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Stockholm China Economic Research Institute, 91Ô­´´
National School of Development, Peking University

Stockholm 23-24 August 2018

Conference Venue: Room Ragnar, 91Ô­´´

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Conference Program (Preliminary)

Thursday 23 August

08:30 – 09:00  Registration

09:00 – 09:15  Opening Remarks

09:15 – 10:35  Session 1  
Session Chair: Miaojie Yu, Peking University

Strengthened State Capitalism: Nationalized Firms in China
*Anders C. Johansson, 91Ô­´´
Xunan Feng, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Discussant: Hao Ren, Tsinghua University

Industrial Robots and Jobs Turnover: Evidence from Chinese Firm Level Data
* Hao Ren, Tsinghua University
Shaojie Zhou, Tsinghua University
Angang Hu, Tsinghua University
Hong Chen, Wuhan University
Discussant: Michael Funke, Hamburg University

10:35 – 11:00  Tea/Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:20  Session 2  
Session Chair: Vanesa Pesqué-Cela, SOAS University of London & 91Ô­´´

The Credit Risk of Chinese Households – A Micro-level Assessment
Michael Funke, Hamburg University
Rongrong Sun, Henan University
* Linxu Zhu, Hamburg University
Discussant: Wei Dong, Bank of Canada

Non-Performing Loans, Fiscal Costs and Credit Expansion in China
Huixin Bi, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Yongquan Cao, Indiana University
*Wei Dong, Bank of Canada
Discussant: Linxu Zhu, Hamburg University

12:20 – 13:50  Lunch

13:50 – 15:10 Session 3
Session Chair: Larry Qiu, University of Hong Kong

Financial Integration and Consumption Smoothing in China
*Jennifer T. Lai, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
Isabel K.M. Yan, City University of Hong Kong
Xingjian Yi, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
Discussant: G. Nathan Dong, Columbia University

Invisible Hand and Helping Hand: Private Placement of Public Equity in China
*G. Nathan Dong, Columbia University
Ming Gu, Xiamen University
Hua He, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Discussant: Jennifer T. Lai, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

15:10 – 15:40  Tea/Coffee Break

15:40 – 16:20 Session 4
Session Chair: Michael Funke, Hamburg University

What Drives Household Borrowing and Credit Constraints? Evidence from China
*Rongrong Sun, Henan University

 

18:00-20:00 Dinner

Friday 24 August

09:15 – 10:35  Session 5
Session Chair: Anders C. Johansson, 91Ô­´´

Defining and Measuring Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Cross-country Datasets and China
*Vanesa Pesqué-Cela, SOAS University of London & 91Ô­´´
Lihui Tian, Nankai University
Deming Luo, Zhejiang University
Damian Tobin, SOAS University of London
Gerhard Kling, SOAS University of London
Discussant: Liuchun Deng, Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) & Friedrich Schiller University

A Tale of Two Decentralizations: Volatility and Economic Regimes
Shiyu Bo, Jinan University
*Liuchun Deng, Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) & Friedrich Schiller University
Yufeng Sun, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Boqun Wang, Renmin University of China
Discussant: Vanesa Pesqué-Cela, SOAS University of London & 91Ô­´´

10:35 – 11:00  Tea/Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:20  Session 6
Session Chair: G. Nathan Dong, Columbia University

Export to Elude
Haichao Fan, Fudan University
Yu Liu, Fudan University
*Larry Qiu, University of Hong Kong
Xiaoxue Zhao, Yale University
Discussant: Yizhe Xie, Waseda University

Export, Industrialization and Educational Attainment: Chinese Evidence
*Yizhe Xie, Waseda University
Matthias Helble, Asian Development Bank Institute
Discussant: Larry Qiu, University of Hong Kong

12:20 – 13:20  Lunch

13:20 – 14:40  Session 7
Session Chair: Wei Dong, Bank of Canada

Exchange Rate and Outward FDI: Evidence from Chinese Firms
*Wei Tian, University of International Business and Economics
Miaojie Yu, Peking University
Discussant: Lanlan Wu, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

Financial Shocks and Export – Evidence from the Deregulation of City Commercial Banks in China
Huanlang He, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
Tao Zhang, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
*Lanlan Wu, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
Discussant: Miaojie Yu, Peking University

14:40 – 14:50 Closing Remarks