China Conference on Growth and Development: June 18-20, 2018

Organized by

Economics and Management School, Wuhan University

Center for Economic Development Research, Wuhan University

Department of Economics, Wuhan University

Monday, June 18

Chair: Xun Li (Wuhan University)

8:30 Opening remarks

8:45-9:45 Is Processing Good?

Loren Brandt (U of Toronto), Bingjing Li (NUS) and Peter Morrow (U of Toronto)

9:45-10:45 Political Distortions and Infrastructure Network in China: A Quantitative Spatial

                 Equilibrium Analysis

Simon Alder (UNC Chapel Hill) and Illenin Kondo (U of Notre Dame)

10:45-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:00 The War Origin of Property Rights and State Capacity: The Lasting Impact of Taiping

                    Rebellion

Lixin Xu (World Bank) and Li Yang (PSE)

12:00-13:45 Lunch

Chair: Xiang Sun (Wuhan University)

13:45-14:45 Intangible, Inequality and Stagnation

Nobuhiro Kiyotaki (Princeton) and Shengxing Zhang (LSE)

14:45-15:45 Contracting Frictions with Managers, Financial Frictions, and Misallocation

Ashique Habib (IMF), Chaoran Chen (NUS) and Xiaodong Zhu (U of Toronto)

15:45-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:00 Flight to Housing

Feng Dong (SJTU), Jianfeng Liu (SJTU), Zhiwei Xu (SJTU) and Bo Zhao (Peking

University)

18:00-20:00 Conference Dinner

Tuesday, June 19

Chair: Jun Chen (Wuhan University)

8:45-9:45 The Elasticity of Intergenerational Substitution, Parental Altruism, and Fertility Choice

Juan Carlos Cordoba (Iowa State University) and Marla Ripoll (University of Pittsburg)

9:45-10:45 Accounting for the International Quantity-Quality Trade-off

Juan Carlos Cordoba (Iowa State University), Xiying Liu (Wuhan University) and

Marla Ripoll (University of Pittsburgh)

10:45-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00-12:00 Childbearing Postponement, its Option Value, and the Biological Clock

David de la Croix (Universite catholique de Louvain) and Aude Pommeret (City U of Hong Kong)

12:00-13:45 Lunch

Chair: Jingbo Cui (Wuhan University)

13:45-14:45 Unemployment and Development

Ying Feng (UCSD), David Lagakos (UCSD) and James Rauch (UCSD)

14:45-15:45 Sectoral Productivity and Structural Transformation in China

Junmin Liao (Wuhan University) and Wei Wang (UIBE)

15:45-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:00 Computerizing Industries and Routinizing Jobs: Explaining Trends in Productivity

Sangmin Aum (Washington University in St Louis), Sang Yoon (Tim) Lee (Toulouse

School of Economics) and Yongseok Shin (Washington University in St Louis)

18:00-20:00 Dinner

Wednesday, June 20    

Chair: Yucheng Ding (Wuhan University)

8:45-9:45 Community Networks and the Evolution of Private Enterprises in China

Xiaobo Zhang (Peking University)

9:45-10:45 Taking Off and Slowing Down Like China

Eric Girardin (AMSE, Aix Marseille University) and Harry Wu (Hitotsubashi University)

10:45-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00-12:00 Growth and Welfare Gains from Financial Integration under Model Uncertainty

                        Yulei Luo (University of Hong Kong), Jun Nie (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City), and Eric Yong (University of Virginia)

12:00-14:00 Lunch

Conference Venue:

Room A221，Economics and Management School, Wuhan University

Google Map Link Baidu Map Link

Access to Conference Venue

➢ Wuhan Tianhe International Airport → Economics and Management School, Wuhan University

Ø Taxi

l Taxi drivers could not understand English, you may show the following Chinese address to them:

武汉大学，经济与管理学院

建议走机场高速、武汉大道，从东湖南路进入学校

l Travel time: 50--80 minutes

l Taxi fee: CNY 100.00--140.00

Ø Metro + Taxi

l Metro:

 Line 2: Tianhe International Airport (天河机场) → Jiedaokou (街道口)

 Open time: 06:00--22:30

 Travel time: 70--80 minutes, 24 stops

 Fee: CNY 7.00

l Taxi: Jiedaokou (街道口) → Economics and Management School, Wuhan University

 Taxi drivers could not understand English, you may show the following Chinese address to them:

武汉大学，经济与管理学院

建议从茶港门或者西门进入学校

 Travel time: 10--15 minutes

 Fee: CNY 10.00--15.00

➢ Wuhan Station (武汉火车站) → Economics and Management School, Wuhan University, via Taxi

Ø Taxi drivers could not understand English, you may show the following Chinese address to them:

武汉大学，经济与管理学院

建议走欢乐大道、东湖路，从东湖南路进入学校

Ø Taxi travel time: 30 minutes

Ø Taxi fee: CNY 40.00

Ø Map:

                                             

Hotel Information:

Wuhan Hongyi Hotel    武汉弘毅大酒店

http://hongyiwuhan.com/

      136 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071

Google Map Link          Baidu Map Link

Transportation:

Ø Wuhan Tianhe International Airport → Wuhan Hongyi Hotel

l Taxi

 Travel time: 50 minutes

 Taxi fee: about CNY 100.00

Ø Wuhan Station (武汉火车站) → Wuhan Hongyi Hotel

l Taxi

 Travel time: 30 minutes

 Taxi fee: about CNY 40.00

Map: Level 1, Economics and Management School

Map: Level 2, Economics and Management School

On-site Registration

June 18-19, 08:15--08:45

Ø Room A221, Economics and Management School

Information for Lunch and Dinner

Dinner

Ø June 18, 18:00-20:00, Kanglong Taizi Donghu Hotel (亢龙太子酒轩东湖路店)

Ø June 19, 18:00-20:00, Bayi Road, Hujin Restaurant (湖锦酒楼八一路店)

Lunch

Ø June 18-20, 12:00-13:45, Luojia Mountain Villa (珞珈山庄)

Ø Badge is needed

Shuttle Information

Ø June 18-20, 08:00

Wuhan Hongyi Hotel → Economics and Management School (Conference Venue)

Wifi Access @ Economics and Management School (Conference Venue)

SSID: EMS-WLAN

Password: whuems1893

Local Organizing Committee

Jingbo Cui, Wuhan University

Xiying Liu, Wuhan University

Junmin Liao, Wuhan University

Zhi Luo, Wuhan University

Xin Tang, Wuhan University and the IMF

Chusheng Ye, Wuhan University

Xiaodong Zhu, University of Toronto