Chinese Economy Working Group

Shang-Jin Wei and Hanming Fang, Organizers

October 5-6, 2012

1050 Mass. Ave.

Conference Code of Conduct

Friday, October 5
1
Benjamin Jones, Northwestern University and NBER
David Dollar, Brookings Institution

Understanding China: An Explanation for an Unusual Macroeconomy
2
Harrison Hong, Columbia University and NBER
Wenxi Jiang, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Bin Zhao, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance

Trading for Status
3
Lily Fang, INSEAD
Jun Qian, Fudan University
Huiping Zhang, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics

Out of the Limelight but In Play: Trading and Liquidity of Media and Off-media Stocks
4
Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University and NBER
James Liang, Peking University
John Roberts, Stanford University
Zhichun (Jenny) Ying, Stanford University

Does Working from Home Work? Evidence from a Chinese Experiment
5
Dennis Tao Yang, University of Virginia

The Ownership Structure of Offshoring and Wage Inequality: Theory and Evidence from China
6
Yongheng Deng, Wisconsin School of Business
Joseph Gyourko, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Jing Wu, Tsinghua University

Should We Fear an Adverse Collateral Effect on Investment in China?
7
Daniel Berkowitz, University of Pittsburgh
Yue Ma, Lingnan University
Chen Lin, University of Hong Kong

The Real and Financial Implications of Property Rights Protection: Evidence from a Natural Experiment?
8
Raymond Fisman, Boston University and NBER
Yasushi Hamao, Tsinghua University
Yongxiang Wang, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance

The Impact of Cultural Aversion on Economic Exchange: Evidence from Shocks to Sino-Japanese Relations