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The Launch Event of the Center for New Structural Economics at Peking University

2015-11-26
The Launch Event of the Center for New Structural Economics at Peking University
National School of Development, Peking University
Zhifuxuan Classroom, December 14, 2015
Working Language: Chinese
8:15-8:30 Registration
8:30-9:00 The Launch Event of the Center for New Structural Economics at Peking University
Moderator Jiajun Xu, Executive Deputy Director of the Center for NSE
  Leader of Peking University (TBD)
  Yang Yao, Dean of National School of Development, Peking University
  Justin Yifu Lin, Director for the Center for NSE; Honorary Dean, National School of Development, Peking Universtiy
9:00-9:15 Group photo
   
Second International Conference on New Structural Economics
 
National School of Development, Peking University
Zhifuxuan Classroom, December 14-15, 2015
   
Monday, December 14, 2015
9:15-11:00 Keynote Speeches
Chair Justin Yifu Lin, Director for the Center for NSE; Honorary Dean, National School of Development, Peking Universtiy
Speakers Kaivan Munshi, University of Cambridge, Co-editor of Journal of Development Economics
  The Community Origins of Industrial Entrepreneurship
  Joseph P. Kaboski, Department of Economics at the University of Notre Dame
  Skill-Biased Structural Change
  Tony Venables, University of Oxford, Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies
  Breaking into tradables; urban function and urban form in a developing city
11:00-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:45 Panel 1
Chair Joseph P. Kaboski, Department of Economics at the University of Notre Dame
Presenters Shahidur Rashid, International Food Policy Research Institute
  Co-authors: Xiaobo Zhang, Peking University
  Changing Wage Dynamics in Developing Countries: The Theory, Evidence, and Implications
  Keun Lee, Department of Economics, Seoul National University
  Co-authors: Sanika Sulochani Ramanayake, Inha University & Seoul National University
  The Adding-up problem & the Wage-productivity Gap in exports of developing countries facing the middle-income trap
  Xiaobo Zhang, National School of Development, Peking Universtiy
  Impact of rising wages on innovations in China
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Panel 2
Chair Kaivan Munshi, University of Cambridge, Co-editor of Journal of Development Economics
Presenters Changyuan Luo, School of Economics, Fudan University
  Co-authors: Di Bao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jiajun Xu, Peking University
  Rising Wages in China and its Potential Impact upon Industrialization in Africa via the Channel of Trade
  Yuqing Xing, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
  Rising Wages, Yuan’s Appreciation and China’s Processing Exports
  Kevin H. Zhang, Department of Economics, Illinois State University
  How important are Wages to Export Competitiveness?  Cross-Country Evidence in 1997-2012 and Implications for China
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-18:00 Panel 3
Chair Jiajun Xu, Executive Deputy Director of the Center for NSE
Presenters Tony Fang, Memorial University, Monash University, University of Toronto, and IZA
  Co-authors: Carl Lin, Beijing Normal University and IZA
  The Impact of Minimum Wages on Wages and Employment in China
  Wenchun Wang, Fudan Development Institute, Fudan University
  Co-authors: Zhao Rong, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics; Rudai Yang, Peking University
  Migrant Labor Allocation and Wage Costs: Evidence from China’s Real Estate Expansion
  Wenquan Liang, Department of Economics, Fudan University
  Co-authors: Ming Lu, Shanghai Jiaotong University; Hang Zhang, Fudan University
  Housing Price Threatens Competitiveness:How Do China’s Inland-Favoring Land Policies Raise Wages?
  Suqin Ge, Department of Economics, Virginia Tech
  Assimilation and the Wage Growth of Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China 
18:00-20:00 Dinner reception at Zhilihuiguan Restaurant
   
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
9:00-10:45 Keynote Speeches
Chair Xiaobo Zhang, National School of Development, Peking Universtiy
Speakers Michele Boldrin, Washington University in St. Louis. Associate Editor of Econometrica, and Editor of the Review of Economic Dynamics
  Paths to Economic Development: the Role of Competitive Innovation
  Belton Fleisher, Ohio State University, Chief Editor of China Economic Review
  Wages versus Amenities in the Growth of Secondary Industry Employment
  Judith C. Clifton, University of Cantabria, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Economic Policy Reform
  Fiscal Policy and Falling Inequality in Latin America: Lesssons for Middle Income Countries?
10:45-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:45 Panel 4
Chair Michele Boldrin, Washington University in St. Louis. Associate Editor of Econometrica, and Editor of the Review of Economic Dynamics
Presenters Eric Kehinde Ogunleye, African Development Bank, Nigeria Country Office
  Leveraging rising wages in Asian Tigers Countries to raise African Simbas: Getting the fundamentals right
  Qingtao Wang, Beijing Office, International Food Policy Research Institute
  Co-authors: Kevin Chen, IFPRI; Longwen Chiang, IFPRI; Xuanli Xie, Peking University
  Rising Wages, Ownership, and Firm Relocation: Evidence from China’s Annual Survey of Industrial Enterprises 1998-2008
  Yunnan Chen, Johns Hopkins University SAIS
  Co-authors: Irene Yuan Sun, Rex Uzonna Ukaejiofo, Tang Xiaoyang, and Deborah Brautigam
  Chinese Manufacturing FDI in Nigeria: An Avenue for Technology Transfer? 
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Panel 5
Chair Belton Fleisher, Ohio State University, Chief Editor of China Economic Review
Presenters Vu Minh Khuong, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
  Effective Structural Change and Economic Growth: Evidence and Policy Insights from an Empirical Study of Asian Economies
  Roberto Samaniego, Department of Economics, George Washington University
  Investment-Specific Technical Progress and Economic Development
  Yong Wang, Department of Economics, HKUST
  Co-authors: Justin Yifu Lin, Peking University
  Structural Change, Industrial Upgrading and Middle Income Trap
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:00 Panel 6
Chair Judith C. Clifton, University of Cantabria, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Economic Policy Reform
Presenters Alessia A. Amighini, Department of Economics and Business, Università del Piemonte Orientale
  Co-authors: Margaret McMillan, Tufts University and IFPRI; Marco Sanfilippo, University of Antwerp
  FDI as a Catalyst for Domestic Investment in Developing Economies: New Evidence from Industry-level Data
  Miaojie Yu, National School of Development, Peking Universtiy
  Outward FDI and Domestic Input Distortions: Evidence from Chinese Firms
18:00-20:00 Dinner