Department of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong - The Third Annual Conference on Chinese Economy

The Third Annual Conference on Chinese Economy*

30 – 31 January 2013

Room 401, Esther Lee Building, CUHK

Programme

Day 1: Wednesday, 30 January
9:00 – 9:08	Registration
9:08 – 9:10	Opening Remarks Junsen Zhang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Session 1	Presiding Jia Pan (Fudan University)
9:10 – 10:05	Tournaments with Target: Theory and Evidence from China Presenter Xi Weng (Peking University) Co-author(s) Xing Li (Stanford University) Chong Liu (Peking University) Li-An Zhou (Peking University) Discussant Tian Zhu (CEIBS)
10:05 – 11:00	The Mystery of Authoritarian Growth: Land Revenue and the Career Concerns of China's Local Leaders Presenter James Kai-sing Kung (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Co-author(s) Ting Chen (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Discussant Min Ouyang (Tsinghua University)
11:00 – 11:15	Coffee Break (G/F, Esther Lee Building)
11:15 – 12:10	Making Sense of China's Rural Land System Presenter Kim-Sau Chung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong and University of Minnesota) Co-author(s) Yuk-Shing Cheng (Hong Kong Baptist University) Discussant Han Li (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
12:10 – 13:30	Lunch (G/F, Esther Lee Building)
Session 2	Presiding Qing Liu (Tsinghua University)
13:30 – 14:25	A Demographic Theory of Economic Transition Presenter Stephen Chiu (The University of Hong Kong) Discussant Pengfei Wang (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
14:25 – 15:20	Immiserizing Growth: Some Evidence (from China with Hope for Love) Presenter Shang-Jin Wei (Columbia University, CEPR, and NBER) Co-author(s) Xiaobo Zhang (IFPRI) Discussant Shuaizhang Feng (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)
15:20 – 15:35	Coffee Break (G/F, Esther Lee Building)
Session 3	Presiding Rongzhu Ke (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
15:35 – 16:30	From Divergence to Convergence: Re-evaluating the History Behind China’s Economic Boom Presenter Debin Ma (London School of Economics and Political Science) Co-author(s) Loren Brandt (University of Toronto) Thomas Rawski (University of Pittsburgh) Discussant Se Yan (Peking University)
16:30 – 17:25	Sustainability of High Economic Growth, State Capitalism and Oligarchy Presenter Yikai Wang (University of Zurich) Discussant Yong Wang (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
17:25 – 17:40	Coffee Break (G/F, Esther Lee Building)
Session 4	Presiding Jaimie Lien (Tsinghua University)
17:40 – 18:35	Future of China's Economic, Political, and Social Systems Presenter Gregory Chow (Princeton University) Discussant Chong-En Bai (Tsinghua University)
18:45	Dinner at Shatin 18, Hyatt (by Invitation Only)
Day 2: Thursday, 31 January
Session 5	Presiding Travis Ng (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
9:10 – 10:05	WTO Accession and Performance of Chinese Manufacturing Firms Presenter Loren Brandt (University of Toronto) Co-author(s) Johannes Van Biesebroeck (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and CEPR) Luhang Wang (University of Toronto) Yifan Zhang (Lingnan University) Discussant Heiwai Tang (Tufts University)
10:05 – 11:00	Exports and Credit Constraints under Incomplete Information: Theory and Evidence from China Presenter Zhiyuan Li (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics) Co-author(s) Robert C. Feenstra (University of California, Davis) Miaojie Yu (Peking University) Discussant Liugang Sheng (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
11:00 – 11:15	Coffee Break (G/F, Esther Lee Building)
11:15 – 12:10	Domestic Value-Added in Chinese Exports: Firm Level Evidence Presenter Heiwai Tang (Tufts University) Co-author(s) Hiau Loui Kee (The World Bank) Discussant Chen Bo (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)
12:10 – 13:30	Lunch (Chung Chi College Staff Club)
Session 6	Presiding Chia-Hui Lu (City University of Hong Kong)
13:30 – 14:25	Property Taxes and Home Prices: A Tale of Two Cities Presenter Min Ouyang (Tsinghua University) Co-author(s) Chong-En Bai (Tsinghua University) Qi Li (Texas A&M University) Discussant Julan Du (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
14:25 – 15:20	Do Chinese Employers Avoid Hiring Overqualified Workers? Evidence from an Internet Job Board Presenter Kailing Shen (Xiamen University) Co-author(s) Peter Kuhn (University of California, Santa Barbara) Discussant Maoliang Ye (Renmin University of China)
15:20 – 15:35	Coffee Break (G/F, Esther Lee Building)
Session 7	Presiding Hongliang Zhang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
15:35 – 16:30	Son Preference and Early Childhood Investments in China Presenter Lingsheng Meng (Tsinghua University) Co-author(s) Douglas Almond (Columbia University and NBER) Hongbin Li (Tsinghua University) Discussant Albert Park (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
16:30 – 17:25	Hypergamy, Cross-border Marriage, and Family Behavior Presenter Junsen Zhang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) Co-author(s) Yoram Weiss (Tel Aviv University) Junjian Yi (University of Chicago) Discussant Shang-Jin Wei (Columbia University, CEPR, and NBER)
17:25	Closing Remarks Junsen Zhang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) Zhigang Yuan (Fudan University)

*The financial support by the Faculty of Social Science at The Chinese University of Hong Kong is greatly appreciated.

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