December 5, 2020 (Saturday)

December 6, 2020 (Sunday)

Conference Proceeding

Each keynote speech consists of 35-minute presentation time and 10-minute Q&A. A parallel session consists of 2-4 presentations, each presentation consists of 25-minute presentation time and 5-minite Q&A. The last presenter in each parallel session is designated as the session chair.

5 December 2020 (Saturday)

Session 1-A: Income // Time: 13:30-15:00 // Venue:Room 106, Zhonghui Building

Session Chair: Sisi Zhang, Jinan University

[1] Correct for Top Incomes in China

Haiyuan Wan, Beijing Normal University; Yangcheng Yu, London School of Economics and Political Science*

[2] Marrying up: Trading off Spousal Income and Height

Pierre-André Chiappori, Columbia University; David Ong, Jinan University*; Yu (Alan) Yang, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Junsen Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

[3] Spousal Income Risk and Female Entrepreneurship

Heather M. Stephens, West Virginia University; Sisi Zhang, Jinan University*

Session 1-B: Urban // Time: 13:30-15:00 // Venue: Room 102, Zhonghui Building

Session Chair: Wei Shi, Jinan University

[1] Learning to Be an Entrepreneur in Cities

Ming Lu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Dongxia Wei, Guangdong University of Finance*

[2] Minimum Wages and Business Locations in China: Estimates Based on a Refined Border Approach

Xiaoying Li, Sun Yat-sen University; Dongbo Shi, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Sifan Zhou, Xiamen University*

[3] Mobility Responses to COVID-19: Evidence from Air Travels in China

Yun Qiu, Jinan University; Pei Yu, Jinan University; Wei Shi, Jinan University*

Session 2-A: Job Searching // Time: 15:30-17:30 // Venue: Room 106, Zhonghui Building

Session Chair: Qian Weng, Renmin University

[1] Why Do Firms Defer Training?

Michael Waldman, Cornell University; Zhenda Yin, Peking University*

[2] Alleviating Behavioral Biases at Job Search: Do Nudges Work?

Gergely Horvath,Duke Kunshan University*

[3] Search, Screening and Sorting

Xiaoming Cai, Peking University*; Pieter Gautier, VU University Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute; Ronald Wolthoff, University of Toronto

[4] Do Higher Wage Offers Attract More Job Applications? A Field Experiment on Directed Search

Haoran He, Beijing Normal University; David Neumark, University of California at Irvine; Qian Weng, Renmin University of China*

Session 2-B: Gender // Time: 15:30-17:30 // Venue: Room 102, Zhonghui Building

Session Chair: Yi Chen, ShanghaiTech University

[1] Lean In or Lean Back: Does Higher Education Empower Women?

Wei Si, ShanghaiTech University*

[2] Does Daughter Change Father’s Attitudes toward Gender? Evidence from China's One-Child Policy

Haili Huang, Xiamen University; Lei Meng, Xiamen University*

[3] Let the Young Decide: Love Style and After-Marriage Well-Being

Bowen Li, Jinan University*; Cai Zhou, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics; Ji Luo, Tsinghua University

[4] How did China’s “Later Marriage” Policy Affect the Timing of First Marriage and Later Life Outcomes?

Yi Chen, ShanghaiTech University*; Yi Zhao, Jinan University

6 December 2020 (Sunday)

Session 3-A: Family Economics // Time: 13:30-15:30 // Venue: Room 106, Zhonghui Building Session Chair: Xiao Liu, Peking University

[1] Birth Order Matters: Evidence from China (online)

Shumeng Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong*

[2] Altruistic or Exchange Motive? (online)

Naijia Guo, The Chinese University of Hong Kong*; Junsen Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

[3] Parenting Style and Children’s Time Preference: Based on A Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural China

Jiaying Chen, Renmin University of China*; Albert Park, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Lei Wang, Shaanxi Normal University; Scott Rozelle, Stanford University

[4] Sex Ratio, Commitment, and Power Distribution within the Household: An Empirical Investigation of China's One-Child Policy

Pierre-André Chiappori, Columbia University; Xiao Liu, Peking University*; Yaohui Zhao, Peking University

Session 3-B: Migration and Human Capital // Time: 13:30-15:30 // Venue: Room 102, Zhonghui Building

Session Chair: Xinzheng Shi, Tsinghua University

[1] Place-Based Policies: First-Mover Advantage and Persistency

Ying Chen, Xiamen University*; Teng Huang, Xiamen University; Wenzhuo Lu, Xiamen University

[2] The Impacts of ACA Health Insurance Enrollment Expansion on Physician Relocation

Lin Lin, East China Normal University*

[3] Childcare Choice and Long-Run Human Capital Outcomes in China

Lei Lei, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics*

[4] Migration Networks, Export Shocks, and Human Capital Acquisition: Evidence from China

Shu Cai, Jinan University; Xinzheng Shi, Tsinghua University*; Zhufeng Xu, Central University of Finance and Economics

Session 4-A: Productivity // Time: 16:00-18:00 // Venue: Room 106, Zhonghui Building

Session Chair: Yun Qiu, Jinan University

[1] Entrepreneurial Reluctance: Academic Talent and Firm Creation in China (online)

Chong-En Bai, Tsinghua University; Hongbin Li, Stanford University; Xin Wang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Ruixue Jia, University of California, San Diego*

[2] Reward Sharing and Group Threshold Can Motivate Low Skills: A Real Effort Experiment on Teams

Richard Freeman, Harvard University; Xiaofei Pan, Bryant University; Xiaolan Yang, Shanghai International Studies University; Maoliang Ye, Southern University of Science and Technology*;

[3] The Impact of Temperature on Outdoor Worker Productivity: Evidence from Professional Soccer

Xiahai Wei, Huaqiao University; Jianan Li, Xiamen University*; Hongyou Liu, South China Normal University; Jiangtao Wan; Huaqiao University

[4] Productivity Loss amid Invisible Pollution

Chunchao Wang, Jinan University; Qianqian Lin, Jinan University; Yun Qiu, Jinan University*

Session 4-B Education // Time: 16:00-18:00 // Venue: Room 102, Zhonghui Building

Chair: Zhe Yang, Jinan University

[1] College Location and Migration: Evidence from China's Higher Education Expansion

Shu Cai, Jinan University*; Xiaozhou Ding, Dickinson College; Rui Du, Oklahoma State University

[2] Does Internet Anti-Addiction System Work: Evidence from High School Academic Performance

Naijia Guo, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Yishu Wang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Yuting Zheng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong*

[3] Teacher Characteristics and Student Performance: Evidence from Random Teacher-Student Assignments in China

Wei Huang, National University of Singapore; Teng Li, Sun Yat-sen University*; Yinghao Pan, National University of Singapore; Jinyang Ren, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

[4] Externalities of Parental Absence on Classroom Peers’ Personality Traits

Shuaizhang Feng, Jinan University; Jun Hyung Kim, Jinan University; Zhe Yang, Jinan University*