about registration, please email to soe@smu.edu.sg.

Getting Here

Venue

Singapore Management University
School of Economics
90 Stamford Road
Singapore 178903

Please enter by the visitor's gate at the entrance, and let the security guard know that you are attending this conference.

Contact

Jing LILin MA
Local Organizing Committee

Ms. Lovein Teo
Assistant Manager
Office of Dean / School of Economics

Singapore Management University
DID: +65 6828 0855
www.economics.smu.edu.sg

Hotel Accommodation

Recommended Hotels

(within 5 minutes walking distance)

3 Star Hotels
  1. Hotel Bencoolen Street (https://www.hotelbencoolen.com/en)
  2. Hotel Grand Pacific (http://www.hotelgrandpacific.com.sg/)
  3. Hotel Mi (http://hotelmi.com/)
  4. Strand Hotel (https://www.strandhotel.com.sg/)
  5. V Hotel Bencoolen (http://www.vhotel.sg/Bencoolen/)
  6. YMCA @ One Orchard (http://ymcaih.com.sg/)
4 to 4.5 Star Hotels
  1. Carlton Hotel Singapore (http://www.carltonhotel.sg/)
  2. Rendezvous Hotel (https://www.rendezvoushotels.com/)
  3. 30 Bencoolen (https://www.30bencoolen.com.sg/)

Photos

Click here to view pictures from the past conference.

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The inaugural 2017 SMU Conference on Urban and Regional Economics will take place on December 18-19, 2017 for two full days on campus at Singapore Management University (SMU). It is organized by the School of Economics at SMU and has the objective of gathering world leading experts to share the latest knowledge and research in urban and regional economics.

This year we are inviting four prominent keynote speakers Gilles Duranton, Stuart Rosenthal, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg and Yves Zenou. We now invite submission of high quality papers in urban and regional economics, which includes (but is not limited to) the economics of cities, housing, real state, local public good provision, transportation, and the distribution of economic activity in space.

For more information on paper submission, please view the Call For Papers here

Important Dates

Submission Deadline

August 31, 2017

Notification of Acceptance

September 20, 2017

Registration Deadline

November 3, 2017

Submissions

All papers should be submitted via email to soe@smu.edu.sg  (PDF Format)

Extended abstract is acceptable, but priority will be given to submission of full papers.

Important Dates:

Submission Deadline

August 31, 2017

Notification of Acceptance

September 20, 2017

Registration Deadline

November 3, 2017

Logistical Information

Date

December 18-19, 2017 (Monday - Tuesday)

Venue

Singapore Management University,
School of Economics,
90 Stamford Road, Singapore, 178903
Seminar Room 5.1 & 5.2

Please enter by the visitor's gate at the entrance, and let the security guard know that you are attending this conference.

Contact

Wen-Tai Hsu, Jing Li
Local Organizing Committee

Ms. Juniper Ng
Assistant Manager
Office of Dean / School of Economics

Singapore Management University
DID: +65 6828 0855
​​​​​​​www.economics.smu.edu.sg

Programme

Click here for detailed conference program. (Updated 18 Dec 2017) 

*This conference is paperless and no print-outs will be issued.

Program Committee:

  • Yongheng Deng (National University of Singapore)
  • Gilles Duranton (University of Pennsylvania)
  • Wen-Tai Hsu (Singapore Management University)
  • Jing Li (Singapore Management University)
  • Stuart Rosenthal (Syracuse University)
  • Esteban Rossi-Hansberg (Princeton University)
  • Takatoshi Tabuchi (University of Tokyo)
  • Yves Zenou (Monash University)

Keynote Speakers

Registration

Registration details and fees for the 2017 SMU Conference on Urban and Regional Economics are as follows:

Type
Registration Fee (Nett)

Regular

SGD 180

Students

(All students from local and overseas universities)

SGD 90

Please register at the link: www.regonline.com/Urban2017
The above prices is inclusive of conference dinners on 18 December and 19 December. 
*Registration for the conference has closed. 

If you have any questions about registration, please email juniperng@smu.edu.sg.

