On May 14, 2004, the Department of Economic Management of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law was established. Professor Wang Minghua is the department head, and Professor Kang Xiaoguang is the deputy director.

In 2005, international economy and trade and administration were recruited for the first time; Economics and business administration are approved; Hu Pingping is the Deputy Secretary of the General Branch; The International Economy and Trade Laboratory was completed.

In 2006, economics and business administration were recruited for the first time; Hu Pingping is the Secretary of the General Party Branch, Cao Guangyu is the Assistant Director, Li Qiang is the Director of the Teaching and Research Section of International Economy and Trade, Liu Zhiqiang is the Director of the Teaching and Research Section of Economics, and Wang Long is the Director of the Teaching and Research Section of Business Administration; Manage the completion and use of sand table laboratory.

In January 2007, the Department of Economic Management won the third grade collective credit of the judicial administration system; Liu Zhiqiang is the deputy director of the Department of Economic Management; Political Economics was approved as a key course construction project by the Municipal Education Commission; Zheng Liming was awarded the title of Excellent Instructor of Social Practice in Shanghai.

In 2008, Professor Wang Minghua's Research on Educational Differences and Urban Rural Income was approved by the National Social Science Foundation of China; Wang Long won the teaching demonstration post of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law; In May, the first Law and Economy May 4th Academic Thesis Competition was successfully held, which became a university wide academic activity

In 2009, the Economic Mathematics Teaching and Research Office was established, with Wang Long as the director of the Office; Liu Xian is the director of the Economics Teaching and Research Office, and Zheng Liming is the director of the Business Administration Teaching and Research Office; Cao Guangyu was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Department of Economic Management; In July, the department moved from the old administrative building to the A3 office building of Mingwen Garden; Wang Long won the teaching demonstration post of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law; 2 provincial and ministerial projects (Zhang Ping, He Ying); In November, the Love Emergency Fund of the Department of Economic Management was established.

In 2010, the Economics Teaching and Research Office was rated as a model teaching and research office at the school level, and the economics teaching team was awarded the title of excellent teaching team at the school level; One provincial and ministerial project was approved (Shi Qibao).

In March 2011, the major of financial management was approved, and the first enrollment was made in September. Bao Changsheng served as the director of the teaching and research section of financial management; Cao Guangyu was appointed Secretary of the General Party Branch of the Department of Economic Management; One provincial and ministerial project was approved (Liu Xian); One first prize of school level teaching achievement (Wang Minghua)

In 2012, the Department of Economic Management of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law was renamed as the School of Economic Management of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law; Jiang Yuqing was appointed Secretary of the General Party Branch; Shi Qibao is the vice president of the School of Economics and Management; In September, the Comprehensive Laboratory of the School of Economics and Management (Xin-501, 502) was completed and put into use; The major of business administration was approved as a municipal pilot project for comprehensive reform of majors in the Twelfth Five Year Plan undergraduate teaching project; One provincial and ministerial project was approved (Li Jing); Associate Professor Zheng Liming won the title of National Top Ten Sandtable Teachers in Colleges and Universities

In 2013, the major of audit was approved, and it was the first time to recruit students in September. Bao Changsheng also served as the director of the audit teaching and research section; One national social science fund project (Feng Tao), one provincial and ministerial project (Farina); In March, the Student Funding Management Center of the School of Economics and Management was established

In 2014, the major of economy and finance was approved, and it was the first time to recruit students in September. Li Qiang served as the director of the teaching and research section of economy and finance; Xu Hua is the director of the Department of International Economics and Trade; One provincial and ministerial project (He Ying); Associate Professor Zheng Liming won the teaching demonstration post of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law

In 2015, Li Jing served as the director of the Teaching and Research Office of Business Administration; Zhang Yongmei is the deputy director of the Audit Teaching and Research Office; 3 National Social Science Fund projects (Liu Xian, Zhang Jian, He Ying); International Finance and Industrial Economics won the key courses of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission; Associate Professor Farina won the teaching demonstration post of Shanghai Institute of Political Science and Law in 2015; In July, the comprehensive laboratory of finance, taxation and finance was completed

In 2016, the major of taxation was approved and the first enrollment was made in September. Wang Yang was appointed as the deputy director of the teaching and research section of taxation; One national social science fund project (Li Qiang), one provincial and ministerial project (Zhang Ping); The process examination of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics was implemented, and the reform of process examination was gradually launched in the whole hospital; Wu Ping, an economics major, ranked first in China in two subjects in the ACCA exam.

In 2017, the major of financial management was recommended as the pilot major of Shanghai's application-oriented undergraduate program; The master degree program of international business has been approved; Macroeconomics and Management were awarded the key courses in Shanghai, and International Commercial Contract was awarded the exemplary all English course in Shanghai universities; One national social science fund project was approved (Zhang Ping); In September, the Comprehensive Simulation Training Center of School of Economics and Management was completed; Sign a strategic cooperation agreement with UnionPay Commerce Co., Ltd; The ICBRR training base was officially established; He won one first prize of teaching achievement of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law (Wang Long).

In 2018, the international business master's program began to prepare for enrollment; One national social science fund project was approved (Li Jing); Macroeconomics won the demonstration English course in Shanghai universities; International Business won the municipal excellent course of Shanghai universities; Zou Miao won the approval of the curriculum construction project of Shanghai University Model All English Course and Macroeconomics.

In 2019, the international business master's program began to recruit students; The awarding of master's degree in law and economics in the first level subject catalogue of law was approved by the Ministry of Education; A series of academic forums including the first the Belt and Road High end Forum on International Business and International Legal Protection were held.

In 2020, Wang Xiaozhuo won one National Social Science Youth Project; Pan Huifeng and Li Xia won one project approval of Shanghai Zheshe Project respectively; Increase the financial compliance direction of economy and finance specialty; He Huaiyu led the student team to win the first prize of the 2020 American Mathematical Modeling Competition.

In 2021, the audit master's program will be approved and will enroll students in 2023.