It was built up utilizing resources of the School of Economics and Business Administration. In March 2003, it was listed as one of the key research bases for humanities and social sciences of Chongqing. The Research Center has 3 main research areas in response to the need of disciplinary development and the national and local economic development: theoretical and applied research of economic growth and sustainable development, finance and investment and financing decisions and enterprise development and innovation research. Since it was approved to be established, the Research Center has been carrying out high-level researches of critical theoretical and practical problems with social and economic development of Chongqing and academic frontier problems. It has been playing a significant role in producing innovative outcomes, building open platforms for academic exchange, and driving development and innovation of philosophy and social science in colleges and universities of Chongqing.