National School of Development, Peking University

Stockholm China Economic Research Institute, Stockholm School of Economics

The Economic Consequences of Trade, Finance and FDI

China and the World Economy

Venue: 2nd Floor, Wanzhong Building, National School of Development, Peking University

Beijing 29-30 August 2019

August 29, 2019

9:00-9:10

Brief Introduction by Prof. Miaojie Yu(Peking University) & Prof. Anders C. Johansson(Stockholm School of Economics)

9:10-9:30

Policy Talk     Chair: Prof. Miaojie Yu, Peking University

Dr. Zhibao Qu, Deputy Director, Development and Research Center, China Merchants Group

 Current Trade and Investment Policy and Performance

9:30-10:00 Group Photo & Coffee/Tea Break

10:00-12:00

Session 1.      Chair: Prof. Yanrui Wu, UWA Business School

Prof. Miaojie Yu, Peking University

             Trade and Innovation: The Role of Scale Effects and Competition Effects

Prof. Hongyong Zhang, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry

       The Impact of the US-China Trade War on Japanese Multinational Corporations

Prof. Mingzhi Xu, Peking University

Trade Shocks and Chinese Students in U.S. Higher Education

12:00-13:00 Lunch

13:00-14:20 

Session 2.      Chair: Prof. Xin Wang, Peking University

Prof. Hanwei Huang, University College London and City University of Hong Kong

Comparative Advantage, Competition, and Firm Heterogeneity

Prof. Jing Kecen, Nankai University

Expressways, Market Access, and Industrial Development in China

14:20-14:40 Coffee/Tea Break

14:40-17:40

Session 3.      Chair: Prof. Jie Li, Jinan University

Prof. Yanrui Wu, UWA Business School

Cultural Diversity and Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from China

Prof. Nico Stöckman, University Paderborn

Foreign direct investments by capital arbitrage models: The loss of their validity and China's special case

Prof. Xin Wang, Peking University

Dynamics of Foreign Direct Investment and Human Capital

August 30, 2019

9:00-10:20   

Session 4.      Chair: Prof. Anders C. Johansson, Stockholm School of Economics

Prof. Xifang Sun, South China University of Technology

Do state-owned banks follow SOEs: Evidence from bank branching behavior in China

Prof. Jie Li, Jinan University

Does property rights protection affect export quality?  Evidence from a property law enactment

10:20-10:40 Coffee/Tea Break

10:40-12:00

Session 5.      Chair: Prof. Mingzhi Xu, Peking University

Prof. Lijuan Yin, Jinan University

Trade Effects of the Chinese Manufacturing Production Subsidies

Prof. Feicheng Wang, University of Göttingen

Gender effects of trade liberalization and structural change in China

12:00-12:10

Closing Remarks by Prof. Anders C. Johansson

12:10-13:00 Lunch