The First Doctoral Forum in Macroeconomics was held in Xiamen University on December 3rd, during which nearly 30 doctoral students from universities gave reports online and offline, and more than 10 high-level scholars participated in the comments on the report.

Prof. Yinggang Zhou extended a warm welcome to the guests on behalf of the Disciplines of Economics of Xiamen University in the opening ceremony. He introduced the overview of School of Economics of Xiamen University and the Center for Macroeconomic Research of Xiamen University, and pointed out that this forum aims to provide academic exchange platform, employment opportunities for doctoral students. Besides, we would also promote personal information of doctoral students through wechat platform and improve their professional quality and professional ability through special lectures.

The forum set up a special "Introduction of Recruitment Units" and invited 4 units to participate in the recruitment promotion to provide recruitment information for graduate students. The recruitment units included Jinan University, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Research Institute of Bank of China. Besides, the forum set up a two-way meeting room for recruitment units and PhD graduates.

There will be 8 parallel sessions in this forum, each of which will be presented by 3 doctoral students and reviewed by 2 reviewers. Excellent papers will be invited to submit to the journal of China Economic Studies sponsored by the Disciplines of Economics of Xiamen University.

Following the parallel sessions in the morning, Professor Yan Liu from Wuhan University and Professor Jianpo Xue from Xiamen University shares their career planning with the doctoral students. used vivid cases and humorous expressions to benefit the participants from a relaxed and talking atmosphere.

The First Doctoral Forum in Macroeconomics came to a successful conclusion on the afternoon of Dec. 3.This forum was jointly initiated by Peking University HSBC Business School, School of Economics at Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, School of Economics at Jinan University, the Institute for Advanced Research (IAR) at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Economics and Management School at Wuhan University, School of Economics at Zhejiang University, School of Finance at Renmin University of China, School of Finance at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, School of Finance at Central University of Finance and Economics. It has also received academic support from the journal of China Economic Studies, Review of Economic Research.