CHINESE ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION (Europe/UK)
The 6th CEA (Europe) and 25th CEA (UK) Annual Conference
University of Gothenburg, 1–2 September 2014, Gothenburg, Sweden
Venue: School of Business, Economics and Law
Address: Vasagatan 1
Institutions and Development
The China Miracle and the Post-Crisis World Economy
Conference Programme
Sunday 31 August (Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel)
16:00 – 18:00
Registration: Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel
16:00 – 18:00
Information Corner on Jobs at the Registration Desk
Renmin University of China, Harbin Engineering University
Monday 1 September (Aulan/Assembly Hall, School of Business, Economics and Law)
9:00 – 10:00
Coffee and Registration (Reception)
10:00 – 10:30
Opening Ceremony and Plenary Sessions 1
Chair: Jinghai Zheng, President-elect, CEA (Europe/UK), University of Gothenburg
10:00 – 10:05
10:05 – 10:10
10:10 – 10:15
10:15 – 10:20
10:20 – 10:25
Keynotes:
10:30 – 11:05
Opening Address by Arne Bigsten, University of Gothenburg
Welcome Address by The Lord Mayor Lena Malm of Gothenburg
Remarks by Mme. Zhang Weihua, Consul-General of the Consulate-General
of the People's Republic of China in Gothenburg
Remarks by Patrik Andersson, Business Region Göteborg
Presidential Address by Yingqi Wei, University of Leeds
Martin Jacques, Cambridge University, UK
Growing China and its impact on the structure of global governance
Questions 11:05–11:15
11:15 – 11:50
Markus Taube, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Driving forces of institutional change in China
Questions 11:50–12:00
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch (Voucher requested. Served in the School Restaurant at floor E4)
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13:30 – 15:30
Plenary Session 2 (Aulan)
Chair: Liming Wang, Secretary General, CEA (Europe), University College Dublin
13:30 – 14:00
Loren Brandt, University of Toronto, Canada
From divergence to convergence: Reevaluating the history behind
China's Economic Boom
Questions 14:00–14:10
14:10 – 15:00
Panel Discussion: China’s model of economic development
Chair: Jinghai Zheng, University of Gothenburg and Newcastle Business School
Gary Jefferson, Brandeis University, USA
Arne Bigsten, University of Gothenburg
Jun Zhang, Fudan University
Kurt Lundgren, Royal Institute of Technology
Questions 14:50–15:00
15:00 – 15:30
Tea/Coffee
15:30 – 17:30
China Macroeconomic Roundtable
Chair: Iikka Korhonen, Bank of Finland, and Eric Girardin, Aix-Marseille University, France
15:30 – 15:35
15:35 – 16:10
16:10 – 16:30
16:30 – 16:40
16:40 – 16:50
16:50 – 17:00
17:00 – 17:15
Introduction to the China Macroecononmic Roundatable
Ruilong Yang, Dean, School of Economics, Renmin University of China
Main Report: China’s macroeconomic analysis and forecast (mid-2014)
Yanbin Chen and Yuanchun Liu, School of Economics, Renmin University of China
Remarks by Eric Girardin, Aix-Marseille University, France
Macroeconomic analysis in China when facing mis-measurement biases
Remarks by Nannan Lundin, Energy & Climate Programme, Global Utmaning
Remarks by Finn Førsund, University of Oslo
Remarks by Ali Kutan, Southern Illinois University, USA
Remarks by Iikka Korhonen, Bank of Finland
Questions 17:15–17:30
17:40 – 18:00
CEA General Meeting
19:30
Conference Dinner and Best Paper Award of Journal of Chinese Economic and
Business Studies (Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel) (Voucher requested)
Tuesday 2 September (School of Business, Economics and Law)
Parallel Sessions
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Tuesday 2 September (School of Business, Economics and Law)
Parallel Sessions
Tuesday 2 September Parallel Session 9:00 – 10:30
9:00 – 10:30 Parallel Session A1 (Room: CG-salen)
China’s Economic Development and Modernization
Chair: Markus Taube, University of Duisburg-Essen
Gary H. Jefferson, Brandeis University
Paul D. Deng, University of Limerick
Can China escape the middle-income trap?
Marina Thorborg, Sodertorn University
From “a bird in a cage” to “flying geese” – evolution of Chinese development models
Kurt Lundgren, Royal Insitute of Technology
Culture and development: The Scandinavian experience in comparative perspectives
Jinghai Zheng, University of Gothenburg and Newcastle Business School
Liming Wang, University College Dublin
China’s road to modernization: A case for identity economics
9:00 – 10:30 Parallel Session B1 (Room: C33)
Culture Differences, Behaviour, and Innovation Systems
Chair: Ali Kutan, Southern Illinois University
Yaguang Zhang, Jincao Huang, Peking University
Monogeniture and primogeniture: A comparison in inheritance system between ancient East and West
Gunnar Gelin, Daphne Research Stockholm
Innovation and socio-cultural context: Comparing patent intensity determinants in national innovation
systems, with a special focus on USA vs. China
Shuanping Dai, University of Duisburg-Essex
The emergence of Chinese entrepreneurs: Social mobility and innovation
Xing Shi and Yanrui Wu, University of Western Australia
China’s changing role in global innovation networks: A view of product-embodied R&D
9:00 – 10:30 Parallel Session C1 (Room: F43)
Investment and Industrial Upgrading
Chair: Jun Zhang, Fudan University
Xiaolan Fu and Jun Hou, University of Oxford,
Xiaohui Liu, Loughborough University
Unpacking the relationship between OFDI and innovation performance: The moderating effect of
contextual factors
Erik Benrud, Drexel University
Equilibrium business environments In Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities in China
Quan Zhou, University of Cambridge
Peng Zhang, Yingjie Zhou, Yuanjun Chen, Yufeng Zhang, Xiaobo Wu, and Yongjiang Shi (Zhejiang
University; Tsinghua University; University of Birmingham)
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High value manufacturing – same aim but different strategies: a comparison of manufacturing-related
policies between the UK and China
Hong Bo, Ciaran Driver, and Hsiang-Chun Michael Lin, University of London
Corporate investment during the financial crisis: Evidence from China
9:00 – 10:30 Parallel Session D1 (Room: B41)
Labour and Production Factors
Chair: Eric Girardin, Aix-Marseille University
Carl Lin, Beijing Normal University and IZA
Myeong-Su Yun, Tulane University and IZA
Minimum wages and income inequality in China
Yanbin Chen, Renmin University of China
The Economic logic of factor market reforms
Ling Zhang and Hui Wu, Harbin Engineering University
The mediation effect research of human capital on the relationship of education investment and economic
growth
John Shutt, Leeds Metropolitan University
Employability, skills and talent management in Zhejiang Province
9:00 – 10:30 Parallel Session E1 (Room: C32)
Regional Development
Chair: Finn Førsund, University of Oslo
Zheng (Annie) Wei, Australian National University
Fung Kwan, University of Macau
Understanding China’s Lewis turning point: The role of regional heterogeneity
Yang Song and Wenkai Sun, Renmin University of China
Health consequences of rural-to-urban migration: Evidence from panel data in China
Masashi Hoshino, Waseda University
Measurement of GDP per capita and regional disparities in China, 1979–2013
Yonghong Ma, Liangsen Zhu, and Xuemei Wan, Harbin Engineering University
Flow barriers, misallocation and Chinese regional economic growth
10:30 – 11:00
Tea/Coffee (served in the School Restaurant, floor E4)
11:00 – 12:30 Parallel Session A2 (Room: CG-salen)
China’s Macro economy in Transition
Chair: Iikka Korhonen, Bank of Finland
Yuanchun Liu and Yanbin Chen, Renmin University of China
The economic downturn and China’s macro-economy under stimulus dependence
Eric Girardin, Aix-Marseille University
Harry Wu, Hitotsubashi University
Dating China’s growth cycles subject to mismeasurement biases
Qing-Ping Ma, University of Nottingham
Contribution of interest rate control to China’s economic development
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Flora Huang, University of Leicester
The role of China in recovery and growth of selected economies
11:00 – 12:30 Parallel Session B2 (Room: C33)
Firm Strategies and Stock Market
Chair: Yanrui Wu, University of Western Australia
Hong Li, University of Nottingham
Equity ownership structure and stock market integration in China
Qiwen Chen and Xiuping Hua, Brunel University
Ying Jiang, Nottingham University Business School China
Herding, overreaction and contrarian in the Chinese stock market
Young-Chan Kim, University of Greenwich
How Alipay became a leading financial institution in the thriving digital market
Shaowei He, University of Northampton
Capability upgrading of EMNEs’ acquired subsidiaries in developed countries: An unintended
consequence of strategic asset-seeking OFDI?