Hotel Accommodation

Recommended Hotels

​​​​​​​(within 5 minutes walking distance)

3 Star Hotels
  1. Strand Hotel (https://www.strandhotel.com.sg/)
  2. Hotel Mi (http://hotelmi.com/)
  3. Hotel Bencoolen Street (http://www.hotelbencoolen.com/hotel-bencoolen-street-in-singapore/)
  4. V Hotel Bencoolen (http://www.vhotel.sg/Bencoolen/)
  5. YMCA @ One Orchard (http://ymcaih.com.sg/)
  6. Hotel Grand Pacific (http://www.hotelgrandpacific.com.sg/)
4 to 4.5 Star Hotels
  1. Rendezvous Hotel Singapore (http://www.stayfareast.com/en/hotels/rendezvous-hotel-singapore)

  2. Carlton Hotel Singapore (http://www.carltonhotel.sg/)

Conference Location: 

Seminar Room 5.1 & 5.2
Singapore Management University
School of Economics
90 Stamford Road, Singapore, 178903

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The 2018 SMU Conference on Urban and Regional Economics will take place on December 13 & 14, 2018 for two full days on campus at Singapore Management University (SMU). It is organized by the School of Economics at SMU and has the objective of gathering world leading experts to share the latest knowledge and research in urban and regional economics.

We now invite submission of high quality papers in urban and regional economics, which includes (but is not limited to) the economics of cities, housing, real state, local public good provision, transportation, and the distribution of economic activity in space.

For more information on paper submission, please view the Call For Papers here

Keynote Speakers:

Submission Deadline

August 31, 2018

Notification of Acceptance

September 20, 2018

Registration Deadline

November 15, 2018

*Attendance for the event is only open to those who have successfully registered.

Submissions

All papers should be submitted via email to soe@smu.edu.sg  (PDF Format)

Extended abstract is acceptable, but priority will be given to submission of full papers.

Important Dates:

Submission Deadline

August 31, 2018

Notification of Acceptance

September 20, 2018

Registration Deadline

November 15, 2018

Logistical Information

Date

December 13 & 14, 2018 (Thursday & Friday)

Venue

Singapore Management University,
School of Economics,
90 Stamford Road, Singapore, 178903
Seminar Room 5.1 & 5.2

Please enter by the visitor's gate at the entrance, and let the security guard know that you are attending this conference.

Contact

Wen-Tai Hsu, Jing Li
Local Organizing Committee

Ms. Juniper Ng
Assistant Manager
Office of Dean / School of Economics​​​​​​​

Singapore Management University
DID: +65 6828 0855
www.economics.smu.edu.sg

Programme

Click here for detailed conference program. (Updated December 11)

**This conference is paperless and no print-outs will be issued.​​​​​​​

Program Committee:

  • Donald Davis (Columbia University)
  • Yuming Fu (National University of Singapore)
  • Wen-Tai Hsu (Singapore Management University)
  • Jing Li (Singapore Management University)
  • Tomoya Mori (Kyoto University)
  • William Strange (University of Toronto)
  • Jacques Thisse (CORE-UC Louvain & NRU Higher School of Economics)
  • Matthew Turner (Brown University)

Registration

Registration details and fees for the 2018 SMU Conference on Urban and Regional Economics are as follows:

Type
Registration Fee (excl. GST)*

Regular

SGD 250

Students

(All students from local and overseas universities)

SGD 150

Registration link: https://www.regonline.com/urban2018 (Closed)
The above prices are inclusive of two conference dinners.

If you have any questions about registration, please email juniperng@smu.edu.sg.

Hotel Accommodation

Recommended Hotels

​​​​​​​(within 5 minutes walking distance)

3 Star Hotels
  1. Strand Hotel (https://www.strandhotel.com.sg/)
  2. Hotel Mi (http://hotelmi.com/)
  3. Hotel Bencoolen Street (http://www.hotelbencoolen.com/hotel-bencoolen-street-in-singapore/)
  4. V Hotel Bencoolen (http://www.vhotel.sg/Bencoolen/)
  5. YMCA @ One Orchard (http://ymcaih.com.sg/)
  6. Hotel Grand Pacific (http://www.hotelgrandpacific.com.sg/)


4 to 4.5 Star Hotels
  1. Rendezvous Hotel Singapore (http://www.stayfareast.com/en/hotels/rendezvous-hotel-singapore)

  2. Carlton Hotel Singapore (http://www.carltonhotel.sg/)

Conference Location: 

Singapore Management University
School of Economics
​​​​​​​90 Stamford Road, Singapore, 178903


Photos

Please click here for the conference photos.

