China Center for Economic Research & National School of Development, Peking University
Stockholm China Economic Research Institute, Stockholm School of Economics
Joint 2017 Conference on
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Development
Beijing 6-7 June 2017
Conference Venue:
6 June: 2nd Floor, Wanzhong Building, NSD, Peking University
7 June: Zhifuxuan Classroom, NSD, Peking University
Conference Program
Tuesday 6 June
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:15 Opening Remarks
09:15 – 10:35 Session 1
Session Chair: Miaojie Yu, Peking University
Political Uncertainty and Innovation in China
*Anders C. Johansson, Stockholm School of Economics
Xunan Feng, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Discussant: Chuanchuan Zhang, Central University of Finance and Economics
Culture and the Economy: Clan, Entrepreneurship, and Development of the
Private Sector in China
*Chuanchuan Zhang, Central University of Finance and Economics
Discussant: Xin Wang, Peking University
10:35 – 11:00 Tea/Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:20 Session 2
Session Chair: Philipp Boeing, Centre of European Economic Research (ZEW)
Hollowing Out the Middle Class: Trade Liberalization and Labor Market Polarization in China
*Mingzhi Xu, University of California, Davis
Discussant: Shengyu Li, Durham University
Imported Inputs, Productivity, and the Impact of Import Liberalization: Evidence from Chinese Paint Manufacturers
Paul L. E. Grieco, Pennsylvania State University
*Shengyu Li, Durham University
Hongsong Zhang, University of Hong Kong
Discussant: Mingzhi Xu, University of California Davis
12:20 – 13:50 Lunch
13:50 – 15:10 Session
Session Chair: Belton M. Fleisher, Fleisher, Ohio State University & Hunan University CEFMS
Market Structure and Resource Reallocation: Evidence from China’s Steel Industry
*Yu Sheng, Peking University
Discussant: Loren Brandt, University of Toronto
Ownership and Productivity in Vertically-Integrated Firms: Evidence from the Chinese Steel Industry
*Loren Brandt, University of Toronto
Feitao Jiang, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Yao Luo, University of Toronto
Yingjun Su, University of Pittsburgh
Discussant: Yu Sheng, Peking University
15:10 – 15:40 Tea/Coffee Break
15:40 – 17:00 Session 4
Session Chair: Xun Wang, Peking University
Fiscal Policy Volatility and Capital Misallocation: Evidence from China
*Sai Ding, University of Glasgow
Wei Jiang, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Shengyu Li, Durham University Business School
Shangjin Wei, Columbia Business School, Columbia University
Discussant: Anthony J. Howell, Peking University
Ethnicity, Start-up Finance, and Entrepreneurship in China
*Anthony J. Howell, Peking University
Discussant: Sai Ding, University of Glasgow
18:00-20:00 Dinner
Wednesday 7 June
09:15 – 10:35 Session 5
Session Chair: Loren Brandt, University of Toronto
Competitors, Complementors, Parents and Places: Explaining Regional Agglomeration in the U.S. Auto Industry
Luís Cabral, New York University & CEPR
*Zhu Wang, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Daniel Yi Xu, Duke University & NBER
Discussant: Yu Qin, National University of Singapore
Technology Transfer and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from the High-Speed Rail Sector in China
*Yu Qin, National University of Singapore
Yatang Lin, London School of Economics
Zhuan Xie, Peking University
Discussant: Zhu Wang, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
10:35 – 11:00 Tea/Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:20 Session 6
Session Chair: Sai Ding, University of Glasgow
Trade Reforms and Wage Dispersion: Workforce Composition or Rent Sharing?
Rongzhu Ke, Hong Kong Baptist University
Yi Lu, National University of Singapore
Lianming Zhu, Waseda University
Discussant: Belton M. Fleisher, Fleisher, Ohio State University & Hunan University CEFMS
Wages, Innovation, and Employment in China
*Belton M. Fleisher, Ohio State University & Hunan University CEFMS
William H. McGuire, University of Washington Tacoma
Xiaojun Wang, University of Hawaii
Min Qiang Zhao, Xiamen University
Discussant: Rongzhu Ke, Hong Kong Baptist University
12:20 – 13:20 Lunch
13:20 – 14:40 Session 7
Session Chair: Zhu Wang, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Measuring Patent Quality based on ISR citations: Development of indices and application to Chinese firm-level data
*Philipp Boeing, Centre of European Economic Research (ZEW)
Elisabeth Mueller, German Graduate School of Management and Law
Discussant: Xun Wang, Peking University
Trade and Innovation: The Role of Scale and Competition Effects
Daniel Trefler, University of Toronto
*Miaojie Yu, Peking University
Discussant: Philipp Boeing, Centre of European Economic Research (ZEW)
14:40 – 14:50 Closing Remarks
