Applied Economics and Sustainable Development Research Area aims to studies how information and communication technologies (ICT), such as big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, affect corporate management, corporate behavior, market structure and economic development. How to recognize, understand and apply Digital Economics is our mission in this era. With the continuous development of the digital economy, it promotes the rational use of resources and environmental protection, and has a positive impact on sustainable development. In the context of China's achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the digital economy， our research areas brings together researchers who graduated from Oxford, Harvard, Peking University and other top international universities, aiming to conduct research on the challenges, opportunities and possible development methods that China will encounter in the process of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.