PhD student of CER, ZHAO Jian, was invited to attend International Academy of Business and Economics, which was held in Lasvagas on Oct. 18, 2009. His paper, "Globalization and Market Perfection: An Empirical Study Based on Testing Purchase Power Parity" was presented on the meeting. This paper has also published inJournal of Academy of Business and Economics in September.

IABE is held annually, and is open to teachers and students in economics and management science. As an international conference, delegates are from all over the world, such as America, Canada, India, European countries, China, and Southeast Asian countries.