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China Economic Quarterly Best Paper Award (2015-2016)

2017-10-13

China Economic Quarterly 2015-2016(Volume 15)
Dr. Werner Jackstädt Best Paper Award for Chinese Economic and Business Studies


The China Economic Quarterly 2015-2016(Volume 15)Dr. Werner Jackstädt Best Paper Award for Chinese Economic and Business Studies goes to “Social Identity and Corrupt Behavior: An Experimental Study,”, published in No.3, Volume 15, authored by Zhen Lei, Sen Tian, Chen Ling, Anquan Zhang(Southwestern University of Finance and Economics), and Renyu Li(presently working in Shenzhen University).

    
(From left to right:Zhen Lei, Sen Tian, Chen Ling, Anquan Zhang,Renyu Li)

Remarks from the Award Committee
The authors apply the methodology of experimental economics, as opposed to the conventional economics analytical framework and empiricism, to simulate some corruption scenarios. Although the average age of the subjects (college students) is eighteen, far younger than any government officials, the social identify of being a government official causes corruption due to self recognizing Chinese bureaucracy culture. When the subject is a government official, he is more corrupted than he is as a civilian and the tolerance of corruption is higher as a government official. The implication of this study on the current anticorruption campaign in China is every significant. Besides increasing judiciary independence, policy supervising and bureaucracy transparency, demolish Chinese bureaucracy culture is essential in the current anticorruption campaign.


China Economic Quarterly 2015-2016(Volume 15)Dr. Werner Jackstädt Annual Best Paper Award Nominees(in random order):

1. Capitalization, Fiscal Incentives and the Provision of Local Public Services: Evidence from 35 Large and Medium Sized Cities of China, Yugang Tang, Qiang Chen, Liping Man,China Economic Quarterly, 2016 15(1),pp. 217-240

2. Social Identity and Corrupt Behavior: An Experimental Study, Zhen Lei, Sen Tian, Chen Ling, Anquan Zhang, Renyu Li, China Economic Quarterly, 2016 15(3),pp. 869-892

3. Stimulus Plan, State-owned Enterprises Channel and Land Leasing, Jidong Yang, Wenzhe Zhao, Kai Liu, China Economic Quarterly, 2016 15(3),pp. 1225-1252

4. Accounting for Income Inequality Between households in Rural China: A Regression Based Approach: Mingwang Cheng, Yanhong Jin, Qing-En Ge, China Economic Quarterly, 2016 15(3),pp. 1253-1274

5. Empirical Analysis on Vertical Integration and Horizontal Collusion in Chinese Passenger-vehicle Industry, Junji Xiao, Shiyu Tan, China Economic Quarterly, 2016 15(4),pp. 1253-1274

 

Introduction to the China Economic Quarterly Dr. Werner Jackstädt Best Paper Award for Chinese Economic and Business Studies

In order to encourage high-quality economic research, China Economic Quarterly set up the Annual Best Paper Award since its inception. Each year one paper is selected as the best paper from the volume published in that year. Starting in 2010, the award is renamed as Dr. Werner Jackstädt Best Paper Award for Chinese Economic and Business Studies, and from 2014 the prize is set to RMB 40,000 yuan. 
The winner is decided by majority votes on the nominated papers from the award committee, which is comprised of the four editors of China Economic Quarterly and Prof. Dr. Carsten Herrmann-Pillath from the East-West Centre for Business Studies and Cultural Science, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

This award is financially sponsored by the Dr. Jackstädt Foundation and supported by The East West Centre for Business Studies and Cultural Science at Frankfurt School.
Dr. Jackstädt was an entrepreneur who had made outstanding contribution to the post-war German economic miracle. The mission of the Dr. Jackstädt Foundation is to support the research in the field of medicine and management science, and to help the development of Wuppertal, Dr. Jackstädt’s hometown (which is also the hometown of Engels).