Past Conferences

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The 2019 SMU Conference on Urban and Regional Economics will take place on December 19 & 20, 2019 for two full days on campus at Singapore Management University (SMU). It is organized by the School of Economics at SMU and has the objective of gathering world leading experts to share the latest knowledge and research in urban and regional economics.

We now invite submission of high quality papers in urban and regional economics, which includes (but is not limited to) the economics of cities, housing, real state, local public good provision, transportation, and the distribution of economic activity in space.

For more information on paper submission, please view the Call For Papers here.

Keynote Speakers:

Submission Deadline

September 15, 2019

Notification of Acceptance

October 7, 2019

Registration Deadline

December 6, 2019

*Attendance for the event is only open to those who have successfully registered.

Submissions

All papers should be submitted via email to soe@smu.edu.sg  (PDF Format)

Extended abstract is acceptable, but priority will be given to submission of full papers.

Important Dates:

Submission Deadline

September 15, 2019

Notification of Acceptance

October 7, 2019

Registration Deadline

December 6, 2019

Programme

Click here for detailed conference program. (Updated December 19)

**This conference is paperless and no print-outs will be issued.

Program Committee:

  • Costas Arkolakis (Yale University)
  • Nathaniel Baum-Snow (University of Toronto)
  • Thomas J. Holmes (University of Minnesota)
  • Wen-Tai Hsu (Singapore Management University)
  • Jing Li (Singapore Management University)
  • Yasuhiro Sato (University of Tokyo)
  • Daniel Sturm (London School of Economics)
  • Siqi Zheng (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Registration

Registration details and fees for the 2019 SMU Conference on Urban and Regional Economics are as follows:

Deadline
Type
Registration Fee (Nett)*
31 October 2019

Regular

SGD 300

Students

(All students from local and overseas universities)

SGD 200

After 31 October 2019RegularSGD 400
Students

(All students from local and overseas universities)

SGD 300

*The above prices are inclusive of two conference dinners.
Registration link: https://www.regonline.com/urban2019 (Closed)​​​​​​​

If you have any questions about registration, please email to soe@smu.edu.sg.

Logistical Information


Date

December 19 & 20, 2019 (Thursday & Friday)

Venue

Singapore Management University
School of Economics 
90 Stamford Road, Level 4 & 5
Singapore 178903

  • Seminar Room 4.1 & 4.2
  • Seminar Room 5.1 & 5.2

Please enter by the visitor's gate at the entrance, and let the security guard know that you are attending this conference.

Contact

Wen-Tai HSU, Jing LI
Local Organizing Committee

Ms. CHEONG Pei Qi
Assistant Manager
Office of Dean / School of Economics

Singapore Management University
DID: +65 6828 0855
​​​​​​​www.economics.smu.edu.sg

Hotel Accommodation

Recommended Hotels

​​​​​​​(within 5 minutes walking distance)

3 Star Hotels
  1. Strand Hotel (https://www.strandhotel.com.sg/)
  2. Hotel Mi (http://hotelmi.com/)
  3. Hotel Bencoolen Street (http://www.hotelbencoolen.com/hotel-bencoolen-street-in-singapore/)
  4. V Hotel Bencoolen (http://www.vhotel.sg/Bencoolen/)
  5. YMCA @ One Orchard (http://ymcaih.com.sg/)
  6. Hotel Grand Pacific (http://www.hotelgrandpacific.com.sg/)


4 to 4.5 Star Hotels
  1. Rendezvous Hotel Singapore (http://www.stayfareast.com/en/hotels/rendezvous-hotel-singapore)

  2. Carlton Hotel Singapore (http://www.carltonhotel.sg/)


Past Conferences

Photos

Click here to view pictures from the conference.​​​​​​​

About

The 2020 SMU Virtual Conference on Urban and Regional Economics will be held online via Zoom on December 15-17, 2020. It is organized by the School of Economics at SMU and has the objective of gathering world leading experts to share the latest knowledge and research in urban and regional economics.

Keynote Speakers:

*The event is only open to those who have successfully registered.

