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National Bureau of Economic Research |
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Conference on the Chinese
Economy |
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Organized by Hanming
Fang and Shang-Jin Wei |
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NBER |
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2nd Floor Conference
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1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
02138 USA |
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September 30 - October 1, 2011 |
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Program |
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Friday,
September 30, 2011 |
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7:45 am |
Shuttles leave Royal Sonesta Hotel for NBER |
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8:00 am |
Continental
Breakfast |
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8:45 am |
Welcome |
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9:00 am |
Xiaobo Zhang, International Food Policy Research Institute |
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Xi Chen, Cornell
University |
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Costly Posturing: Relative Status, Ceremonies and Early Child
Development |
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Discussant: Abhijit Banerjee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER |
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10:00 am |
Break |
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10:20 am |
Yuyu Chen, Peking University |
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Ginger Zhe Jin, University of Maryland and NBER |
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Naresh Kumar, University of Iowa |
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Guang Shi, Peking University |
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The Promise of Beijing: Evaluating the Impact of the 2008
Olympic Games on Air Quality |
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Discussant:
Douglas Almond, Columbia University and NBER |
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11:20 am |
James Liang,
Stanford University |
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Evolution of the Labor Market in a Rapidly Developing
Economy |
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Discussant:
Elaine Liu, University of Houston |
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12:20 pm |
Lunch |
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Afternoon:
Trade and Labor |
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1:30 pm |
David Autor, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and NBER |
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David Dorn, CEMFI |
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Gordon Hanson, University of California at San Diego and NBER |
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The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects
of Import Competition in the United States |
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Discussant:
Andrei Levchenko, University of Michigan and NBER |
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2:30 pm |
Julian di Giovanni, International
Monetary Fund |
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Andrei Levchenko, University of
Michigan and NBER |
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Jing Zhang, University of Michigan |
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The Global Welfare Impact of China:
Trade Integration and Technological Change |
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Discussant: Heiwai Tang, Tufts University |
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3:30 pm |
Break |
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3:50 pm |
Lisa Cameron, Monash University |
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Nisvan Erkal,
University of Melbourne |
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Lata Gangadharan,
Monash University |
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Xin Meng,
Australian National University |
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Little Emperors: Behavioral Impacts
of Chinas One-Child Policy |
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Discussant: Hanming Fang, University of Pennsylvania and NBER |
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4:50 pm |
Julan Du, Chinese University of Hong
Kong |
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Shang-Jin Wei,
Columbia University and NBER |
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When
is an Autocracy Good for Business? A
Gaze from The Gate of Heavenly Peace |
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Discussant: Yasheng Huang, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology |
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5:50 pm |
Adjourn |
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6:00 pm |
Shuttles leave NBER for Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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7:30 pm |
Dinner |
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The Similans Restaurant |
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Saturday,
October 1, 2011 |
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7:45 am |
Shuttles leave Royal Sonesta Hotel
for NBER |
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8:00 am |
Continental
Breakfast |
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8:30 am |
Chadwick Curtis, University of Notre Dame |
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Steven Lugauer, University of Notre Dame |
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Nelson Mark, University of Notre Dame and NBER |
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Discussant:
Marcos Chamon, IMF |
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9:30 am |
Christopher
Carroll, Johns Hopkins University |
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Olivier Jeanne, Johns Hopkins University and NBER |
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A Tractable Model
of Precautionary Reserves, Net Foreign Assets, or Sovereign Wealth Funds |
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Discussant: Vasia Panousi, Federal Reserve Board |
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10:30 am |
Break |
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10:50 am |
Tuan-Hwee Sng, Northwestern University |
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Size and Dynastic Decline: The Principal-Agent Problem in Late
Imperial China 1700-1850 |
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Discussant: R.
Bin Wong, University of California at Los
Angeles |
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11:50 am |
Lunch |
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1:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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Instructions to presenters and
discussants: |
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Authors:
30 minutes per paper |
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Discussant:
10 minutes. Discussants may skip a summary of the paper unless it represents
a new way of looking at the issue. |
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The
balance of the time: general questions and answers. |
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