2019 HKUST Conference on International Economics
June 3-4, 2019
Department of Economics, School of Business and Management
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Conference Venue: Room 1005, Lee Shau Kee (LSK) Business Building, HKUST
Program Schedule
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Day 1: June 3, 2019 (Monday)
till 8:35 am Breakfast at Holiday Inn, TKO
8:40 am Coach--- from Holiday Inn, TKO to LSK building, HKUST
9:05 am Opening Remarks
Morning Session: (Chair: Jenny Xu (HKUST))
9:10- 10:10 am Shang-Jin Wei (Columbia University): Trade Imbalance, Waste Imports, and Health Status
10:10-10:30 am COFFEE/TEA BREAK
10:30-11:30 am Yoto Yotov (Drexel University): A Structural Trade Openness Index
11:30-12:30 pm Hiroyuki Kasahara (University of British Columbia & Hitotsubashi University): Grain Exports and the Causes of China's Great Famine, 1959-1961: County-Level Evidence
12:30- 2:20 pm Group photo-taking and lunch at UniQue (by invitation)
Afternoon Session: (Chair: Jin Wang (HKUST))
2:20- 3:20 pm Edwin Lai (HKUST): Global Sourcing and Domestic Value-added in Gross Exports
3:20- 3:40 pm COFFEE/TEA BREAK
3:40- 4:40 pm Taiji Furusawa (University of Tokyo): Transfer Pricing and Tax Competition
4:40- 5:40 pm Zhiyuan Li (Fudan University): Total Factor Productivity Estimation: Identification Based on Cross Section Variations
6:00 pm Departure for Dinner in Sing Kee, Sai Kung (by invitation) by coach from Lee Shau Kee Business Building
Day 2: June 4, 2019 (Tuesday)
till 8:50 am Breakfast at Holiday Inn, TKO
8:55 am Coach--- from Holiday Inn, TKO to LSK building, HKUST
Morning Session: (Chair: TBA)
9:20-10:20 am Stephen Yeaple (Penn State University): Too Much of a Good Thing? Labor Market Imperfections as a Source of Exceptional Exporter Performance
10:20-10:40 am COFFEE/TEA BREAK
10:40-11:40 am Daniel Yi Xu (Duke University): Production Networks and Quality Upgrading
11:40-12:40 pm Yao Amber Li (HKUST): Processing Trade, Productivity and Prices: Evidence from a Chinese Production Survey
12:40- 2:40 pm Lunch in UniQue (by invitation)
Afternoon Session: (Chair: TBA)
2:40- 3:40 pm Wyatt Brooks (University of Notre Dame): Eliminating Uncertainty in Market Access: Evidence from New Bridges in Rural Nicaragua
3:40- 4:00 pm COFFEE/TEA BREAK
4:00- 5:00 pm Yatang Lin (HKUST): Facilitating Investment Flows: Evidence from China’s High-Speed Passenger Rail Network
5:05 pm Conference Adjourned
5:05- 5:30 pm BREAK
5:40 pm Departure for Dinner in Chiuchow Garden at Star House, Tsim Sha Tsui (by invitation) by coach from Lee Shau Kee Business Building
For inquiries, please contact Julie Wong (fnjuwong@ust.hk, 852-23587621)