第六届亚太经济学术会议.pdf

6th seminar on Asia and Pacific Economies May 11-12, 2018 Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University and Asian Development Bank Institute Venue: Rooms BS574, BS341 and BS343 Business School (South campus) Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) Suzhou, China Organizing Committee: Yang Chen, Lecturer, International Business School Suzhou (IBSS), XJTLU Peter Morgan, Senior Consultant for Research, ADBI Paulo Regis, Associate Professor, International Business School Suzhou (IBSS), XJTLU Nimesh Salike, Associate Professor, International Business School Suzhou (IBSS), XJTLU 1 Round-Table Seminar Programme The seminar consists of six sessions, four on May 11th, Friday, and two on May 12th, Saturday. Since all sessions are equally important, attendance by participants in all sessions is expected. Please, take this into consideration when making your travel arrangements, even if you present in an early session. We would very much appreciate your cooperation. Day One: May 11, 2018, Friday 0845-0900 Registration (room: BS574) 0900-0915 Opening Remarks: Prof. Jean Chen, Dean of IBSS International Business School Suzhou Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University 0915-0930 Coffee Break SESSION I ADBI Session: Financial literacy (room: BS574) Chairperson: Paulo Regis (XJTLU) 0930-1010 Paper 1: Determiants and Impacts of Financial Literacy in Cambodia and Vietnam Presenter: Peter J Morgan (Asian Development Bank Institute) Discussant: Lyons / Xun Zhang 1010-1050 Paper 2: Impacts of Financial Literacy on Loan Demand of Financially Excluded Households in China Presenter: Angela Lyons (University of Illinois) Discussant: Morgan / Nimesh Salike 1050-1110 Open floor Q&A 1110-1120 Coffee Break SESSION II Innovation and Trade (room: BS574) Chairperson: TBD 1120-1200 Paper 1: Product Diversification: the Product Space in an Agent-Based Model Presenter: Paulo Regis (XJTLU) Discussant: Paolo Epifani / Anthony Howell 1200-1210 Open floor Q&A 1210-1340 Lunch Break for seminar presenters 2 SESSION III Challenges in Rural China (room: BS341) Chairperson: Angela Lyons International Trade (room: BS343) Chairperson: Anthony Howell 1340-1420 Paper 1: Structural change, urban bias and the political economy of rural land policy in China Presenter: Wei xiao (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics) Discussant: Shun Wang / Kazi Iqbal Paper 1: Capital Flows to Developing Countries: A View from Trade Presenter: Paolo Epifani (University of Nottingham) Discussant: Tabakis / Chuantao Cui 1420-1500 Paper 2: The Well-being Impact of Pension Expansion in Rural China Presenter: Shun Wang (KDI School of Public Policy and Management) Discussant: Wei Xiao / Quanyun Shong Paper 2: Preferential Trade Agreements and Antidumping Protection Presenter: Chrysostomos Tabakis (KDI School of Public Policy and Management) Discussant: Nimesh Salike / Peter Morgan 1500-1520 Open floor Q&A Open floor Q&A 1520-1535 Coffee Break Coffee Break SESSION IV ADBI Session: Infrastructure (room: BS574) Chairperson: TBD 1535-1615 Paper 1: Road Infrastructure, Market Integration, and Productivity: Evidence from China’s Manufacturing Sector Presenter: Xun Zhang (Beijing Normal University) Discussant: Zou Wei / Yang Chen 1615-1655 Paper 2: High-speed Railways, Market Access and Economic Growth Presenter: Zou Wei (Wuhan University) Discussant: Xun Zhang / Yan Li 1655-1715 Open floor Q&A 3 Day 2: May 12, 2018, Saturday SESSION V Infrastructure (room: BS341) Chairperson: Wei Xiao Innovation in China (room: BS343) Chairperson: Chrysostomos Tabakis 1000-1040 Paper 1: High-speed rail and inventory reduction: Firm-level evidence from China Presenter: Chuantao Cui (Sichuan University) Discussant: Yan Li / Zou Wei Paper 1: Institutions and Innovation: Evidence from Chinese Cities Presenter: Yang Chen (XJTLU) Discussant: Anthony Howell / Tabakis 1040-1120 Paper 2: Static vs. Dynamic effects of regulatory reform on the efficiency of mobile telecommunications firms. Presenter: Yan Li (University of Liverpool) Discussant: Chuantao Cui / Angela Lyons Paper 2: Industry Relatedness, FDI Liberalization and the Indigenous Innovation Process in China Presenter: Anthony Howell (University of Pekin) Discussant: Yang Chen / Epifani 1120-1140 Open floor Q&A Open floor Q&A 1140-1310 Lunch Break for seminar presenters Lunch Break for seminar presenters SESSION VI ADBI Session: Financial inclusion (room: BS574) Chairperson: Peter Morgan, ADBI 1310-1350 Paper 1: Regional Variations of Banking Services and Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Sub-district Level Administrative Data of Bangladesh Presenter: Kazi Iqbal (Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies) Discussant: Quanyun Song / Wei Xiao 1350-1430 Paper 2: Quantile Regression Analysis of the Impacts of Financial Literacy and Digital Finance Across the Wealth Distribution in China Presenter: Quanyun Song (Southwestern University of Economics and Finance) Discussant: Kazi Iqbal / Shun Wang 1430-1450 Open floor Q&A 1450-1500 Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks 4