The second “international conference on family and labor economics" co-organized by School of Labor and Human Recourses in Renmin University of China and Gary Becker-Milton Friedman Economic Research Center in Chicago university as well as the Confucius institute of Chicago, was held successfully in the United States, On June 24. Professor Zeng xiangquan attended the meeting and addressed on the background of the meeting, the topic of discussion, and bilateral cooperation.

Nobel economic prize winner, Professor Gary s. Becker and Professor James j. Heckman in Chicago University attended the meeting and made a keynote speech. More than 20 experts and scholars from Harvard University, the Chicago University, Oxford University and many other famous universities communicated with each other, making extensive and profound discussion around the forefront problems on labor economics and home economics. About 100 teachers and students took part in the meeting, including Chicago University and Northwest University etc. Professor Zhao Zhong from school of labor and human resources in Renmin university of China submitted to the conference with an academic thesis of “the free flow of value: shadow price of China town account ", associate professor Li YuHui who was a visiting scholar to Michigan state university in the United States also took part in the seminar.

This seminar is the second one after the first “international conference on family and labor economics university between Chicago University and Renmin university of China" which was held in our school in September, 2010. As one of the sponsors of the meeting, School of labor and human resources in Renmin University of China take advantage of it to increase the internationalization of the school to realize the goal of "one center, two initiatives and three platforms", that is, the ten-year plan. School of labor and human resources in Renmin University of China, by organizing and taking part in high level international academic conference, tries to construct an international academic exchange platform on labor economics and to expand the academic influence in the field.

Professor Zeng XiangQuan discussed the themes and other arrangements about the next meeting with Professor Gary Becker and Professor Yang DaLi. The third “international conference on family and labor economics university between Chicago University and Renmin university of China” will be held by school of labor and human resources in Renmin University on June 25-26 in 2012.