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09:00 |
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Registration / Coffee and Tea |
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09:15 |
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Welcoming Remarks by
Xiangquan Zeng (Renmin University of China and IZA)
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and Bonn University)
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Keynotes |
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Chair:
Weiguo Yang (Renmin University of China)
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10:00 |
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Xiangquan Zeng (CIER, Renmin University of China) |
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"To Create China’s New Advantages of Human Resources — Challenges and Resolutions in China’s Labor Market"
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| 10:00 |
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10:45 |
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Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn) |
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"Chinese and German Labour Market Policies"
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| 10:45 |
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11:00 |
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Coffee Break |
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Policy Podium: Challenges for the Chinese Labour Market
Moderator: Zhong Zhao (Renmin University of China and IZA)
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| 11:00 |
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12:30 |
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Fang Cai (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Deqiao Hu (National Development and Reform Commission)
Shi Li (Beijing Normal University)
Danhua Liu (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security)
Xiangquan Zeng (Renmin University of China and IZA)
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn) |
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14:00 |
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Lunch |
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Session A: Labor Market Issues in Rural China |
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Chair:
Hartmut Lehmann (University of Bologna)
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| 14:00 |
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14:50 |
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Xiaoyan Lei (Peking University), Chuanchuan Zhang (Peking University), Yaohui Zhao (Peking University and IZA) |
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"The Incentive Problems in China’s New Rural Pension Program"
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Discussant:
Corrado Giulietti (IZA)
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| 14:50 |
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15:40 |
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Sylvie Démurger (CNRS, GATE), Shi Li (Beijing Normal University) |
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"Migration, Networks and Labor Allocation in Rural China"
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Discussant:
Yuhao Ge (Renmin University of China)
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| 15:40 |
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16:00 |
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Coffee Break |
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Session B: Entrepreneurship |
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Chair:
Sylvie Démurger (CNRS, GATE)
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| 16:00 |
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16:50 |
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Björn Anders Gustafsson (University of Gothenburg), Dai Jianzhong (Beijing Academy of Social Sciences), Gang Shuge (Beijing Academy of Social Sciences) |
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"Donations of China's Private Business Owners"
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Discussant:
Carl Lin (Beijing Normal University)
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17:40 |
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Corrado Giulietti (IZA), Jackline Wahba (University of Southampton and IZA), Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn) |
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"Entrepreneurship in Rural China"
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Discussant:
Zhong Zhao (Renmin University of China)
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| 18:00 |
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Conference Dinner at Tianshi (Angel) Restaurant |
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Session C: Inequality in China: A Long-Run Perspective |
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Chair:
Björn Anders Gustafsson (University of Gothenburg)
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| 09:00 |
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09:50 |
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Shi Li (Beijing Normal University), Luo Chuliang (Beijing Normal Universiity), Terry Sicular (University of Western Ontario) |
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"Overview: Income Inequality and Poverty in China, 2002-2007"
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Discussant:
Xiaoyan Lei (Peking University)
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| 09:50 |
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10:40 |
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Qingjie Xia (Peking University), Lina Song (Nottingham University and IZA), Shi Li (Beijing Normal University and IZA), Simon Appleton (Nottingham University and IZA) |
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"Effect of Public Sector and State-Owned Enterprises on Wage Inequality of Urban China: 1988-2007"
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Discussant:
Hartmut Lehmann (University of Bologna)
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11:00 |
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Coffee Break |
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Session D: Employment Dynamics |
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Chair:
Xiaoyan Lei (Peking University)
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| 11:00 |
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11:50 |
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Hartmut Lehmann (University of Bologna), Yuhao Ge (Renmin University of China) |
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"The Cost of Job Loss in China: Evidence from a New Data Set"
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Discussant:
Sylvie Démurger (CNRS, GATE)
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| 11:50 |
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12:40 |
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Kailing Shen (Xiamen University) |
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"Job Search Behaviour: The Case of Xianmen"
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Discussant:
Shi Li (Beijing Normal University)
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| 12:40 |
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14:00 |
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Lunch |
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Session E: Chinese Migrant Workers |
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Chair:
Corrado Giulietti (IZA)
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| 14:00 |
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14:50 |
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Jianmin Sun (Renmin University of China) |
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"The Relationship Between Psychological Capital and Subjective Well-being of Migrant Workers"
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Discussant:
Qingjie Xia (Peking University)
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| 14:50 |
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15:40 |
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Zhong Zhao (Renmin University of China), Jing Liu (Renmin University of China) |
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"Local and non-Local Rural-to-Urban Workers in China"
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Discussant:
Björn Anders Gustafsson (University of Gothenburg)
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| 15:40 |
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16:00 |
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Coffee Break |
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Session F: Worker Welfare and Labor Relations |
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Chair:
Jianmin Sun (Renmin University of China)
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| 16:00 |
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16:50 |
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Carl Lin (Beijing Normal University) |
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"Minimum Wage, Firm Profitability and Workers Welfare in China"
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Discussant:
Wei Huang (Renmin University of China)
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| 16:50 |
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17:40 |
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Wei Huang (Renmin University of China) |
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"Employee Participation Schemes in China's Coal Mining Companies: Nature, Process and Outcomes"
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Discussant:
Kailing Shen (Xiamen University)
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| 17:40 |
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Closing Remarks |
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| 18:00 |
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Conference Dinner at Restaurant Jiangnan Fu |
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