| 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 |
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Leader of Peking University (TBD) |
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Yang Yao, Dean of National School of Development, Peking University |
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Justin Yifu Lin, Director for the Center for NSE; Honorary Dean, National School of Development, Peking Universtiy |
| 9:00-9:15 |
Group photo |
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Second International Conference on New Structural Economics
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| National School of Development, Peking University |
| Zhifuxuan Classroom, December 14-15, 2015 |
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| 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 |
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The Community Origins of Industrial Entrepreneurship |
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Joseph P. Kaboski, Department of Economics at the University of Notre Dame |
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Skill-Biased Structural Change |
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Tony Venables, University of Oxford, Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies |
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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 |
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Co-authors: Xiaobo Zhang, Peking University |
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Changing Wage Dynamics in Developing Countries: The Theory, Evidence, and Implications |
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Keun Lee, Department of Economics, Seoul National University |
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Co-authors: Sanika Sulochani Ramanayake, Inha University & Seoul National University |
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The Adding-up problem & the Wage-productivity Gap in exports of developing countries facing the middle-income trap |
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Xiaobo Zhang, National School of Development, Peking Universtiy |
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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 |
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Co-authors: Di Bao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jiajun Xu, Peking University |
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Rising Wages in China and its Potential Impact upon Industrialization in Africa via the Channel of Trade |
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Yuqing Xing, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
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Rising Wages, Yuan’s Appreciation and China’s Processing Exports |
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Kevin H. Zhang, Department of Economics, Illinois State University |
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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 |
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Co-authors: Carl Lin, Beijing Normal University and IZA |
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The Impact of Minimum Wages on Wages and Employment in China |
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Wenchun Wang, Fudan Development Institute, Fudan University |
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Co-authors: Zhao Rong, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics; Rudai Yang, Peking University |
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Migrant Labor Allocation and Wage Costs: Evidence from China’s Real Estate Expansion |
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Wenquan Liang, Department of Economics, Fudan University |
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Co-authors: Ming Lu, Shanghai Jiaotong University; Hang Zhang, Fudan University |
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Housing Price Threatens Competitiveness:How Do China’s Inland-Favoring Land Policies Raise Wages? |
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Suqin Ge, Department of Economics, Virginia Tech |
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Assimilation and the Wage Growth of Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China |
| 18:00-20:00 |
Dinner reception at Zhilihuiguan Restaurant |
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| 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 |
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Paths to Economic Development: the Role of Competitive Innovation |
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Belton Fleisher, Ohio State University, Chief Editor of China Economic Review |
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Wages versus Amenities in the Growth of Secondary Industry Employment |
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Judith C. Clifton, University of Cantabria, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Economic Policy Reform |
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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 |
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Leveraging rising wages in Asian Tigers Countries to raise African Simbas: Getting the fundamentals right |
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Qingtao Wang, Beijing Office, International Food Policy Research Institute |
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Co-authors: Kevin Chen, IFPRI; Longwen Chiang, IFPRI; Xuanli Xie, Peking University |
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Rising Wages, Ownership, and Firm Relocation: Evidence from China’s Annual Survey of Industrial Enterprises 1998-2008 |
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Yunnan Chen, Johns Hopkins University SAIS |
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Co-authors: Irene Yuan Sun, Rex Uzonna Ukaejiofo, Tang Xiaoyang, and Deborah Brautigam |
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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 |
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Effective Structural Change and Economic Growth: Evidence and Policy Insights from an Empirical Study of Asian Economies |
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Roberto Samaniego, Department of Economics, George Washington University |
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Investment-Specific Technical Progress and Economic Development |
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Yong Wang, Department of Economics, HKUST |
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Co-authors: Justin Yifu Lin, Peking University |
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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 |
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Co-authors: Margaret McMillan, Tufts University and IFPRI; Marco Sanfilippo, University of Antwerp |
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FDI as a Catalyst for Domestic Investment in Developing Economies: New Evidence from Industry-level Data |
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Miaojie Yu, National School of Development, Peking Universtiy |
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Outward FDI and Domestic Input Distortions: Evidence from Chinese Firms |
| 18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
