Programme Description

The summer school in Mathematical Economics & Financial Econometrics is a three-week course which is run by the School of Economics at UNNC. The summer school is particularly useful for students in Economics, Finance and other related disciplines who are interested in further study or career development in Economics or Finance-related fields.

*Programme Dates

2 June 2025-20 June 2025

Topics include:

Analysis and Optimization

Linear Algebra with MATLAB

Topics in Econometrics

R Programming for Economics

Probability Theory

Spatial Econometrics

Topics in Household Finance

Contemporary Topics in Finance

(Topics are subject to change, a detailed schedule will be announced soon)

 

Instructors

 

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Professor Shravan Luckraz 

Professor in Economics

Shravan Luckraz is a Professor of Economics in the School of Economics and Director of CeDEx China. He holds a Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore and has since then held positions in Singapore, Australia and China. He is a recipient of the West Lake Friendship award and medal. His research interests lie primarily in the fields of Game Theory and Mathematical Economics. He is currently on the executive board of the International Society of Dynamic Games, on the editorial board of the Bulletin of the Institute of Mathematics, a guest editor of Dynamic Games and Applications and on the board of reviewers of Mathematical Reviews of the American Mathematical Society. He served as a guest editor of the Annals of Dynamic Games for the years 2017-2020. He was awarded the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) grant and fellowship in 2016 and 2019.

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Dr. Stuart McDonald 

Associate Professor in Economics

Dr. McDonald earned his Ph.D. from the University of Queensland. Over the past several years, Dr. McDonald has been involved in various research projects, including microeconomic theory, industrial organization, public economics, and environmental economics. His work has contributed to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to eradicate poverty, protect the planet, and promote prosperity.

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Dr. Zhenjiang Lin

Associate Professor in Economics

Zhenjiang is currently an Associate Professor in Economics. His research interests include Econometrics and Numerical Optimization. Specifically, he is interested in simulation-based inference, identification-robust inference, multivariate models and inflation modeling. His work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Business and Economic Statistics and Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control.

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Dr. Xuewen Qian

Assistant Professor in Economics

Xuewen joined the School of Economics in 2017 as an Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. He received his PhD in Economics from National University of Singapore in 2016. His research focuses on (epistemic) game theory. His current work is on equivalence of forward and backward induction under general preferences.

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Dr. Long Wen

Associate Professor in Economics

Long Wen joined the School of Economics as an Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China in February 2020 after working as a post doctor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His research interests include Econometrics, Tourism Economics and Computational Finance.

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Dr. Xiaoyu Zhang

Assistant Professor in Economics

Xiaoyu is an Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. Previously, he taught at Shanghai International Studies University as an Assistant Professor. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His primary research fields are financial economics, development economics, and real estate economics.

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Dr. Xuyan Lou

Assistant Professor in Economics

Lou joined the school of Economics in 2018 as an Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China.  She received her Ph.D. in Economics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2018. Her primary research field is labor economics, covering education, marriage, and intra-household issues.

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Dr. Chunfei Weng

Teaching Fellow in Economics

Chunfei’s research focuses on the transition to clean energy and the design of environmental policies for sustainable economic development. She utilizes techniques such as spatial econometrics and non-linear ARDL in her work.

Tuition Fee

Tuition Fee:

13,000 RMB

Early bird price:

12,000 RMB (for students who complete the payment before April 22nd)

How to apply

Entry requirements

Some basic knowledge of calculus, linear algebra, and statistics / econometrics will be assumed, for example:

(1) Basic knowledge of calculus and linear algebra (e.g., Knut Sydsæter, Peter Hammond, Arne Strøm and Andrés Carvajal (2016), Essential Mathematics for Economic Analysis, Pearson Education);

(2) Basic knowledge of introductory level of econometrics/statistics

Both students from UNNC and other universities are welcome.

Limited seats, first come first served.


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Application & Payment Deadline:15 May 2025

Please send the payment record to the email below:

claudia.cai@nottingham.edu.cn

Tel: 88180000-8574