3rd International Workshop on
Regional, Urban, and Spatial Economics in China
Morning，6 June, 2014
8:50-10:20 Opening addresses & keynote speech, Daikin Hall (ground floor)
Chairman: Zhao Chen, Fudan University
8:50-9:00 Opening addresses
Jun Zhang, Fudan University
9:00-10:00 Keynote speech (I)
Speaker: Mark Partridge, Ohio State University
Place Based or Geographically Targeted Policies and Their Effectiveness
Speaker: Henk Folmer, University of Groningen
The Environment: A nuisance, A Luxury or A Basic Necessity?
10:00-10:20 Q&A
10:20-10:40 Picture Taking and Tea break
Parallel Sessions: 10:40-12:10
10:40-12:10 Session A1: Search and Mobility, Room 205
Chairman: Anping Chen, Jinan University
Speaker: Chunbing Xing, Beijing Normal University
Migrate for Education? Primary School Relocation and Migration of Rural Households
Discussant: Fung Kwan, University of Macau
Speaker: Jie Chen, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Measuring the Impact of Waste Transfer Stations on Property Values:
The Case of Metropolis Shanghai
Discussant: Chunbing Xing, Beijing Normal University
Speaker: Fung Kwan, University of Macau
Labour Reallocation, Productivity Growth and Dualism in China
Discussant: Jie Chen, Shanghai University of Finance and Economic
Q&A
10:40-12:10 Session A2: Fiscal Incentives, Room 801
Chairman: Yan Zhang, Fudan University
Speaker: Muyang Zhang, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
The Impact of ‘GDP Politics’ Competition on Land Allocation: Evidence from Chinese Cities
Discussant: Qichun He, Central University of Finance and Economics
Speaker: Qichun He, Central University of Finance and Economics
Does Fiscal Decentralization Increase the Investment Rate? Evidence from Chinese Dynamic Panel Data
Discussant: Zhou Yang, Robert Morris University
Speaker: Zhou Yang, Robert Morris University
Tax Reform and Regional Economic Development: New Evidence from China
Discussant: Muyang Zhang, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Q&A
10:40-12:10 Session A3: Regional Development (I), Room 714
Chairman: Siqi Zheng, Tsinghua University
Speaker: Xinyue Ye, Kent State University
Comparative Space-Time Path of Regional Economic Development
Discussant: Nicolaas Groenewold, University of Western Australia
Speaker: Ying Tan, Oklahoma State University
Regional Convergence and Its Speed in China: Evidence Based on A Systematic Method
Discussant: Xinyue Ye, Kent State University
Speaker: Nicolaas Groenewold, University of Western Australia
The Effects of Macroeconomic Shocks on the Distribution of Provincial Output in China: Estimates from a Restricted VAR Model
Discussant: Ying Tan, Oklahoma State University
Q&A
12:10-13:30 Lunch
Afternoon，6 June, 2014
Parallel Sessions: 13:30-15:30
13:30-15:30 Session B1: Industrialization and Urbanization, Room 205
Chairman: Sandra Poncet, University of Paris 1
Speaker: Xiwei Zhu, Zhejiang University
Why Geographic Dispersion Before Its Time: Industrial Policy and Industrial Geography in China
Discussant: Yan Cen, University of Birmingham
Speaker: Yan Cen, University of Birmingham
Evolution of Chinese City Size Distribution: Testing for Zipf’s law and Gibrat’s law: Evidence from 1879 to 2009
Discussant: Xiwei Zhu, Zhejiang University
Speaker: Shuo Chen, Fudan University
Secretes of the Ghost Towns: The Political Economy of Chinese Urbanization
Discussant: Tong Zhu, University of Birmingham
Speaker: Tong Zhu, University of Birmingham
Urbanization and Energy Intensity: A Province-level Study for China
Discussant: Shuo Chen, Fudan University
Q&A
13:30-15:30 Session B2: Green City, Room 801
Chairman: Shihe Fu, Fudan University
Speaker: Zhengtao Li, University of Groningen
Air Pollution and Perception-Based Averting Behavior: The Case of the Jinchuan Mining Area, China
Discussant: Zhigang Li, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Speaker: Zhigang Li, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Is Economic Rebalancing towards Consumption “Greener”? Evidence from Visibility in China, 1984-2006
Discussant: Zhengtao Li, University of Groningen
Speaker: Lei Jiang, University of Groningen
Does Energy Intensity in China follow a Kuznets Curve?