11:00 – 12:30 Parallel Session C2 (Room: F43)
Analysis of Economic and Organizational Behaviour
Chair: Erik Benrud, Drexel University
Zuli Xing and Jack W. Hou, Southwestern University of Finance & Economics
Rent-seeking paradox in the context of a transitional Economy
Sam Beatson and Jian Chen, University of Nottingham
Determinants of foreign institutional investors in the Mainland listed Chinese companies
Björn Gustafsson, University of Gothenburg
Xiuna Yang, Beijing Normal University
Are China’s ethnic minorities less likely to move?
11:00 – 12:30 Parallel Session D2 (Room: B41)
Income, Consumption, and Saving
Chair: Liming Wang, University College Dublin
Xiumei Guo and Dora Marinova, Curtin University
Challenges and strategies for more sustainable consumption and production in China: A global
perspective
Yi Chen, Peking University
On the saving effect of income distribution: Theoretical and empirical analysis
Xuezheng Qin, Tianyu Wang, and Castiel Chen Zhuang, Peking University
Intergenerational transfer of human capital and its impact on income mobility: Evidence from China
Jing You, Renmin University of China
Multi-dimensional intertemporal poverty in rural China
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11:00 – 12:30 Parallel Session E2 (Room: C32)
Market Structure and Performance
Chair: John Shutt, Leeds Metropolitan University
Fengliang Liu, Renmin Unviersity, Xin Yi, and Ze Yu
Transformation of China’s industrial structure: Endogenous market drive versus factor market distortion
Xiuhua Zhang and Xiaoyu Xu, Harbin Engineering University
Empirical studies on the determinants of the automotive intra-industry trade between China and European
Union
Lan Gao, Xiaohui Liu, Loughborough University
Jiangyong Lu, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University
Does learning at home and from abroad boost the foreign subsidiary performance of emerging economy
multinational enterprises?
