Program |
June 5 | |
09:00-09:10 am | Opening |
| Junsen Zhang (Chinese University of Hong Kong and Zhejiang University ) |
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09:10-10:10 am | Keynote Speech |
| The Global Labor Market in Science & Engineering: Collaboration and Competition |
| Richard Freeman ( Harvard University and NBER ) |
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10:10-10:30 am | Coffee Break and Group Photo |
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10:30-12:00 am | Session 1: Income Inequality Issues |
| Chair: Tony Fang (University of Manitoba, Canada) |
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10:30-11:00 am | The Regional Distribution of Skill Premia in Urban China and Implications for Growth and Inequality |
| Chunbing Xing (Beijing Normal University) |
| Discussant: Zaichao Du (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics) |
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11:00-11:30 am | A Comparative Study of Inequality, Saving, and Finance |
| Xinhua Gu (University of Macau) |
| Discussant: Liqiu Zhao (Renmin University of China) |
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11:30-12:00 am | Better Human Capital or Better Wage Opportunities? -- The Rich Dad Effect on Income Inequality |
| Zaichao Du (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics) |
| Discussant: Chunbing Xing (Beijing Normal University) |
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12:00-01:30 pm | Lunch |
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01:30-03:00 pm | Session 2: Migration and Migrant Workers |
| Chair: Vincent Chen (University of Sheffield, UK) |
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01:30-02:00 pm | Does Local Social Capital Deter Labor Migration? Evidence from Rural China |
| Liqiu Zhao (Renmin University of China) |
| Discussant: Xinhua Gu (University of Macau) |
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02:00-02:30 pm | Does Participating in Health Insurance Benefit the Migrant Workers in China |
| Xuezheng Qin (Peking University ) |
| Discussant: Zhangfeng Jin ( Zhejiang University ) |
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02:30-03:00 pm | Agglomeration in Workplace and Migrant Workers’ Wages in China: an Explanation from the Perspective of Collective Actions |
| Zhangfeng Jin ( Zhejiang University ) |
| Discussant: Xuezheng Qin (Peking University ) |
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03:00-03:15 pm | Coffee Break |
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03:15-05:15 pm | Session 3: Educational Investment for Children |
| Chair: Junsen Zhang(Chinese University of Hong Kong and Zhejiang University ) |
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03:15-03:45 pm | Child Gender, Parental Labor Outcomes, and Investment in Childhood: Evidence from China |
| Qing Wang (University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, USA ) |
| Discussant: Yuanyuan Chen (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics ) |
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03:45-04:15 pm | Pension Coverage for Parents and Educational Investment in Children: Evidence from Urban China |
| Ren Mu (Texas A&M University ) |
| Discussant:Tao Xiang (Northeastern University, China ) |
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04:15-04:45 pm | Are Migrant Schools in China Catching up? Evidence from Shanghai |
| Yuanyuan Chen (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics ) |
| Discussant: Qing Wang (University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, USA ) |
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04:45-05:15 pm | Pension Income, Liquidity Constraints and School Attainment: Impact of the New Rural Pension Program in China |
| Tao Xiang(Northeastern University,China ) |
| Discussant: Ren Mu (Texas A&M University ) |
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05:45 -07:00 pm | Dinner |
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June 6 | |
9:00-10:30 am | Session 4:Firm Evidence of Labor Market Institution |
| Chair: Ming Lu (Shanghai Jiaotong University and Fudan University) |
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9:00-9:30 am | What Do Unions Do to Firm Performance in China? |
| Tony Fang (University of Manitoba, Canada) |
| Discussant: Ninghua Zhong (Tongji University) |
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9:30-10:00 am | Globalization of Industry and Occupational Health Safety: A Case Study in China’s Automobile Industry |
| Vincent Chen (University of Sheffield, UK) |
| Discussant: Liangcong Fan ( Zhejiang University ) |
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10:00-10:30 am | Corporate Governance and Labor Welfare: Evidence from Chinese Private Firms |
| Ninghua Zhong (Tongji University) |
| Discussant: Tony Fang (University of Manitoba, Canada) |
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10:30-10:45 pm | Coffee Break |
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10:45-11:30 | Keynote Speech |
| Intergenerational Mobility in China: Patterns and Determinants |
| Junsen Zhang (Chinese University of Hong Kong and Zhejiang University ) |
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11:30-01: 00 pm | Lunch |
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01:00-03:00 am | Session 5:Employment and Labor Market Institution |
| Chair: Liangcong Fan (Zhejiang University) |
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01:00-01:30 am | The Channels of Job Searching, Self-selection and the Wage of Rural Migrant Workers: Empirical Analysis Based on the Data of CHIPs |
| Junjie Le with Qiong Liu (Zhejiang University) |
| Discussant: Maoliang Ye (Renmin University of China ) |
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01:30-02:00 am | Does Money Buy Happiness? Evidence from Twins in Urban China |
| Maoliang Ye (Renmin University of China ) |
| Discussant: Junjie Le with Qiong Liu (Zhejiang University) |
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02:00-02:30 am | Language as a Bridge: The Effects of Dialect on Labor Market Performance in Urban China |
| Ming Lu (Shanghai Jiaotong University and Fudan University) |
| Discussant: Shulan Fei ( Zhejiang University ) |
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02:30-03:00 am | Beauty and Income: the Role of Appearance in Signaling |
| Shulan Fei ( Zhejiang University ) |
| Discussant:Ming Lu (Shanghai Jiaotong University and Fudan University) |
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03:00-03:15 am | Coffee Break |
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03:15-04:45 pm | Session 6: Labor Supply and Poverty |
| Chair: Minghai Zhou (Zhejiang University) |
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03:15-03:45 pm | Labor Supply under Risk: An Experimental Investigation |
| Liangcong Fan ( Zhejiang University ) |
| Discussant: Vincent Chen (University of Sheffield, UK) |
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03:45-04:15 pm | Labor Supply Effect of Human Capital Accumulation: A Structure Perspective |
| Qiushi Wang ( Zhejiang University ) |
| Discussant: Lin Wang (Tongji University) |
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04:15-04:45 pm | Analysis on Poverty Reduction Effect of Urban Public Service Expenditure in Shanghai |
| Lin Wang (Tongji University) |
| Discussant: Qiushi Wang ( Zhejiang University ) |
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04:45-05:00 pm | Closing Remarks |
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