Program Overview

The doctoral program in Theoretical Economics, as a first-level discipline with independent doctoral-degree authorization, was officially approved in 2024. It offers four research directions： Political Economy, Western Economics, Population, Resources and Environmental Economics, and World Economics.

Rooted in the theoretical system of socialist economics with Chinese characteristics, this discipline is dedicated to cultivating high-caliber economic professionals who possess firm political convictions, solid research capabilities, and profound patriotic sentiments. These talents are expected to innovate and apply cutting-edge economic theories and methodologies to interpret the theories, policies, and practices of "the revitalization and development of old revolutionary base areas" in the context of Chinese-style modernization. The discipline has been awarded the Second-Class National Teaching Achievement Award (Graduate Education Category).

It boasts a faculty team of over 50 distinguished scholars, led by nationally and provincially recognized talents, experts of the National Marxist Theory Research and Construction Project, and chief experts of major projects funded by the National Social Science Fund of China. In recent years, the faculty has undertaken and completed more than 50 national-level research projects, including major and key projects of the National Social Science Fund and general projects of the National Natural Science Fund. Their research findings have been published in over 100 high-impact academic journals such as Management Science, Journal of Bank & Finance, Economic Research Journal, China Economic Quarterly, and China Industrial Economics, with several works selected into the National Philosophy and Social Sciences Achievements Library.

Strengths and Features

1.It explores the main characteristics and fundamental laws of economic activities in the process of advancing Chinese-style modernization, and has formed distinctive research strengths in fields such as the collection and collation of political and economic historical materials of old revolutionary base areas as well as Marxist views on urban-rural development and high-quality economic growth.

2.It investigates the theories and policies underpinning the high-quality development of the real economy in the construction of a modern industrial system with prominent advantages in areas including prudent credit management and digital inclusive finance.

3.It explores the theories and methodologies of ecological revitalization in the context of ecological civilization construction and has built core strengths in the axiomatic interpretation of the "Two Mountains Theory", green policy design, and watershed ecological-economic evaluation.

4.It explores pathways to economic security within the framework of building a new development paradigm, with distinctive features established in areas such as inland two-way opening-up, the "dual security" of food and resources, and the "going global" model for industrial parks.