The International Symposium on Econometric Theory and Applications (SETA) has been a leading international conference in econometrics since its inception in 2005. The purpose of the Symposium is to promote econometric research, both theoretical and applied, and to provide an important platform for researchers to exchange their ideas on econometric theory and applications. This is the ninth Symposium and it is hosted by the Econometric Research Center at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, Korea. In previous years, SETA was hosted by Academia Sinica (Taiwan), Xiamen University (China), University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong), Seoul National University (South Korea), Kyoto University (Japan), Singapore Management University (Singapore), Monash University (Australia) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China).