Yun Feng, Chongfeng Wu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jianhua Zhang, University of Gothenburg
The role of price connectors: A study on the market segmentation in Chinese stock markets
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch (Voucher requested. Served in the School Restaurant, floor E4)
14:00 – 15:30 Parallel Session A3 (Room: CG-salen)
The Rise of RMB and China’s Growth Potentials
Chair: Gary Jefferson, Brandeis University
Andrew Leung, Andrew Leung International Consultants, Hong Kong SAR
The ascent of the RMB, the Chinese currency
Yunfei Wang and Xiaozhou Li, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade
Zhichao Zhang, and Zhuang Zhang, Durham University Business School
Rise of Gold Market in China: Liberalization and Market Development
Jinghai Zheng, University of Gothenburg and Newcaslte Business School
Yuning Gao and Angang Hu, Tsinghua University
Production function estimation for China: A time series analysis
Erik Benrud, Drexel University
Shadow banking and financial fragility in China
14:00 – 15:30 Parallel Session B3 (Room: C33)
Environment and Efficiency
Chair: Xiaohui Liu, Loughborough University
Mingye Ai and Yonghong Ma, Harbin Engineering University
Jinghai Zheng, University of Gothenburg
Analysis on environmental efficiency on China’s manufacturing industry: With non-radical DEA
approach
Christian Ploberger, University of Birmingham
China’s adaptation challenges – a critical assessment of China’s ability to facilitate a strategic shift
towards a low carbon economy by applying the structure-agency framework
Kaibiao Xiang, Jianbo Zhou, Zhenmin Cheng, and Ruijian Liu, Peking University
A study on the relationship of team process and organization performance – a case study of a rural
commercial bank in Shanxi Province
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14:00 – 15:30 Parallel Session C3 (Room: F43)
Economic Studies of History and Cultural Heritage
Chair: Ali Kutan, Southern Illinois University
Jianbo Zhou, Beijing Univeristy
A study on the inclusive financial system of Shanxi business people in the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Jinchuan Shi, Zhejiang University, and Ting Wang,
Social networks and informal financial system: An analysis of China
Mary Leung and Jamie Morgan, Leeds Business School, Leeds Metropolitan University
Why culture matters: The significance of Guanxi in an economic and business context
Yilong Yan, Jinghai Zheng, and Angang Hu, Tsinghua University and University of Gothenburg
Is the plan outmoded in China? Quantitative assessment of implementation and impact of China’s
five-year plans 1953–2010
14:00 – 15:30 Parallel Session D3 (Room: B41)
Determinants of Economic Performance
Chair: Kurt Lundgren, Royal Institute of Technology
Tinghua Duan and Wenxuan Hou, University of Edinburgh Business School
The curse of returnee CEOs
Horace Yeung, University of Leicester
A tale of two cities – rivalry or division of role?
Tony Fang, Monash University, University of Toronto and IZA
Carl Lin, Beijing Normal University and IZA
Minimum wages and employment in China
Yingqi Wei, University of Leeds
Determinants of box office success in China
14:00 – 15:30 Parallel Session E3 (Room: C32)
Risk Management
Chair: Björn Gustafsson, University of Gothenburg
Christian Ploberger, University of Birmingham
The challenge of integrating climate change related risks into a risk analysis framework: China’s complex
development challenge
Yuexiang Jiang, Zhejiang University
Risk as Chinese culture and statistical concept
Qiwei Chen and Mauro Costantini, Brunel University
Bruno Deschamps, Nottingham University Business School China
Professional forecasts in a volatile environment: Evidence from Asia
15:30 – 16:00
Tea/Coffee (served in the School Restaurant at floor E4)
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16:00 - 17:30 Parallel Session A4 (Room: B34)
IFDI, OFDI and Trade
Chair: Jing Zhang, University of Nottingham
Yue Lin and Uam Ceao, Centre of East Asia Studies and Autonomous University of Madrid
Demystify China’s outward investment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Corporate ownership,
motivation and location choice
Chongyu Wu, Remin University of China
Jianbo Zhou, Peking University
Price transmission effect and its fluctuation trend of China’s imported commodities: Based on estimation
of Armington Substitution Elasticity
Shujie Yao, Pan Wang and Jing Zhang, University of Nottingham
Dynamic relationship between China’s IFDI and OFDI
