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5th IZA/CIER Annual Workshop on Research in Labor Economics

Organizers: Corrado Giulietti (IZA), Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn), Zhong Zhao (Renmin University of China), Xiangquan Zeng (Renmin University of China)
Location:Beijing, China
Date:October 25, 2013 - October 27, 2013

Event Manager:

Stephan Kohzer (IZA)


Program

+++ Presentation: 30 Minutes +++ Floor Discussion: 10 Minutes +++

Friday, October 25:

18:00       Welcome Dinner
 

Saturday, October 26:

08:30 - 09:00   Registration
 
 
09:00 - 09:20   Welcoming Remarks by
Xiangquan Zeng
(CIER, Renmin University of China and IZA)
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)
 
 
        Session A: Wages and Wage Inequality
  Chair: Corrado Giulietti (IZA)
 
09:20 - 10:00   Shi Li (Beijing Normal University )
  "International Financial Crisis and Wage Inequality in Urban China"
 
10:00 - 10:40   Simon Chang (Central University of Finance and Economics), Shirui Wang (Central University of Finance and Economics)
  "Business Cycle, Wage Distribution and Job Search Methods of the Unemployed: Evidence from Taiwan"
 
 
10:40 - 11:00   Coffee Break
 
 
        Session B: Human Capital
  Chair: Zhong Zhao (Renmin University of China)
 
11:00 - 11:40   Yang Du (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences )
  "Do the Recent Labor Market Changes Negatively Affect Schooling?"
 
11:40 - 12:20   Costanza Biavaschi (IZA), Corrado Giulietti (IZA), Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)
  "Sibling Influence on the Human Capital of the Left Behind"
 
 
12:20 - 14:00   Lunch
 
 
        Session C: Agglomerations and Urban Amenities
  Chair: Yang Du (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences )
 
14:00 - 14:40   Shihe Fu (Xiamen University), Lixing Li (National School of Development at Peking University), Guangliang Yang (Fudan University)
  "Agglomeration Economies in Chinese Urban Labor Market"
 
14:40 - 15:20   Junfu Zhang (Clark University ), Chunbing Xing (Beijing Normal University)
  "The Preference for Larger Cities in China: Evidence from Rural-Urban Migrants"
 
 
15:20 - 15:40   Coffee Break
 
 
        Session D: Labor Markets and Institutions
  Chair: Costanza Biavaschi (IZA)
 
15:40 - 16:20   Hartmut Lehmann (University of Bologna ), Anzelika Zaiceva (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and IZA)
  "Informal Employment in Russia: Definitions, Incidence, Determinants and Labor Market Segmentation"
 
16:20 - 17:00   Yang Song (Renmin University of China)
  "Hukou-based Labor Market Discrimination and Ownership Structure in Urban China: A Double-selectivity Approach"
 
17:00 - 17:40   Yihua Yu (Renmin University of China), Li Zhang (Central University of Finance and Economics), Xinye Zheng (Renmin University of China), Fanghua Li (University of California, Los Angeles)
  "Will China’s City Governments Race to the Bottom in the Provision of Minimum Living Standard Assistances?"
 
 
18:00       Dinner
 

Sunday, October 27:

        Session E: Public Spending, Taxes and Health Outcomes
  Chair: Junfu Zhang (Clark University )
 
09:00 - 09:40   Albert Park (Hong Kong University of Science & Technology ), Qing Xia (HKUSTHong Kong University of Science & Technology)
  "Age-Expenditure Patterns for Healthcare in China: Are the Rural Elderly Vulnerable?"
 
09:40 - 10:20   Qi Sun (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics), Hong Liu (Central University of Finance and Economics), John A. Rizzo (Stony Brook University), Fang Wu (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)
  "How Do Smokers Respond to Cigarette Taxes? Evidence from Chinese Cigarette Market"
 
 
10:20 - 10:40   Coffee Break
 
 
        Session F: Causes and Effects of Rural-to-Urban Migration
  Chair: Tao Sherry Kong (Peking University)
 
10:40 - 11:20   Luigi Minale (University College London)
  "Weather Shocks, Labour Reallocation and Temporary Migration: Evidence from China"
 
11:20 - 12:00   Jackline Wahba (University of Southampton), Corrado Giulietti (IZA), Yves Zenou (Stockholm University and IZA)
  "Migration and Strong Ties"
 
 
12:00 - 13:30   Lunch
 
 
        Session G: Welfare and Well-Being of Workers
  Chair: Albert Park (Hong Kong University of Science & Technology )
 
13:30 - 14:10   Jun Han (Nankai University), Runjuan Liu (University of Alberta), Beyza Ural Marchand (University of Alberta), Junsen Zhang (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
  "Market Structure, Imperfect Tariff Pass-Through, and Household Welfare in Urban China"
 
 
 
14:50 - 15:10   Coffee Break
 
 
        Session H: Data
  Chair: Jackline Wahba (University of Southampton)
 
15:10 - 15:50   Zhong Zhao (Renmin University of China)
  "China Matched Employer-Employee Longitudinal Survey: Pre-Test and Pilots"
 
15:50 - 16:30   Tao Sherry Kong (Peking University)
  "The China Health and Retirement Survey"
 
16:30 - 17:10   Corrado Giulietti (IZA)
  "The RUMiC Longitudinal Survey: Data Outline and Review of Current Research"
 
 
17:10 - 17:20   Closing Remarks
 
 
18:00       Dinner
 




List of Participants

Costanza Biavaschi (IZA)
Simon Chang (Central University of Finance and Economics)
Xuan Chen (Renmin University of China)
Hau Chyi (Renmin University of China)
Yang Du (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and IZA)
Shihe Fu (Xiamen University)
Yuhao Ge (Renmin University of China)
Corrado Giulietti (IZA)
Jun Han (Nankai University)
Tao Kong (Peking University)
Wang-Sheng Lee (Deakin University and IZA)
Lixing Li (Peking University)
Hong Liu (Central University of Finance and Economics)
Hartmut Lehmann (University of Bologna and IZA)
Shi Li (Beijing Normal University and IZA)
Luigi Minale (University College London)
Kritkorn Nawakitphaitoon (Renmin University of China)
Albert Park (Hong Kong University of Science & Technology and IZA)
Yang Song (Renmin University of China)
Qi Sun (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)
Jackline Wahba (University of Southampton and IZA)
Shirui Wang (Central University of Finance and Economics)
Qing Xia (Hong Kong University of Science & Technology)
Yihua Yu (Renmin University of China)
Xiangquan Zeng (Renmin University of China and IZA)
Dandan Zhang (Peking University)
Hao Zhang (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
Junfu Zhang (Clark University and IZA)
Junsen Zhang (Chinese University of Hong Kong and IZA)
Wei Zhang (Renmin University of China)
Liqiu Zhao (Renmin University of China)
Zhong Zhao (Renmin University of China and IZA)
Liang Zheng (Central University of Finance and Economics)
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)