Conference organizers：

The Institute of Urban Development ； the School of Economics at Nanjing Audit University；Growth and Change； Chinese Economy；Journal of Regional Science； International Regional Science Review； Economic Geography； Annals of Regional Science； Spatial Economic Analysis；  Journal of Geographical System

Scientific Committee：

Brakman, Steven, University of Groningen, Netherlands (Editor, Journal of Regional Science)；

• Chen, Anping, Jinan University, China (Associate Editor, Journal of Regional Science)；

• Chen, Jie, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China；

• Chen, Zhao, Fudan University, China；

• Elhorst, J. Paul, University of Groningen, Netherlands (Editor-in-Chief,Spatial Economics Analysis; Associate Editor, Journal of Regional Science)；

• Fu, Shihe, Xiamen University, China (Guest editor, Growth and Change special issue)；

• Fung, Hung-gay, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA (Editor, Chinese Economy)；

• Hua, Yue, Hunan University, China；

• Kohlhase, E. Janet, University of Houston, USA (Editor, Annals of Regional Science; Associate Editor, Journal of Regional Science)；

• Murray, Alan, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA (Editor,International Regional Science Review, Associate Editor, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences)；

• Ni, Jinlan, Nanjing Audit University, China, and University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA (Guest editor, Growth and Change special issue)；

• Partridge, Mark, Ohio State University, USA (Co-editor, Springer Briefs in Regional Science)；

• Song, Shunfeng, Nanjing Audit University, China, and University of Nevada, Reno, USA (Associate editor, the Chinese Economy, special issue guest editor)；

• Tosun, Mehmet S., University of Nevada, Reno, USA (Associate Editor,Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, special issue guest editor)；

• Van Dijk, Jouke, University of Groningen, Netherlands (Associate Editor,Journal of Social and Economic Geography)；

• Zhang, Dayong, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China；

• Zhao, Kent, Xiamen University, China