The 2018 International Symposium on Contemporary Labor Economics at the Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE), Xiamen University, China took place on 8-9 December. The symposium was jointly organized by WISE, the Institute for Economic and Social Research (IESR) of Jinan University, and the Department of Economics of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The purpose of this Symposium is to facilitate the exchange of ideas between Chinese and international scholars on labor economics.
In this context, the President of the Global Labor Organization (GLO), Klaus F. Zimmermann, was visiting Xiamen University from December 7 – 10. He provided a keynote speech on “Economic Preferences Across Generations” and presented in the Panel Discussion of Keynote Speakers: “Good Research, Good Topic, and Good Paper in Economics”.
Seven keynote speeches, a panel on success in science and 38 paper presentations marked an exciting program over two full days in front of a larger number of participants, in particular from the affiliated universities. Those included Shihe Fu of Xiamen University and Shuaizhang Feng, Dean of IESR of Jinan University and GLO Fellow; and conference organizers Lei Meng, Xiamen University and GLO Fellow, and Xiqian Cai, Xiamen University.
BELOW: Lei Meng, Xiamen University and GLO Fellow (right, left: Zimmermann)
BELOW: Feng, Holz, Freeman, Oyer and Meng in the first row.
BELOW: Lei Meng, Xiamen University and GLO Fellow
Highlights:
Dec. 8, 2018 (Saturday)
Keynote Session I
- China’s Labor in Two World’s: 21st Century STEM and Industrial Revolution Mass Production: Richard Freeman (Harvard University)
- Strengths and Weaknesses of China’s Official Statistics: Carsten Holz (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
BELOW: Richard Freeman (Harvard University)
Keynote Session II
- The Gender Gap in the Gig Economy: Paul Oyer (Stanford University)
- Using the Crystal Ball of Demographic Growth to Predict Future Trends in Global Migration: Craig McIntosh (University of California, San Diego)
BELOW: Craig McIntosh (University of California, San Diego)
Dec. 9, 2018 (Saturday)
Keynote Session III
- Economic Preferences across Generations: Klaus F. Zimmermann (Bonn University and Global Labor Organization, GLO)
- The Effects of Children’s Gender Composition on Filial Piety and Old-Age Support: Junsen Zhang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and GLO)
Keynote Session III
- Immigration in Schools: Foreign-born Students and the Performance of Natives: Paola Giuliano (University of California, Los Angeles, and GLO)
BELOW: Paola Giuliano (University of California, Los Angeles, and GLO)
Panel Discussion of Keynote Speakers
Good Research, Good Topic, and Good Paper in Economics:
– Richard Freeman (Harvard University)
– Paola Giuliano (University of California, Los Angeles, and GLO)
– Carsten Holz (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
– Craig McIntosh (University of California, San Diego)
– Paul Oyer (Stanford University)
– Junsen Zhang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and GLO)
– Klaus F. Zimmermann (Bonn University and Global Labor Organization, GLO)
Oyer is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Labor Economics; Zimmermann is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Population Economics. Zhang is Editor of the Journal of Population Economics. Paola Giuliano is Co-Editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association; Richard Freeman is Co-Editor of the Journal of Participation and Employee Ownership.
BELOW: Klaus F. Zimmermann (Bonn University and Global Labor Organization, GLO)
With PhD students from Jinan University and Nanjing Agricultural University.
Ends;
