From July 12 to 13, 2025, the “14th International Academic Conference on Quantitative Economics 2025,” hosted by the Center for Quantitative Economics and the School of Business and Management at Jilin University, was held in Changchun. The conference was co-organized by Jilin University Journal Social Sciences Edition, Quantitative Economics Research, Beijing Youwan Information Technology Co., Ltd., and StataCorp LLC. The conference attracted hundreds of experts and scholars from China and abroad to discuss frontier theories in quantitative economics, methodological innovation, and their application in national strategic decision-making.

The opening ceremony was chaired by Sun Wei, Director of the Center for Quantitative Economics at Jilin University. Cai Lidong, Executive Vice President of Jilin University, and Wang Wenju, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Association of Quantitative Economics, delivered speeches. At the keynote session, Hong Yongmiao, Chen Songnian, Dai Min, Qi Yingfei and Sui Jianli focused on frontier and practical issues such as quantile regression, general factor models, option games and investment q theory, responses to technology blockades, and the resilience of the Chinese economy. The conference also held a roundtable forum themed “Breaking Through, Seeking Innovation, and Applying Knowledge,” an editors’ commentary session and graduate student academic enhancement forum, 16 invited presentations, and an international workshop on quantitative economics. The workshop included the 9th Stata China Users Conference and featured nine special lectures.

The conference received 314 submissions, including 51 in English, from more than 150 universities and academic institutions, and accepted 71 papers. Among them, six doctoral forums presented 27 papers, and eight parallel forums discussed 44 papers. Topics covered generative AI and enterprise innovation, data elements, digital RMB, green finance, and industrial chain resilience. The conference showcased the academic influence and talent cultivation capacity of Jilin University’s Center for Quantitative Economics and will inject momentum into building a quantitative economics discipline system with Chinese characteristics and world-class standards.