BFI-China Research Conference
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Organized by the Becker Friedman Institute China, the BFI-China Research Conference was held on December 2-3, 2022.
This conference assembled established economic scholars to discuss recent work on issues related to the Chinese economy and financial markets.
Topics included:
- Political economy
- Public finance
- Law and economics
- Financial market
- Fintech
Agenda
Friday, December 2, 2022
Lunch
University B, 2nd Floor
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Factions in Nondemocracies: Theory and Evidence from the Chinese Communist Party
Patrick Francois, University of British Columbia (Co-author)
Francesco Trebbi, University of California Berkeley (Presenter)
Kairong Xiao, Columbia University (Co-author)
Break
Institutional Weakness and Societal Vulnerability: Evidence from the Sichuan Earthquake
Yiming Cao, Stanford University (Presenter)
Break
Consumer-Financed Fiscal Stimulus: Evidence from Digital Coupons in China
Jing Ding, Harbin Institute of Technology (Co-author)
Lei Jiang, Tsinghua University (Co-author)
Lucy Msall, University of Chicago (Co-author)
Matthew J. Notowidigdo, University of Chicago (Presenter)
Who Benefits from the Corporate Income Tax Cut for Small Firms: Evidence from China
Xuan Wang, Peking University (Co-author)
Binzhen Wu, Tsinghua University (Presenter)
Jie Zou, Tsinghua University (Co-author)
Conference Reception
City View Prefunction
Conference Dinner
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Continental Breakfast
Path Dependence and Institutional Genes: China as an Example
Break
Microgiving with Digital Platforms
Xiheng Jiang, China Center for International Knowledge on Development (Co-author)
Jianwei Xing, Peking University (Co-author)
Jintao Xu, Peking University (Co-author)
Eric Zou, University of Oregon (Presenter)
Break
Judicial Independence, Local Protectionism, and Economic Integration: Evidence from China
Ernest Liu, Princeton University (C0-author)
Yi Lu, Tsinghua University (C0-author)
Wenwei Peng, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (C0-author)
Shaoda Wang, University of Chicago (Presenter)
Lunch
State vs Market Revisited: China’s Hybrid Economy
Wei Xiong, Princeton University (Presenter)
Break
Quid Pro Quo, Knowledge Spillover, and Industrial Quality Upgrades
Jie Bai, Harvard Kennedy School (Co-author)
Shengmao Cao, Northwestern University (Presenter)
Panle Jia Barwick, Cornell University (Co-author)
Shanjun Li, Cornell University (Co-author)
Break
Monetary Policy Transmission within Chinese Banking System
Dan Luo, University of Chicago (Presenter)
Michael Weber, University of Chicago (Co-author)
Zhishu Yang, Tsinghua University (Co-author)
Jacky Qi Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Co-author)
Local Government Financial Constraint and Spending Multiplier in China
Concluding Remarks
Chang-Tai Hsieh, University of Chicago