Department of Economics and International Trade
1. History
Economics major affiliated to the Business School was set up in 1985, originally with the major research direction of water economy and technical economy. It obtained the Master’s degree in economics in 1993. In additional, the major of technical economy was awarded a major discipline by Ministry of Water Resources in 1996 and had right to confer the Doctor’s degree in technical economy and management in 1998. While with the growth of faculties and demand changes of the market, the Economic Department is currently able to train the bachelors, masters and doctoral students in economics, finance, investment, real estate, insurance, population, resources and environmental economics.
2. Courses
International Trade, Business Spoken English, Insurance Operation and Management, International Trade Practice, Basic Game Theory, Business Correspondence (English), Documents Practice in International Trade, Business Communication, International Economics, Macroeconomics, Economics, Discussion on China’s Economic Situation, etc.
3. Faculty
With a higher level of academic leaders, strong backbone and rational structure of academic echelon, the specialty has boasted a team of outstanding teachers to train bachelors, masters and doctorate for the country to the end of July 2013. Including 4 professors (3 PhD supervisors), 11 associate professors and 5 lecturers, Economic and Trade Department totally owns 20 teachers with vocational teachers accounted for 75% and teachers with doctorate for 79%.
4. Major Achievements
Titles of Major Research Program
-- National Key Technology R&D Program “Critical Technical Study on Large-scale Beach Reclamation and Protection”
-- National Natural Science Foundation of China “Regional Coupling Model Study on Agricultural Land and Water Resources from Perspective of Virtual Water Trade”
-- National Natural Science Foundation of China “Regional I-O Model Study on Nonlinear Computable Dynamic Water Resources of Virtual Water (VW) in Economic System Estimation”
-- The National Social Science Fund of China “Social Stability and Risk Assessment Mechanism Study on Establishment of Major Hydraulic Engineering Projects”
-- The National Social Science Fund of China “Study on Low-carbon Economic and Technological Diffusion and Government Innovation and Management”
-- Humanities and Social Sciences Planning Fund of Ministry of Education “Sharing Mechanism Study on the Public Finance Investment of Rural Water Resources Construction under the Perspective of Regional Differences”
-- Humanities and Social Sciences Planning Fund of Ministry of Education “Economic Study on Urban Water Pricing Mechanism”
-- Humanities and Social Sciences Planning Fund of Ministry of Education “Measure Study on China’s Development of Virtual Water Trade”
-- Ministry of Education “Water Pricing Theory and Practice to Ensure National Sustainable Economy”
-- Key Program of Social Science Fund of Jiangsu Province “Integration Study on Port Resources along the River”
-- Social Science Fund of Jiangsu Province “Study on Privatization of Public Utilities and Regulatory Issues”
-- Social Science Fund of Jiangsu Province “Study on Foreign Divestment Impact on Economic Development of South Jiangsu”
-- Social Science Fund of Jiangsu Province “Issue Study on Water Environmental Management in Rural Development”
-- Social Science Fund of Jiangsu Province “Lakes Protection Strategy Research in North Jiangsu”
-- Key Program of the Ministry of Water Resources “Management Study on Foreign Assets and Resources”
-- The Ministry of Water Resources “Study on Cooperation Ways and Patterns of Water Resources between East and West China”
-- The Ministry of Water Resources “Study on Basic Evaluation and Indicator System of China’s Water Resources Construction”
-- The Ministry of Water Resources “Study on System Innovation and Structural Adjustment and Reform Transformation in Water Resources Research Institutions”
-- The Ministry of Water Resources “Financial and Economic Evaluation of Phrase II in Loess Plateau”
-- The Ministry of Water Resources “21st Century Teaching Content and Course System Reform”
-- The Ministry of Water Resources “Study on Cooperation Mode of Water Resources between Ease and West China”
-- The Ministry of Water Resources “Innovation Efficiency Analysis and Countermeasures on Property System of Small and Medium-sized Hydraulic Engineering”
-- The Ministry of Water Resources “Study on Economic and Social Issues of Water Diversion Project”
-- The Ministry of Water Resources “Sludge Dewatering-belt Pressure Filter Project in ECO type”
-- The Ministry of Water Resources “Study on Social Economic Development and Coordination and Control of Water Resources Demand in the South-to-North Water Benefited Areas”
-- The Ministry of Water Resources “Study on Foreign Investment Policy of China’s Water Resources Utilization around the Turn of Century”
-- Ministry of Science and Technology “Input and Output Evaluation Research on China’s Regional Science and Technology”
-- Taihu Basic Authority of Ministry of Water Resources “Economic Evaluation on Taihu Flood Control Project by the World Bank”
-- Hydro China Huadong Engineering Corporation “Social Economic Research on Key Issues of Baihetan Hydropower Station”
-- Soft Science Program of Guangdong Provincial Communications Department “Modernization of Guangdong Inland Navigation”
-- Soft Science Program of Jiangsu Provincial Communications Department “Study on Waterway Development Advantage and Financing Policy”
-- Water Resources Department of Jiangsu Province “An Empirical Analysis of Water Economic System”
-- Water Resources Department of Jiangsu Province “Post Evaluation on Huaihe River Floodway Project Phase I”
-- The “11th Five-Year Plan ” Biding & Planning Program of Jiangsu Province Development & Reform Commission “Ideas and Measures to Establish a Flood Prevention and Security System Adaptable to Economic and Social Development”
-- Water Resources Department of Zhejiang Province “Study on Evaluation Index System of Rural Water Resources Modernization in Zhejiang Province”
-- Yongtai County of Fujian Province “Pricing Study on Ecological Compensation of Diversion Project in Dazhangxi Basin”
-- Science and Technology Committee in MaAnShan City “Study on Feasibility of SME Innovation Fund Program”