2016 Conference
Stockholm China Economic Research Institute, Stockholm School of Economics and China Center for Economic Research & National School of Development, Peking University
Stockholm 26-27 August 2016
Conference Venue: The Ohlin Lecture Room, 5th Floor, Stockholm School of Economics
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Conference Program
Friday 26 August
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:15 Opening Remarks
09:15 – 10:35 Session 1
Session Chair: Anders C. Johansson, Stockholm School of Economics
FDI, Trade Credit, and International Transmission Liquidity Shocks
Shu Lin, Fudan University
Haichun Ye, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Discussant: Dan Liu, Stockholm School of Economics & Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Productivity, Exporting and Financial Constraints of Chinese SMEs
Johannes Van Biesebroeck, KU Leuven & CEPR
Discussant: Patrik Gustavsson Tingvall, Ratio Institute & Södertörn University
10:35 – 11:00 Tea/Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:20 Session 2
Session Chair: Kalina Manova, Stanford University & University of Oxford
FDI and Urban Inequality: Evidence from Chinese Cities
Anders C. Johansson, Stockholm School of Economics
Dan Liu, Stockholm School of Economics & Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Maosheng Zhen, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Discussant: Yanrui Wu, University of Western Australia
Interregional Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Urban-Rural Income Inequality in China's Inland Provinces
Chunlai Chen, Australian National University
Yanrui Wu, University of Western Australia
Discussant: Michael Funke, Hamburg University
12:20 – 13:50 Lunch
13:50 – 15:10 Session 3
Session Chair: Xiaobo Zhang, Peking University & IFPRI
Managing Trade: Evidence from China and the US
Nick Bloom, Stanford University
Kalina Manova, Stanford University & University of Oxford
John Van Reenen, London School of Economics
Stephen Sun, Peking University
Zhihong Yu, University of Nottingham
Discussant: Andreas Fuchs, Heidelberg University
How Do Firms Respond to Political Tensions? The Heterogeneity of the Dalai Lama Effect on Trade
Faqin Lin, Central University of Finance and Economics
Cui Hu, Central University of Finance and Economics
Andreas Fuchs, Heidelberg University
Discussant: Loren Brandt, University of Toronto
15:10 – 15:40 Tea/Coffee Break
15:40 – 17:00 Session 4
Session Chair: Loren Brandt, University of Toronto
Roads to Inventory: Market Expansion and Input Sourcing Cost Reduction
Xu Wang, Peking University
Rui Zhang, Peking University
Xun Zhang, Beijing Normal University
Discussant: Xiaobo Zhang, Peking University & IFPRI
E-Commerce Expands the Bandwidth of Entrepreneurship
Ruochen Dai, Peking University
Xiaobo Zhang, Peking University & IFPRI
Discussant: Xun Zhang, Beijing Normal University
18:00-20:30 Dinner
Saturday 27 August
09:15 – 10:35 Session 5
Session Chair: Michael Funke, Hamburg University
The Allocation and Effectiveness of China's R&D Subsidies - Evidence from Listed Firms
Philipp Boeing, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
Discussant: Xiaodong Zhu, University of Toronto
Structural Change and the Dynamics of China-US Real Exchange Rate
Yong Wang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Juanyi Xu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Xiaodong Zhu, University of Toronto
Discussant: Philipp Boeing, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
10:35 – 11:00 Tea/Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:20 Session 6
Session Chair: Xiaodong Zhu, University of Toronto
China's Aid and Investment in Africa: A Viable Solution to International Development?
Yu Zheng, Fudan University
Discussant: Örjan Sjöberg, Stockholm School of Economics
Capital Freedom, FDI and Growth in China
Karl Blom, Ratio Institute
Ari Kokko, Copenhagen Business School
Christer Ljungwall, Copenhagen Business School
Patrik Gustavsson Tingvall, Ratio Institute & Södertörn University
Discussant: Johannes Van Biesebroeck, KU Leuven & CEPR
12:20 – 12:30 Closing Remarks
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch