Issues in Contemporary Economy

Room 805, School of Economics, Fudan University

9:00-17:00 , May 27, 2011

Co-organized by:

School of Economics, Fudan University

Division of Economics, Nanyang Technological University

Program

Note: Each presentation is 20 minutes, followed by 10-minute Q&A.

9:00-11:50

Morning Session (Rm. 805)

Chair: Feng Jin, Fudan University

9:00-9:05

Welcome Remarks (By Prof. Sun Lijian)

9:05-10:05

Low Carbon Economy and Carbon Pricing: A Bottom-up Approach

Euston Quah & Chang Youngho, Nanyang Technological University

Location-price Competition under Mixed Performance Evaluation

Kou Zonglai, Fudan University

10:05-10:20 Coffee Break

10:20-11:50

Catalyst of Business Cycles Synchronization in East Asia

Chia Wai Mun, Nanyang Technological University

Housing Bubble, Household Leverage and Crisis

Qi Qianru, Fudan University

A Structural Estimation on Distortions in UK and Chinese Manufacturing Firms

Wu Guiying, Nanyang Technological University

11:50-12:00

Group Photo at Rm. 805

12:00-14:00

Lunch (Crowne Plaza Hotel, 199 Handan Rd., Shanghai)

14:00-16:50

Afternoon Session (Rm. 805)

Chair: Prof. Euston Quah

14:00-15:30

Wage Reform in Singapore

Chew Soon Beng, Nanyang Technological University

Does Health Insurance Improve Inequality in Health Care Utilization in Rural China

Feng Jin, Fudan University

Household Saving in Canada

Zhou Jie, Nanyang Technological University

15:30-15:45

Coffee Break

15:45-16:45

Changes in the Location of China's Manufacturing: 1998-2008

Wu Jianfeng, Fudan University

A Lagrange Multiplier Test for Cross-sectional Dependence in a Fixed Effects Panel Data Model

Feng Qu, Nanyang Technological University

16:45-16:50

Closing Remarks (By Prof. Euston Quah)

18:00-20:00

Dinner (Zhendehao, 365 Guoding Rd., Shanghai)

Participants:

Professor Euston Quah

Assistant Professor Chang Youngho

Professor Chew Soon Beng

Assistant Professor Zhou Jie

Assistant Professor Chia Wai Mun

Professor Sun Lijian

Assistant Professor Feng Qu

Assistant Professor Wu Guiying

Associate Professor Feng Jin

Associate Professor Kou Zonglai

Assistant Professor Qi Qianru

Assistant Professor Wu Jianfeng