The 13th World Congress of the Econometric Society (ESWC) was held in Seoul, South Korea from August 18 to 22, 2025. Organized by The Econometric Society, the World Congress is a global academic event held once every five years. It brings together leading scholars from around the world and is one of the highest-level, most influential, and most comprehensive academic conferences in the field of economics. The congress featured keynote speeches, panel discussions, and presentations of cutting-edge research from leading economists, covering fields including macroeconomics, microeconomics, econometrics, international trade, finance, and behavioral economics.

Dr. Ruobing Qin, associate professor from China Institute for WTO Studies, WTO Chair at UIBE, delivered a presentation at the Trade and Environment session held on August 22. The forum convened four presenters from Yale University, Peking University, the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), and the University of International Business and Economics to share their recent research related to trade and environmental sustainability. Dr. Qin presented her joint work with coauthors, with a focal discussion on the distributive impacts of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and compensatory policy design.

The forum facilitated in-depth exchanges with economists from multiple economies.