Applied Economics (first level discipline, academic master)

As a first level discipline under the economics category, Applied Economics is a discipline that uses the basic principles of economics to study the laws of economic activities and economic relations in various professional fields of various departments of the national economy, or to analyze economic and social benefits in non economic activity fields.

Main research directions

1. Industrial Economics

Based on the new development pattern of macro-economy, guided by the high-end development of petrochemical industry, with the research direction of petrochemical industry transformation, innovative development and competitiveness improvement, the research strength is closely combined with the local service, forming a prominent application advantage, and broadening the field and methods of industrial economy research. Relying on Jiangsu Provincial Decision-making Consulting Research Base, it provides important decision to conduct consulting reports for provincial and municipal governments at all levels with interdisciplinary advantages in the field of decision making consulting.

2. International Trade

Taking advantage of the characteristics of many export-oriented enterprises in southern Jiangsu and the Yangtze River Delta, taking the export competitiveness of petrochemical industry, trade greening and interest measurement, independent innovation and utilization of FDI as the research direction, and relying on the petroleum and petrochemical discipline background of Changzhou University, the university has formed a scientific development feature that combines internationalization and industrialization with strong industry characteristic research advantages in the fields of petrochemical product export competitive advantage, product trade and environment.

3. Finance

Facing the development needs of enterprises’ investment and financing business in southern Jiangsu, it has formed the discipline development characteristics of energy finance serving the local area with the research direction of financial market and small and medium-sized enterprises' investment and financing, monetary policy and local economic development, blockchain and financial technology, and has obvious application advantages in the fields of petrochemical enterprises' investment and financing behavior analysis, foreign-related investment risk control, corporate finance and investment efficiency.

International Business (professional master)

International Business is a professional degree in the field of economics. Its English name is “Master of International Business”, which is referred to as MIB. The professional degree of Master of International Business is a type of professional degree to meet the needs of building a double cycle development pattern and promoting an open economic system at a higher level, and to cultivate high-level applied professionals with strong professional ability and professionalism who can creatively engage in the practical work of international business.

The degree of this major began with the undergraduate major of international economy and trade, which was opened in 1994. After more than 20 years of accumulation, it has the advantages of decision-making and consulting in the field of international competition of local industries, theoretical support in the field of green development of international trade, application characteristics in the field of transnational operation of small and medium-sized enterprises, and local service in the field of cross-border financial risk management.

Main research directions

1. Global value chain and industrial international competitiveness

Facing the new pattern of rising trade protectionism, counter globalization and double circulation, with the high-quality development of competitive industries in southern Jiangsu as the research direction and embedding into the global value chain as the characteristics, the company has made outstanding achievements in regional industrial competitiveness, international high-end development and other fields. It closely combines scientific research strength with local service, provides important decision-making advisory reports for provincial and municipal governments at all levels, and has been published many times by internal references with interdisciplinary advantages in the field of decision-making consultation.

2. International trade of industrial products and green development

Based on the practical needs of high-end applied talents in product trade in southern Jiangsu, the undergraduate major in international economy and trade, international trade and green development of industrial products as the research direction, and the international high-end development of strategic emerging industries as the characteristics, has formed a discipline development feature that combines internationalization and industrialization. In the green trade, trade and environment, petroleum and petrochemical industry export competitive advantages and other fields to form a significant application advantage.

3.Transnational operation and innovative development of small enterprises

Based on the new situation of innovation driven international development of enterprises in southern Jiangsu, with the transnational operation of SMEs in the region as the research direction, and the innovative development of advanced manufacturing industry as the characteristics, the company has made outstanding achievements in the transnational operation of SMEs, innovation capability enhancement and other fields, focusing on providing stable and efficient professional services in the international business field for enterprises and industries.

4. International Investment and Financing and Risk Management

Based on the needs of the development of enterprises’ international investment and financing business in southern Jiangsu, with the research direction of financial asset pricing, high-tech enterprises’ investment and financing behavior and risk analysis, and with the characteristics of the design, analysis and price decision of financial assets or investment portfolio, it has obvious advantages in the risk control of local enterprises’ investment and financing, corporate finance and investment efficiency.