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About the Conference
Institute of Economics at School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University will host the second international conference on The Chinese Economy: Past, Present and Future, on December 21 (Monday) of 2015 at Beijing, P.R. China. The theme of the conference is on all aspects of Chinese economy including but not limited to:- Environment, natural resources and climate
- Financial sector including banking, stock and futures markets
- Trade, international investment
- Urbanization, migration, transports
- Reform of the state-owned enterprises
Program
| Session I Macroeconomics (1) Chair: Yong Wang, Tsinghua University Time: 09:20-11:35, December 21 Venue: Meeting Room 3, Jinchun Garden Hotel | |
| 09:20-09:50 | Is There Inflation in China? Chi-Wei Su, Ocean University of China Discussant: Yong Wang, City University of Hong Kong |
| 09:50-10:20 | Housing Prices and Business Cycle in China: A DSGE Analysis Zongxin Qian, Renmin University of China Discussant: Chi-Wei Su, Ocean University of China |
| 10:20-10:35 | Tea Break |
| 10:35-11:05 | Does the Law of One Price Hold？A Cross-Regional Study of China Tieying Liu, Beijing Jiaotong University Discussant: Zongxin Qian, Renmin University of China |
| 11:05-11:35 | China's Economic Growth (1978-2010) Revisited: The Role of TVEs Yong Wang, City University of Hong Kong Discussant: Tieying Liu, Beijing Jiaotong University |
| Session II International (1) Chair: Kevin Zhang, Illinois State University Time: 09:20-11:35, December 21 Venue: Meeting Room 2, Jinchun Garden Hotel | |
| 09:20-09:50 | Political Risk Institutionalization by Chinese Multinational Firms Hui Liu, University of International Business and Economics Discussant: Dongmei Hu, Shenzhen University |
| 09:50-10:20 | Urbanization and FDI: The Case of China vs. India Chu-Ping Lo, National Taiwan University Discussant: Hui Liu, University of International Business and Economics |
| 10:20-10:35 | Tea Break |
| 10:35-11:05 | Economic and Political Equilibrium for a Renewable Natural Resource with International Trade Wen Kong, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Discussant: Chu-Ping Lo, National Taiwan University |
| 11:05-11:35 | Vertical Product Differentiation and Exchange Rate Pass-Through: Evidence from Trade between China and Japan Dongmei Hu, Shenzhen University Discussant: Wen Kong, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics |
| Session III Finance (1) Chair: Donald Lien, University of Texas at San Antonio Time: 09:20-11:35, December 21 Venue: Meeting Room 1, Jinchun Garden Hotel. | |
| 09:20-09:50 | Measuring the Instability of China’s Financial System Lixin Sun, Shandong University Discussant: Haizhi Wang, Illinois Institute of Technology |
| 09:50-10:20 | Does Aggregate Insider Trading Predict Stock Returns in China? Qing He, Renmin University of China Discussant: Lixin Sun, Shandong University |
| 10:20-10:35 | Tea Break |
| 10:35-11:05 | Determinants of Board Composition and Corporate Governance in Chinese Enterprises since Reforms: A Comparison of Controlling Shareholders Zhang Cheng, University of Malaya Discussant: Qing He, Renmin University of China |
| 11:05-11:35 | Bank Financing, Institutions and Regional Entrepreneurial Activities: Evidence from China Haizhi Wang, Illinois Institute of Technology Discussant: Zhang Cheng, University of Malaya |
| Session IV Macroeconomics (2) Chair: Yong Wang, City University of Hong Kong Time: 13:20-15:35, December 21 Venue: Meeting Room 3, Jinchun Garden Hotel. | |
| 13:20-13:50 | Happiness in the Air Xi Chen, Yale University Discussant: Ren Wang, Hunan University |
| 13:50-14:20 | Confidence in Monetary Policy: Evidence from China Chengsi Zhang, Renmin University of China Discussant: Xintong Yang, University of California Santa Barbara |
| 14:20-14:35 | Tea Break |
| 14:35-15:05 | Can Income Inequality Explain China's Saving Puzzle? Qiang Wen, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Discussant: Chengsi Zhang, Renmin University of China |
| 15:05-15:35 | Borrowing Constraint, Heterogeneous Production Sectors and Policy Implications: the Case of China Ren Wang, Hunan University Discussant: Qiang Wen, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics |
| Session V International (2) Chair: Yanrui Wu, University of Western Australia Time: 13:20-15:35, December 21 Venue: Meeting Room 2, Jinchun Garden Hotel. | |
| 13:20-13:50 | Wages, Innovation, and Export Upgrading: International Evidence and Its Implications for China Kevin H. Zhang, Illinois State University Discussant: Shu Yu, University of Rochester |
