The modern financial market has increasingly witnessed the active involvement and intervention of governments in the corporate sector. Around the world, governments play an ever-growing role in shaping the corporate landscape through industrial policies, regulations, tax policies, and subsidies. These interventions and regulations can exert significant impacts on firms, influencing their investment decisions and financial strategies. For example, environmental policies introduced by the U.S. government have profoundly transformed the oil and energy industries, while simultaneously driving green innovation. Similarly, subsidies provided by the Chinese government have significantly accelerated the development of new energy industries, fostering large-scale corporate investments and promoting the rapid growth of these sectors.
Pacific-Basin Finance Journal and the School of Innovation and Development at the Central University of Finance and Economics will sponsor this international conference with a Special Issue of PBFJ on “Government Policy, Financial Market and Firm.” The conference will take place in July 12, 2025 in Beijing, China. Participants are invited to submit their individual papers for presentation. Both theoretical and applied papers related to the theme of the conference are welcome. Potential research topics include, but are not limited to, the following: government policies, policy uncertainty, corporate financing, industry policies, supply chains, government subsidies, taxation, political influence, political turnover, environmental policies, regulatory frameworks, and related areas.
01Publication Opportunity
Papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication (subject to double-blind reviewing process) in a special issue of Pacific-Basin Finance Journal. It is critical to note that finance research questions must lie at the heart of all such submitted papers.
02Co-organizers
School of Innovation and Development, Central University of Finance and Economics
Pacific-Basin Finance Journal
03Executive Organizer
Chinese Academy of Finance and Development, School of Innovation and Development, Central University of Finance and Economics
04Conference Organization Chair
Professor Tao Li, Central University of Finance and Economics
Professor Jerry Cao, Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
05Conference Committee
Chun Yuan, Central University of Finance and Economics
Yangru Wu, Central University of Finance and Economics
Yang Zhao, Central University of Finance and Economics
Jie Li, Central University of Finance and Economics
Jian Wen, Central University of Finance and Economics
Jun Lu, Central University of Finance and Economics
Pei Pei, Central University of Finance and Economics
Feng Guo, Central University of Finance and Economics
Mingfa Ding, Central University of Finance and Economics
Juecheng Jia, Central University of Finance and Economics
Mi Shen, Central University of Finance and Economics
Kai Wang, Central University of Finance and Economics
Wei Zhai, Central University of Finance and Economics
Chong Chen, Central University of Finance and Economics
Shuyuan Qi, Central University of Finance and Economics
Xiao Zhang, Central University of Finance and Economics
Laite Guo, Central University of Finance and Economics
Xiaoyu Zhang, Central University of Finance and Economics
Linyu Zhou, Central University of Finance and Economics
Jeremy Goh, Singapore Management University
Louis Cheng, Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Yukun (Stan) Shi, University of Glasgow
Sili Zhou, Macau University
Antai Li, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
06Special Issue Guest Editors
Jerry Cao (lead), Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Chun Yuan, Central University of Finance and Economics
Yukun (Stan) Shi, University of Glasgow
Yang Zhao, Central University of Finance and Economics
07Paper Selection Process
The selection process will involve two stages. In the first stage, participants are invited to submit their full completed papers to the conference. The conference committee will review and evaluate all submissions. Please submit a full English version of your research paper in PDF or Microsoft Word format to pbfjcufe@163.com, using the subject line: “2025 CUFE-PBFJ Conference Submission.” The first page of the paper should include a title page with the authors’ details (e.g., names, affiliations, and email addresses).All papers must be submitted by 11:55 PM Beijing Time on June 15, 2025. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by June 25, 2025.Please note that a conference registration fee is required for all participants. The registration fee is RMB 1,000 for academic staff and RMB 800 for students. In the second stage, authors of selected papers will be invited to submit their work to the Pacific-Basin Finance Journal for consideration, where the papers will undergo the journal’s standard review process. For more information, please contact: Dr. Yang Zhao (yangzhao@cufe.edu.cn).
Important Dates
Submission Deadline: June 15, 2025
Acceptance Notification Deadline: June 25, 2025
Registration Deadline: July 5, 2025
ConferenceDate: July 12, 2025
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审稿：袁淳
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