Third IESR-GLO Joint Conference

The Institute for Economic and Social Research (IESR) at Jinan University and the Global Labor Organization (GLO) are jointly organizing a virtual conference, following the 2019 joint workshop on Belt and Road labor markets and the 2018 joint workshop. This year’s conference takes place in the backdrop of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. We intend to provide a platform for economists to exchange ideas on the pressing economic issues of the day through a series of presentations of high-quality academic papers.

The conference will be held from June 5 (Friday) to June 7 (Sunday) through Zoom Webinar. 

Format

Each conference presentation will have a 10-minute Q&A session that will be moderated by a conference chair. Attendees are welcome to type in their questions in the Zoom Q&A section or raise a hand to be unmuted.

June 5, 2020

7:30pm – 9:45pm (Beijing)/1:30pm – 3:45pm (Berlin)/7:30am – 9:45am (Washington DC)

• ·     Spillovers within the Great Lockdown, by Xiaodong Fan (Monash University)

•       Residential Water Quality and the Spread of COVID-19 in the United States, by Kelly Hyde (University of Pittsburgh)

•       Using Migration Patterns to Predict COVID-19 Risk Exposure in Developing Countries, by Mahreen Khan (MIT)

Discussants:

Yang (Zoe) Yang (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Yun Qiu (Jinan University)

Shu Cai (Jinan University)

Moderator:

Wei Shi (Jinan University)

Each paper is allocated 45 minutes, which consists of 25 minute presentation by the author, 10 minute discussion, and 10 minute Q&A.

10pm – 11pm (Beijing)/4pm – 5pm (Berlin)/10am – 11am (Washington DC)

• Opening remarks by Shuaizhang Feng (Dean, IESR) and Klaus F. Zimmermann (President, GLO)
  

• A Multi-risk SIR Model with Optimally Targeted Lockdown, by Daron Acemoglu (MIT)

11pm – 12:30am +1 (Beijing)/5pm – 6:30pm (Berlin)/11am – 12:30pm (Washington DC)

• ·    Life Dissatisfaction and Anxiety in COVID-19 Pandemic, by Pablo de Pedraza (JRC European Commission)

•      Sheltering in Place and Domestic Violence: Evidence from Calls for Service during COVID-19, by Riley Wilson (Brigham Young University)

Discussants:

Xi Chen (Yale University)

Jun Hyung Kim (Jinan University)

Moderator:

Sen Ma (Jinan University)

Each paper is allocated 45 minutes, which consists of 25 minute presentation by the author, 10 minute discussion, and 10 minute Q&A.

June 6, 2020

7:30pm – 9:45pm (Beijing)/1:30pm – 3:45pm (Berlin)/7:30am – 9:45am (Washington DC)

• ·     “The Better You Feel, the Harder You Fall”: Health Perception Biases and Mental Health among Chinese Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic, by Peng Nie (Xi'an Jiaotong University)

•       The Impact of COVID-19 on Risk Preference, Trust, Mental Health, and Labor Market Outcome, by Xianqiang Zou (Renmin University of China)

•       The Impact of Covid-19 on College Students, by Osea Giuntella (University of Pittsburgh)

Discussants:

Osea Giuntella (University of Pittsburgh)

Jubo Yan (Nanyang Technological University)

Peng Nie (Xi'an Jiaotong University)

Moderator:

Sen Ma (Jinan University)

Each paper is allocated 45 minutes, which consists of 25 minute presentation by the author, 10 minute discussion, and 10 minute Q&A.

10pm – 11pm (Beijing)/4pm – 5pm (Berlin)/10am – 11am (Washington DC)

• Opening remarks by Yingyao Hu (Johns Hopkins University)

• Coping with COVID Uncertainties, Charles Manski (Northwestern University)

11pm – 12:30am +1 (Beijing)/5pm – 6:30pm (Berlin)/11am – 12:30pm (Washington DC)

• ·     Determinants of Disparities in COVID-19 Job Losses, by Bruce A. Weinberg (Ohio State University)

•       Childcare Needs and Parents’ Labor Supply: Evidence from the COVID-19 Lockdown, by Sen Ma (Jinan University)

Discussants:

Sen Ma (Jinan University)

Bruce A. Weinberg (Ohio State University)

Moderator:

Shimeng Liu (Jinan University)

 Each paper is allocated 45 minutes, which consists of 25 minute presentation by the author, 10 minute discussion, and 10 minute Q&A.

June 7, 2020

7:30pm – 9:45pm (Beijing)/1:30pm – 3:45pm (Berlin)/7:30am – 9:45am (Washington DC)

• ·     Social Capital as Fence during the Pandemic and Fuel of Economic Recovering: COVID-19 in China, by Jianan Lu (University of Edinburgh)

•       Stay-at-Home Orders, Social Distancing and Trust, by Lamis Kattan (University of Ottawa)

•       COVID-19 Emergency Sick Leave Has Helped to Flatten the Curve, by Stefan Pichler (ETH Zurich)

Discussants:

Lamis Kattan (University of Ottawa)

Stefan Pichler (ETH Zurich)

Jianan Lu (University of Edinburgh)

Moderator:

Klaus F. Zimmermann (UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University)

Each paper is allocated 45 minutes, which consists of 25 minute presentation by the author, 10 minute discussion, and 10 minute Q&A.

10:15pm – 12:30am +1 (Beijing)/4:15pm – 6:30pm (Berlin)/10:15am – 12:30pm (Washington DC)

• ·    True Covid-19 Mortality Rates from Administrative Data in Italy, by Domenico Depalo (Bank of Italy)

•       Helping Small Businesses in the Time of COVID-19: Insights from Chinese Policies, by Robin Kaiji Gong (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

•       Italian Workers at Risk During the Covid-19 Epidemic, by Sergio Scicchitano (INAPP)

Discussants:

Shengjie Hong (Tsinghua University)

Sergio Scicchitano (INAPP)

Robin Kaiji Gong (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Moderator:

Wei Shi (Jinan University)

Each paper is allocated 45 minutes, which consists of 25 minute presentation by the author, 10 minute discussion, and 10 minute Q&A.

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