| 13:50-14:20 | Uncertainty and Sequential outward Foreign Direct Investment Xingwang Qian, SUNY Buffalo State Discussant: Kevin H. Zhang, Illinois State University |
| 14:20-14:35 | Tea Break |
| 14:35-15:05 | ECFA Before and After: The Cross-strait Exchanges based on a Capital Flow Perspective Kuo-chun Yeh, National Taiwan University Discussant: Xingwang Qian, SUNY Buffalo State |
| 15:05-15:35 | Chinese Firms’ Outward Investment and the “Belt and Road Initiative” Shu Yu, University of Rochester Discussant: Kuo-chun Yeh, National Taiwan University |
| Session VI Finance (2) Chair: Shunfeng Song, University of Nevada Time: 13:20-15:35, December 21 Venue: Meeting Room 1, Jinchun Garden Hotel. | |
| 13:20-13:50 | Does News Matter in China's Foreign Exchange Market? Chinese RMB Volatility and Public Information Arrivals Kin-Yip Ho, Australian National University Discussant: Fu Xin, Hohai University |
| 13:50-14:20 | Does Credit Market Impede Innovation? Based on the Loan Term Structure Analysis Fu Xin, Hohai University Discussant: Jialin Huang, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics |
| 14:20-14:35 | Tea Break |
| 14:35-15:05 | Housing Boom, Real Estate Diversification and Capital Structure: Evidence from Listed Firms in China Jialin Huang, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Discussant: Da Huo, Central University of Finance and Economics |
| 15:05-15:35 | Financial Leverage and Location of Global Expansion in a 2-Mode Network: Evidence from Chinese Companies in Manufacturing Sector Da Huo, Central University of Finance and Economics Discussant: Zhaoyong Zhang, Edith Cowan University |
| Session VII Macroeconomics (3) Chair: Ying Lowrey Liu, Tsinghua University Time: 15:45-18:00, December 21 Venue: Meeting Room 3, Jinchun Garden Hotel. | |
| 15:45-16:15 | A Small Amount Can Make a Big Difference: The Effect of the New Rural Social Pension Insurance Program on the Retirement Decision in China Lei Shu, Tilburg University Discussant: Xi Chen, Yale University |
| 16:15-16:45 | The "One Belt, One Road" Strategy and Chinese Economy: A Forecasting Perspective Zhongxin Ni, Shanghai University Discussant: Lei Shu, Tilburg University |
| 16:45-17:00 | Tea Break |
| 17:00-17:30 | Does Technological Relatedness Promote Indigenous Innovation and Firm Productivity in China? Anthony J. Howell, Peking University Discussant: Zhongxin Ni, Shanghai University |
| 17:30-18:00 | Capital in Transition: Housing and Sectoral Reallocation in the Long Run Xintong Yang, University of California Santa Barbara Discussant: Anthony J. Howell, Peking University |
| Session VIII Rural-Urban Chair: Taoxiong Liu, Tsinghua University Time: 15:45-18:00, December 21 Venue: Meeting Room 2, Jinchun Garden Hotel. | |
| 15:45-16:15 | The Study of Migration in Rural Learners Promoted by Distance Education: Evidence from Urbanization in China Fengliang Li, Tsinghua University Discussant: Xiaoou Liu, Renmin University of China |
| 16:15-16:45 | Heterogeneity in Intergenerational Transmission of Education and the Second Generation Rural-urban Migrants: Hope in the Desperation Junling Xu, Central China Normal University Discussant: Donald Lien, University of Texas at San Antonio |
| 16:45-17:00 | Tea Break |
| 17:00-17:30 | Labor Mobility and Urban-Rural Wage Differentials: An Examination of the Hukou System in China Soojae Moon, University of Colorado Denver Discussant: Junling Xu, Central China Normal University |
| 17:30-18:00 | Property Rights, Labor Mobility and Collectivization: The Impact of Institutional Changes on China’s Agriculture in 1950-1978 Xiaoou Liu, Renmin University of China Discussant: Soojae Moon, University of Colorado Denver |
| Session IX Energy & Electronic Industry Chair: Ke Tang , Tsinghua University Time: 15:45-18:00, December 21 Venue: Meeting Room 1, Jinchun Garden Hotel. | |
| 15:45-16:15 | China’s Urban Development Policies and City Growth: An Analysis based on the Gibrat Law Shunfeng Song, University of Nevada Discussant: Yanrui Wu, University of Western Australia |
| 16:15-16:45 | China’s Electrical Equipment Manufacturing in the Global Value Chain: A GVC Income Analysis based on World Input-Output Database (WIOD) Yingying Lu, Shanghai University Discussant: Shunfeng Song, University of Nevada |
| 16:45-17:00 | Tea Break |
| 17:00-17:30 | China’s Manufacturing’s Total-factor Energy Efficiency with Environmental Constraints Tian-ye Chen, Nankai University Discussant: Yingying Lu, Shanghai University |
| 17:30-18:00 | Distribution Dynamics of Energy Intensity in Chinese Cities Yanrui Wu, University of Western Australia Discussant: Yong Wang, Tsinghua University |
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