Brookings–Jinan China Microeconomic Policy Forum 2020
Virtual Conference Agenda
Date and time
Beijing Time: October 16, 2020, 8 am-11:15 am and Oct 17, 2020, 7:30 am-11:15 am
Eastern Time: October 15, 2020, 8 pm-11:15 pm and Oct 16, 2020, 7:30 pm-11:15 pm
Venue: Online at Zoom
Time allocation: 30 minutes for presenter, 10 minutes for discussant, and 5 minutes for general discussion.
Day 1, Friday October 16 (Beijing Time, 12-hour difference from Eastern Time)
8:00 am-8:15 am: Opening speech by Shuaizhang Feng and Clifford Winston
8:15 am-11:15 am:Environment session
Pollution and its consequences on firms and individuals
8:15 am-9:00 am:
Title: Location-based Policies and Unintended Environmental Consequences: Evidence from An Industry Relocation Policy in China
Presenter: Junji Xiao, University of Technology Sydney
Discussant: Shanjun Li, Cornell University
9:00 am-9:45 am:
Title: Attentions Online, Abatement Offline: A Natural Experiment from the Social Media in China
Presenter: Pinghan Liang, Sun Yat-sen University
Discussant: Guojun He, HKUST
9:45 am-9:50 am: Break
9:50 am-10:35 am:
Title: Weather, Climate Change, and Land Use: A High-Resolution Analysis in China
Presenter: Peng Zhang, CUHK Shenzhen
Discussant: Joshua S. Graff Zivin, UCSD
10:35 am-11:15 am:
Round table I: Pollution and its consequences on firms and individuals
Moderator: Clifford Winston (Brookings)
Day 2, Saturday October 17 (Beijing Time)
7:30 am-11:10 am: Labor session
Internal migration and rural-urban inequality in China
7:30 am-8:15 am:
Title: Migration Controls, Urban Fiscal Policies, and the Accumulation of Human Capital in China
Presenter: Holger Sieg, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Hong Song, Fudan University
8:15 am-9:00 am:
Title: Externality of Parental Absence on Peer’s Personality Traits
Presenter: Zhe Yang, Jinan University
Discussant: Elira Kuka, George Washington University
9:00 am-9:45 am:
Title: Welfare Magnets and Internal Migration in China
Presenter: Zhangfeng Jin, Zhejiang University
Discussant: Klaus F. Zimmermann, GLO
9:40 am -9:45 am: Break
9:45 am-10:30 am:
Title: The Role of Social Norms in Old-age Support: Evidence from China
Presenter: Xuezhu Shi, University of International Business and Economics
Discussant: Zhong Zhao, Renmin University of China
10:30 am-11:10 am:
Round table II:Internal migration and rural-urban inequality in China
Moderator: Shuaizhang Feng (Jinan University)
11:10 am -11:15 am:
Conference summary by Clifford Winston
List of Participants:
Shuaizhang Feng (Jinan University)
Joshua S. Graff Zivin (University of California San Diego)
Guojun He (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Zhangfeng Jin (Zhejiang University)
Elira Kuka (George Washington University)
Shanjun Li (Cornell University)
Pinghan Liang (Sun Yat-sen University)
Xuezhu Shi (University of International Business and Economics)
Holger Sieg (University of Pennsylvania)
Hong Song (Fudan University)
Clifford Winston (Brookings)
Junji Xiao (University of Technology Sydney)
Zhe Yang (Jinan University)
Peng Zhang (CUHK Shenzhen)
Sisi Zhang (Jinan University)
Zhong Zhao (Renmin University of China)
Klaus F. Zimmermann (Global Labor Organization)
