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4th Asian Economic Development Conference (AEDC)

4th Asian Economic Development Conference

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In-Person

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Venue:

Peking University, Beijing, the People's Republic of China

Organizer:

Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Peking University

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The conference will be held on 3–4 July 2025 at Peking University in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

The Asian Economic Development Conference (AEDC) is an annual research conference organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), and an esteemed university cohost from Asia.

The 4th AEDC will be cohosted by ADB, ADBI, and Peking University (PKU) on 3–4 July 2025 at the PKU campus in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

Peking University
The Boya Tower, located in the middle of the eastern part of Peking University, is a campus landmark. Photo credit: iStock/Fanfan Meng.

The conference seeks to promote high-quality, frontline research on major economic development issues relevant to developing Asia and the Pacific and to foster knowledge sharing among social scientists, development practitioners, and policymakers. 

Keynote speakers are Xiaoyan Lei, professor of Economics at the National School of Development at PKU, and Nancy Qian, James J. O’Connor Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences and co-director of Global Poverty Research Lab at Northwestern University in Illinois, United States.

The 4th AEDC is open for research paper submissions. The deadline is on 15 January 2025.