We are delighted to welcome all the invited speakers, participants, and distinguished guests to the workshop on “Modelling systemic risks and contagions in the international financial markets”. This event is hosted by the Research Institute of Economics and Management (RIEM), Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE), and financially supported by the 111 Project B16040 and NSFC Grant 71573214.  

Systemic risk in financial markets threats the stability of or public confidence in the financial system and impairs the functioning of a financial system to the point where economic growth and welfare suffer materially. Along with the globalization process of the international economy, systemic risk has become a worldwide critical concern and has attracted enormous attention from both academia and practitioners. The development in this subject has become faster and the numbers of articles published over the last decade in this area have clearly shown a steadily increasing trend.  

The purpose of this one-day workshop is to ride on this trend and contribute both empirically and theoretically to the frontiers of measuring systemic risk and understanding contagion patterns in the international financial markets. With your contribution, we believe the workshop will create a unique platform for sharing ideas, discussing new concepts and establishing effective research networks.