Founded in 2006, the Institute of Industrial Economics of Hohai University was formerly known as Industrial Development and Informationization Management Research Center. The institute applies basic economic and financial theories to study critical theoretical and practical issues on industrial, enterprise, and project development and forms innovative research directions that properly comply with the requirements of modern times.

Its main research directions are as follows:

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•       Resource Environment Industrial Regulations

•       Industrial Development and International Investment

•       Industrial Innovation

•       Analysis of Financial and Economic Systems

•       Project Management