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Chinese Economy Working Group Meeting
Organized by Nancy Qian, Shang-Jin Wei, and Daniel Xu
March 19-20, 2026
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd.,Cambridge, MA
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Thursday, March 19
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10:00 am
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Coffee and free-flow conversation
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10:30 am
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(25 minutes per paper + floor discussion)
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Rural-Urban Migration and Market Integration
Dennis Egger, University of Oxford
Benjamin Faber, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Ming Li, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-SZ)
Wei Lin, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-SZ)
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A Few Bad Apples? Academic Dishonesty, Political Selection, and Institutional Performance in China
Zhuang Liu, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Wenwei Peng, Harvard University
Shaoda Wang, University of Chicago and NBER
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12:15 pm
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Lunch
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1:15 pm
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Shorter Presentations (20 minutes per paper + floor discussion)
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State Ownership, Asset Prices, and Monetary Policy Transmission: A Tale of Two Sectors
Frederico Belo, INSEAD
Dapeng Hao, Tsinghua University
Xiaoji Lin, University of Minnesota
Zhigang Qiu, Renmin University of China
Jincheng Tong, University of Toronto
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When Do Financial Frictions Matter for Misallocation?
Yan Bai, University of Rochester and NBER
Dan Lu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Xu Tian, University of Georgia
Yajie Wang, University of Missouri
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Market Contraction and Innovation Divergence: The Impact of the US-China Trade War on Chinese Innovation
Xiao Ma, Peking University
Yueyuan Ma, University of California, Santa Barbara
Hanyi Tao, Shanghaitech University
Yiran Zhang, Fudan University
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2:45 pm
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Break
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3:00 pm
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Tech-driven Comparative Advantage: Evidence from Solar Expansion in China
Hanming Fang, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Ming Li, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-SZ)
Zoe Yang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
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College Affirmative Action and Students' Long-Term Outcomes: A Matter of the Dose
Yi Chen, ShanghaiTech University
Chao Fu, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
Hongbin Li, Stanford University
Teng Li, Sun Yat-sen University
Chen Siyan, Sun Yat-sen University
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Microclimate Risks and Consumer Adaptation
Jianwei Xing, Peking University
Kangkai Wang, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hua Zhang, China-Europe International Business School
Shuang Zhang, Imperial College London
Eric Zou, University of Michigan and NBER
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Environmental Impacts of China's Overseas Development Projects
Xinming Du, National University of Singapore
Douglas Almond, Columbia University and NBER
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5:00 pm
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Adjourn
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6:00 pm
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Group Reception & Dinner at Royal Sonesta Hotel
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Friday, March 20
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8:45 am
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Continental breakfast
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9:15 am
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The Geopolitics of Industrial Policy: Evidence from Export Credits
Adrien Matray, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Karsten Müller, National University of Singapore
Zekai Shen, Bocconi University
Chenzi Xu, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
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10:00 am
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Break
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10:15 am
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Ray of Hope? China and the Rise of Solar Energy
Ignacio Banares-Sanchez, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Robin Burgess, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Dávid László, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Pol Simpson, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and NBER
Yifan Wang, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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Carbon Markets with Chinese Characteristics: From Design to Consequences
Guojun He, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Libo Wu, Fudan University
Naifu Zhang, Fudan University
Yang Zhou, Fudan University
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12:00 pm
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Lunch
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1:00 pm
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Shorter Presentations (20 minutes per paper + floor discussion)
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Values of China: Toward a Cultural Map
Melanie Meng Xue, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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Exposure Without Persuasion: Ideology, Regulation, and Audience Choice in Chinese Television
Bei Qin, Academia Sinica
Pai Xu, Hong Kong University
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United States Financial Sanctions and the Surge of Chinese Lending
Daniel Berkowitz, University of Pittsburgh
Sili Zhou, University of Macau
Yichen Sun, University of Macau
Zehao Wang, University of Macau
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2:30 pm
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Adjourn
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