CES Session at 2010 America Economic Association Annual Conference
Atlanta, GA, USA
Jan. 4, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 308
Firm Behavior and Economic Growth (D4)
Presiding: Yongmiao Hong, Cornell University
Zhigang Tao, Hong Kong University - Vertical Integration and Firm Performance
Baizhu Chen, University of Southern California - Overinvestment When Control Separates from Ownership
Sheng Xiao, Furman University - How Do Agency Costs Affect Firm Performance? Evidence from China
Holly Wang, Purdue University, Lei Tian, Renmin University-China, Yongjun Chen, Renmin University-China - Spatial Externalities in Regional Economic
Discussants: Zhiqiang Liu, State University of New York-Buffalo
Xiong Wei, Princeton University
Bruce Reynolds, Ohio State University
Tony Fang, York University
Jan. 4, 12:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 308
Labor and Human Capital (J4)
Presiding: Holly Wang, Purdue University
Wei Chi, Tsinghua University - Firm Behavior and Economic Growth
Philip Brown, Colby College - Positional Spending and Status Seeking in Rural China
Zhiqiang Liu, State University of New York-Buffalo - Productivity and Geographic Concentration of Human Capital: from Chinese Manufacturing Firms
Shangjin Wei, Columbia University, Xiaobo Zhang, International Food Policy Research Institute - "Excess" Men and Animal Spirit of Entrepreneurship
Discussants: Jack Hou, California State Univ. at Long Beach
Ren Mu, Texas A&M
Zhigang Tao, Hong Kong University
Baizhu Chen, University of Southern California
Jan. 4, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 308
Children and Economics (I1)
Presiding: Haizheng Li, Georgia Tech University
WILLIAM MCGUIRE, the Ohio State University - Quality Upgrading, Returns to Scale, and Survival: The Zhili Children's Garment Cluster in the 21st Century
Seonghoon Kim, Ohio State Univerisity - The Lasting Impact of Maternal Malnutrition on the Labor Market Outcomes of Their Offspring: Evidence from China
Ren Mu, Texas A&M Universtiy, Xiaobo Zhang, International Food Policy Research Institute - Gender Difference in the Early-Life and Late-Life Health Link: The Role of Mortality Selection
Harvard Avraham, Harvard University - Son Preference and the Missing Market for Social Insurance: Evidence from China's Pension Program
Discussants: Holly Wang, Purdue University
Philip Brown, Colby College
Xiaoyuan Dong, University of Winnipeg
Xiaobo Zhang, International Food Policy Research Institute