Wealth of Nations 250 Anniversary Events Launch in Beijing
Date: 7th April 2026
Location: Peking University School of Economics, Beijing
Programme
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00-9:15 a.m. |
Opening Remark: QIN Xuezheng, Chair of the Academic Committee, School of Economics at Peking University (SEPKU) Graeme Roy, Head of Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow Moderator: ZHAO Liuyan, Vice Dean and Professor, SEPKU |
| 9:15-9:30 | Group photo |
| 9:30-10:00 |
A Cross-Temporal Dialogue between Qing Economic Records and The Wealth of Nations ZHOU Jianbo, Director of the Department of Economic History, Peking University School of Economics ZHANG Di, Librarian, SEPKU |
| 10:00-12:00 |
Keynote Speeches Moderator: ZHOU Jianbo, Director of the Department of Economic History, Peking University School of Economics
Speeches: Adam Smith, Smithian Growth and Smithian Dynamics LI Bozhong, Chair Professor of Humanities, Department of History, Peking University
A Review of The Wealth of Nations from the Perspective of the New Era *YAN Zhijie, Former Dean and Professor, SEPKU
The Humanistic Economic Thought of Adam Smith *LUO Weidong, Dean of Zhejiang University City College，Dean of Zhejiang University Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Sciences
A Re-examination of Smith’s Theory of Value CAI Jiming, Dean of Institute for New Quality Productive Forces, Tsinghua University, Director of Center for Political Economy Research
A Sino-British Comparison of Government and the Market in the Age of Adam Smith LONG Denggao, Professor of School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University
What Ethical Dimensions of Classical Economics Did Adam Smith Establish? QIAO Hongwu, Professor, School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University |
| 12:00-1:30 p.m. | Lunch break |
| 1:30-3:10 |
Roundtable Discussion I
Chair: HAO Yu, Deputy Chair of Department of Economic History and Tenured Associate Professor, SEPKU
Speeches: Moral Sentiments and Material Prosperity: A Contemporary Solution to the Smith Problem DU Liqun, Professor of SEPKU
Adam Smith Studies from the Perspective of Multi-Civilizations ZHANG Yaguang, Vice Dean and Tenured Associate Professor, SEPKU
Adam Smith in Modern China ZHANG Dengde, Professor, School of History and Culture, Shandong Normal University,Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the University Journal
Smith as the Earliest Economic Historian YANG Hutao, Director and Professor of Department of Foreign Economic Thought History of CASS, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Vice President of Chinese Society of Foreign Economic Theories
The “China Question” in the Eyes of Hume and Smith *WANG Xilu, Assistant Professor, School of Marxism, Shenzhen University |
| 3:20-5:00 |
Roundtable Discussion II
Chair: WU Zhanjiang, Executive Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Hebei University of Economics and Business
Speeches: Why Is There No Entrepreneur in Adam Smith’s Economic System? LI Xiao, Professor, School of Business, China University of Political Science and Law
How Did Adam Smith Become the Father of Economics? LI Lili, Tenured Associate Professor of School of Economics, Renmin University of China
Adam Smith as a Pioneer of the Historicist Method: A Comparison with the German Historical School *JIANG Hong, Research Fellow, Max Weber Institute for Sociology, Heidelberg University, Germany
Effective Markets — On the Purpose of The Wealth of Nations SONG Bingtao, Professor, School of Economics, Henan University
Revisiting Adam Smith’s Insights on Equity and Justice ZHANG Qi, Vice Researcher Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) |
| 5:00-5:05 |
Conclusion and Closing Remark Jianbo Zhou, Chair of Department of Economic History, SEPKU |