The 2026 Shanghai Microeconomics Workshop was successfully held at the School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics from June 17 to June 18, 2026. The academic conference invited Professor Barton Lipman from Boston University, Professor Qingmin Liu from Columbia University, Professor John K.-H. Quah from the National University of Singapore, and Professor Tayfun Sönmez from Boston College to deliver keynote speeches. In addition, experts and scholars from many renowned universities at home and abroad, including Northwestern University, Cornell University, Michigan State University, the University of California, Santa Cruz, Singapore Management University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Concordia University in Canada, Peking University and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, were invited to attend and share their latest research findings. Scholars and doctoral students from numerous universities worldwide also participated for academic exchanges.
PART 01 Opening Ceremony
Professor Chen Yuanyuan, Deputy Dean of the School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a welcome address. Professor Chen Yuanyuan introduced the school’s achievements in academic research and disciplinary development in recent years. She noted that as a branded academic event held for 13 consecutive years, the Shanghai Microeconomics Workshop aims to build a cutting-edge and open dialogue platform for microeconomics researchers worldwide and further promote international academic exchanges and in-depth cooperation.
PART 02 Morning, June 17
Professor Barton Lipman from Boston University delivered the keynote speech entitled Sequential Mechanisms for Evidence Acquisition.
Professor Jiangtao Li from Singapore Management University, Professor Ming Li from Concordia University, Canada, and Assistant Professor Rui Tang from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology gave separate presentations on The Limits of Ambiguous Mechanisms, The Design of Quality Disclosure Policy and the Limit to Price Competition, and Dynamic Questionnaire.
PART 03 Afternoon, June 17
Professor Qingmin Liu from Columbia University delivered the keynote speech entitled Self-Confirming Mechanisms.
Assistant Professor Yi Chen from Cornell University in the United States, Professor Meng Dawen and Tenured Professor Yang Youzhi from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics presented papers on Algorithmic Attention and Content Creation on Social Media Platforms, Mechanism Design and Relative Network Intervention with Social Norm, and Optimal Capital Allocation in Networks.
PART 04 Morning, June 18
Professor John K.-H. Quah from the National University of Singapore delivered the keynote speech entitled Voting Over Time and Space.
Assistant Professor Dong Wei from the University of California, Santa Cruz, Assistant Professor Ce Liu from Michigan State University, and Assistant Professor Di Pei from Northwestern University presented research on Incentivizing Knowledge Transfers, Coalitions in Repeated Games, and Replacement and Reputation.
PART 05 Afternoon, June 18
Professor Tayfun Sönmez from Boston College delivered the keynote speech entitled Minimalist Market Design: Origins, Core Pillars, and Key Characteristics.
Boya Postdoctoral Researcher Ziwei Wang from Peking University and Tenured Associate Professor Gaoji Hu from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics delivered presentations on Interim Agreements in Matching with Incomplete Information and Learning in Matching, respectively.
With this, the 2026 Shanghai Microeconomics Workshop came to a successful conclusion. Taking this workshop as a new starting point, the School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics will continue to nurture academic research, strengthen international dialogue, promote interdisciplinary innovation, and write a new chapter for microeconomics research.