16:00 - 17:30 Parallel Session B4 (Room: C32)
Development and Cultural Change
Chair: Jian Chen, University of Nottingham
Tony Fang, University of Stockholm
Yuan Li, University of Duisburg-Essen
The evolution of Chinese governance and leadership: A cultural change perspective
Xiaolan Fu and Jun Hou, University of Oxford
Pierre Mohnen, Maastricht University
Trade and productivity growth in Ghana: Do Sino-Africa trade make a difference
Yanqing Jiang, Shanghai International Studies University
Foreign trade, structural change, and dynamic comparative advantage in China
PhD Colloquiums
Monday 1 September
9:00 - 10:00 PhD Colloquium A1 (Room: B34)
Firm Competitiveness and Innovation
PhD Supervisors: Jing Zhang, University of Nottingham
Chair: Liming Wang, University College Dublin, Ireland
Aldis Bulis, University of Latvia
Internal and external factors in competitiveness of foreign companies in China
Hang Xiong, University College Dublin
Peer effects in the diffusion of innovations
Geoffrey Chun-fung Chen, University of Bath
Understanding the mixed instruments and institutional arrangements for renewable energy deployment in
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9:00 - 10:00 PhD Colloquium B1 (Room: C32)
Economic Growth and Development
PhD Supervisors: Yuning Gao, Tsinghua University
Chair: Ali Kutan, Southern Illinois University
Pauric McGowan, Mark Durkin, Yuanhao Qiao, and Yan Liu, University of Ulster
On the decentralization process of the government to banks in China
Jiajin Huang, Goethe University Frankfurt
The effect of different financial sectors on economic growth in China
Paul Egan and Anthony Leddin, University of Limerick
Inflation, output & monetary policy dynamics in post reform China – A Markov switching approach
9:00 - 10:00 PhD Colloquium C1 (Room: D31)
Productivity and Financial Markets
PhD Supervisors: Jian Chen, University of Nottingham
Chair: Gary Jefferson, Brandeis University
Yunfeng Zheng, Yuning Gao and Angang Hu, Tsinghua University
Green value added and green productivity of china’s industrial sectors: An input-output based accounting
Boying Xu, University of London
The underpricing and underperformance of Chinese PE-backed IPOs
Ni Gao, Mangement Department, Kedge Business School
Chinese direct investment in Europe – case in France
9:00 - 10:00 PhD Colloquium D1 (Room: C31)
SOEs, Urbanization, and Chinese Investment in Africa
PhD Supervisors: Yingqi Wei, University of Leeds
Chair: Finn Førsund, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
Zhiting Chen, University of Birmingham
State ownership in China, past present and future – a critical analysis of state-owned enterprises
Gaoyan Shi, Shanghai International Studies University
Exploration on the path of innovative operating system to promote modern urbanization
Louise Granath and Marika Larsson, University of Gothenburg
Chinese foreign direct investments in the Zambian mining sector
9:00 - 10:00 am PhD Colloquium E1 (Room: C35)
Economic Reform, Trade and OFDI
PhD Supervisors: Guy Liu, Brunel University
Chair: Xiaohui Liu, Loughborough University
Yuan Ma and Henk Overbeek, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Chinese outward foreign direct investment in the EU: Changing patterns and explanations
Hao Zhang and Fernanda Ilhéu, ISEG – Lisboa School of Economics and Management, Portugal
The role of Special Economic Zones in African countries development and the Chinese FDI
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Wednesday 3 September
10:00 – 13:00
Guided tour of Gothenburg with Dr Johan Lonnroth, former member of the Swedish parliament.
Tour plan:
10.00 Johan will meet you in the School Restaurant at the E3 entrance door. He will give a ca 30
minutes power-point lecture on the history of the city of Göteborg/Gothenburg.
The lecture will take place at Department of Economics, the conference room at floor E6.
ca 10.30 to 11.25 Walk through the center of Göteborg
11.30 Ferry ”Älvsnabben” across the river to Eriksberg (SEK 25/person).
Walk to the ship ”Götheborg” (a full-scale replica of an 18th century wooden ship – has been to China,
see http://www.soic.se/en/the-ship/)
ca 12.00 Guided visit of the ship. Guide: Event Manager Cecilia Bothorp (SEK 100/person)
ca 13:00 Walk to River Café for lunch (optional).
N.B. Please register for this tour if you are interested! Send an e-mail to Jinghai
Zheng ([email protected]) or when you register for the
conference on site.
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