Programme

Click here for detailed conference programme. (Updated December 7)

Programme Committee:

  • David Yves Albouy (University of Illinois)
  • Jonathan Dingel (University of Chicago Booth School of Business)
  • Richard Hornbeck (University of Chicago Booth School of Business)
  • Wen-Tai Hsu (Singapore Management University)
  • Jing Li (Singapore Management University)
  • Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (University of Geneva)
  • Shing-Yi Wang (University of Pennsylvania)
  • Maisy Wong (University of Pennsylvania)

Registration

Registration link: https://www.cvent.com/d/p7q3f2 (Closed)

*The event is only open to those who have successfully registered. A confirmation email with the Zoom details will be sent to the registered email by 11 December 2020.

If you have any questions about registration, please email to soe@smu.edu.sg.

Past Conferences

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The 2022 SMU-Jinan Conference on Urban and Regional Economics will take place on December 8 & 9, 2022 for two full days at Singapore Management University (SMU). It will provide in-person keynote speeches while adopting hybrid mode to accommodate both in-person and online participants. The conference is organized by the School of Economics at SMU and Jinan University. It aims to gather world-leading experts to share the latest research in urban and regional economics.

We now invite submission of high quality papers in urban and regional economics, which includes (but is not limited to) the economics of cities, housing, real state, local public good provision, transportation, and the distribution of economic activity in space.

For more information on paper submission, please view the Call For Papers here. (Closed)

In-Person Keynote Speakers:

Important Dates:

Submission Deadline

August 31, 2022

Notification of Acceptance

September 30, 2022

Registration Deadline

October 31, 2022

*Attendance for the event is only open to those who have successfully registered.

Submissions

All papers should be submitted via this form  (Closed).

Extended abstract is acceptable, but priority will be given to submission of full papers.

Important Dates:

Submission Deadline

August 31, 2022

Notification of Acceptance

September 30, 2022

Registration Deadline

October 31, 2022

Programme

Click here for detailed conference program.

**This conference is paperless and no print-outs will be issued.

Program Committee:

  • Kristian Behrens (University of Quebec at Montreal)
  • Pierre-Philippe Combes (Sciences Po)
  • Cecile Gaubert (University of California, Berkeley)
  • Joseph Gyourko (University of Pennsylvania)
  • Wen-Tai Hsu (Academia Sinica)
  • Jing Li (Singapore Management University)
  • Lin Ma (Singapore Management University)
  • Sisi Zhang (Jinan University)

Registration

Registration details and fees for the 2022 SMU-Jinan Conference  on Urban and Regional Economics are as follows:

Deadline
Type (In-Person Attendee)
Registration Fee (excl. GST)*
31 October 2022

Regular

SGD 300

Students

(All students from local and overseas universities)

SGD 200

*The above prices are inclusive of two conference dinners.

Deadline
Type (Online Attendee)
Registration Fee (excl. GST)*
31 October 2022

Regular

SGD 250

Students

(All students from local and overseas universities)

SGD 150

Registration link: https://eventregistration.smu.edu.sg/d/29qdtm/4W (Closed)

If you have any questions about registration, please email to soe@smu.edu.sg.

Logistical Information


DateDecember 8 & 9, 2022 (Thursday & Friday)
Venue

Singapore Management University
School of Social Sciences/College of Intergrative Studies 
10 Canning Rise, Level 3
Singapore 179873

  • Seminar Room 3-1 & 3-3
  • Classroom Room 3-2 & 3-4
Contact

Jing LILin MA
Local Organizing Committee

Ms. LU Qingqing
Assistant Manager
Office of Dean / School of Economics

Singapore Management University
DID: +65 6828 0855
www.economics.smu.edu.sg

Hotel Accommodation

Recommended Hotels

​​​​​​​(within 5 minutes walking distance)

3 Star Hotels
  1. Strand Hotel (https://www.strandhotel.com.sg/)
  2. Hotel Mi (http://hotelmi.com/)
  3. Hotel Bencoolen Street (http://www.hotelbencoolen.com/hotel-bencoolen-street-in-singapore/)
  4. V Hotel Bencoolen (http://www.vhotel.sg/Bencoolen/)
  5. YMCA @ One Orchard (http://ymcaih.com.sg/)
  6. Hotel Grand Pacific (http://www.hotelgrandpacific.com.sg/)
4 to 4.5 Star Hotels
  1. Carlton Hotel Singapore (http://www.carltonhotel.sg/)

Past Conferences

Photos

Click here to view pictures from the past conference.​​​​​​​

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