Department of Trade Economics

The Department of Trade Economics was set up in 1950 as one of the first 8 departments of Renmin University of China.

The department offers two undergraduate programs (Trade Economics and International Business), three master’s programs (Industry Economics, Business Economics and International Trade), and two doctoral programs (Industry Economics and Business Economics) and hosts the MIB program.

The department has always focused on promoting the development and integration of the disciplines of trade economics and international trade, and on strengthening and consolidating the discipline foundation of industrial economics. The department

undertakes a number of basic and applied research projects in areas of major national strategic needs and key scientific issues.

The faculty of the department has published high-quality journal articles in prominent journals both at home and abroad including Chinese Social Science, Economic Research and International Business Review. The department provides policy advice and other services to the leaders of the State Council, the Ministry of Commerce, and other industrial government departments and enterprises. As well, it is engaged in international exchanges with universities and organizations in the USA, Germany, Britain, Korea and Japan, including the World Trade Organization and the World Bank.

The department will continue to advance its discipline construction to enhance talent training, scientific research and social services in the disciplines of industrial economics, business economics and international trade. It will enhance the integration and interaction of all these disciplines, retain its strength in business economics and create new advantages in the disciplines of international trade and industry economics, maintain its leading position and focus on achieving international recognition in certain research areas.