Lunch will be provided.
This workshop on the Chinese economy, hosted jointly by BFI-China and the China Lab at Northwestern University, aims to convene scholars and students from across the Midwest who are interested in issues related to China.
Agenda
Friday, November 21, 2025
12:30 pm–1:00 pm
Registration and Lunch
1:00 pm–2:00 pm
The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China
Hongbin Li, Stanford University
2:00 pm–2:20 pm
Break
2:20 pm–3:20 pm
Influencers and Media Power: The Fads of Consuming Traditional Chinese Medicines during COVID-19
Yanhui Wu, University of Hong Kong
3:20 pm–3:40 pm
Break
3:40 pm–4:40 pm
Hukou Restrictions and the Migrant-Native Wage Gap: Evidence from Employer-Employee Linked Data
Ben Zou, Purdue University
4:40 pm
Workshop Concludes
Registration