Discussant: Shangguang Yang, East China University of Science and Technology
Speaker: Shangguang Yang, East China University of Science and Technology
The Model and Low Carbon Governance of Shanghai Family Commuting Carbon Emission
Discussant: Lei Jiang, University of Groningen
Q&A
13:30-15:30 Session B3: Housing Markets, Room 714
Chairman: Jie Chen, Shanghai University of Finance and Economic
Speaker: Stephen Law, University College of London
A Spatial Network Perspective on the Housing Market in China
Discussant: Yan Wu, Wageningen University
Speaker: Yan Wu, Wageningen University
Does the Real Estate Boom Hinder Industrial Development? Evidence from Chinese Cities
Discussant: Siqi Zheng, Tsinghua University
Speaker: Siqi Zheng, Tsinghua University
Residential Sorting in Chinese Cities
Discussant: Stephen Law, University College of London
Speaker: Yuming Fu, National University of Singapore
New Economic Geography of Superstar Cities
Discussant: Chun-Yu Ho, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Q&A
15:30-15:45 Tea Break
Parallel Sessions: 15:45-17:15
15:45-17:15 Session C1: Firms and Agglomeration, Room 205
Chairman: Jianfeng Wu, Fudan University
Speaker: Yi Lu, National University of Singapore
Is There a Scale Effect of Agglomeration: Evidence from the China's Deregulation of FDI
Discussant: Sandra Poncet, University of Paris 1
Speaker: Shanzi Ke, Hunan University
Selective Agglomeration of Heterogeneous Firms and Urban Productivity
Discussant: Jianfeng Wu, Fudan University
Speaker: Sandra Poncet, University of Paris 1
Minimum Wage and Firm Level Repercussions: Evidence from China
Discussant: Yi Lu, National University of Singapore
Q&A
15:45-17:15 Session C2: Public Service and Welfare, Room 801
Chairman: Zonglai Kou, Fudan University
Speaker: Qingfang Wang, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Public Service Provision and Local Government Structure: A Case Study of Shanghai
Discussant: Honghao Ren, University of Groningen
Speaker: Honghao Ren, University of Groningen
Analysis of Residential Satisfaction in Urban China
Discussant: Qingfang Wang, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Speaker: Jie Shuai, Nankai University
Mixed Duopoly with Semi-public Firm
Discussant: Zonglai Kou, Fudan University
Q&A
15:45-17:15 Session C3: Urban Development, Room 714
Chairman: Janet Kohlhase, University of Houston
Speaker: Ming Lu, Shanghai Jiaotong University & Fudan University
Within firm Human Capital Externality: Evidence from China Industrial Firms
Discussant: Zheng Liang, Central University of Finance and Economics
Speaker: Bindong Sun, East China Normal University
Metropolitan Decentralization and Economic Performance: Evidence from China
Discussant: Zheng Liang, Central University of Finance and Economics
Speaker: Zheng Liang, Central University of Finance and Economics
Why Are Some Chinese Cities More Entrepreneurial Than Others?
Discussant: Ming Lu, Shanghai Jiaotong University & Fudan University
Q&A
17：30 Dinner
Morning，7 June, 2014
9:00-10:00 Keynote speech (II) , Daikin Hall (ground floor)
Chairman: Alessandra Faggian, Ohio State University
Speaker: Janet Kohlhase, University of Houston
The Influence of Diversity on the Formation, Survival and Growth of New Firms
Speaker: Jouke Van Dijk, Groningen University
Do-jobs-follow-people of Do People-follow-jobs: A Meta-analysis for Europe and the US
10:00-10:20 Q&A
10:20-10:40 Tea Break
Parallel Sessions: 10:40-12:10
10:40-12:10 Session D1: Firm Performance, Room 205
Chairman: Jouke Van Dijk, Groningen University
Speaker: Canfei He, Peking University
Economic Geography of Firm Failure in China
Discussant: Li Yu, Central University of Finance and Economics
Speaker: Yihua Yu, Renmin University of China
Impact of 8-Digit Phone Number on Firm Performance: Real or Cosmetic?
Discussant: Canfei He, Peking University
Speaker: Li Yu, Central University of Finance and Economics
Lose to Win: Entrepreneurship of Returned Migrants in China
Discussant: Yihua Yu, Renmin University of China
Q&A
10:40-12:10 Session D2: Industrial Policies, Room 801
Chairman: Mark Partridge, Ohio State University
Speaker: Hangtian Xu, Tohoku University
Revisit' the Silk Road: A Quasi-Experiment Approach Estimating the Effects of Railway Speed-Up Project on China-Central Asia Exports
Discussant: David Emanuel Andersson, University of Nottingham
Speaker: Zhao Chen, Fudan University
Comparative Advantage and the Effects of Place-Based Policies: Evidence from China’s Export Processing Zones
Discussant: Hangtian Xu, Tohoku University
Speaker: David Emanuel Andersson, University of Nottingham
Inter-regional Scientific Collaboration in China
Discussant: Zhao Chen, Fudan University
Q&A
10:40-12:10 Session D3: Environment, Room 714
Chairman: Henk Folmer, University of Groningen
Speaker: Shihe Fu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Urban Sprawl and Air Pollution: Evidence from China
Discussant: Daxuan Zhao, Institute of High Performance Computing, Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Speaker: Daxuan Zhao, Institute of High Performance Computing, Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Air Pollution, Economic Spillovers and Urban Growth in China
Discussant: Dayong Zhang, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Speaker: Dayong Zhang, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
The Determinants of Regional SO2, Dust and Water Pollution in China
Discussant: Shihe Fu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Q&A
12:10 Lunch
Parallel Sessions: 13:30-15:00
13:30-15:00 Session E1: Labor Market, Room 205
Chairman: Yi Lu, National University of Singapore
Speaker: Xi Yang, Xiamen University
Firm Selection, Trade Costs and International Inequalities
Discussant: Yuming Fu, National University of Singapore
Speaker: Zheng Xu, Harvard University & University of Connecticut
International Trade and Internal Migration: Labor Market Effects of Exports in China
Discussant: Xi Yang, Xiamen University
Speaker: Chun-Yu Ho, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Innovation, Productivity and the integration into Global Value Chain: Firm-level Evidence from China
Discussant: Zheng Xu, Harvard University & University of Connecticut
13:30-15:00 Session E2: Regional Development (II), Room 801
Chairman: Yuming Fu, National University of Singapore
Speaker: Alessandra Faggian, Ohio State University
Farther from Europe? Italian Cities and Metropolitan Areas Responses to the Crisis
Discussant: Gangzhi Fan, Konkuk University
Speaker: Gangzhi Fan, Konkuk University
Does Rural Land Acquisition Improve Villagers’ Welfare in China?
Discussant: Alessandra Faggian, Ohio State University
Q&A
