Bachelor - Admission - School of Labor and Human Resources

　　　Co-hosted by School of Labor and Human Resources of Renmin University and University of Chicago, International symposium on family and labor economics of University of Chicago - Renmin University of China will be held in Renmin University of China on September 16 (Thursday). The symposium will focus on labor economics of family. The scholars both abroad and at home will discuss about that with their academic achievements. Professor Gary S. Becker and James J. Heckman from University of Chicago, the two winners of the Nobel economics prize , then will attend the symposium and dialogue with participants.
　　　 Due to space constraints, participants are by invitation only.
　　　
　　　 School of Labor and Human Resources of Renmin University of China
　　　 September 13, 2010
　　　
　　　 Enclosed: Agenda of symposium
　　　
　　　 The University of Chicago – Renmin University of China
　　　 International Symposium on Family and Labor Economics
　　　
　　　 Renmin University of China, Beijing
　　　 September 16, 2010
　　　　　　
　　　 8:45 Registration
　　　　　　
　　　 09:00 – 09:15 Opening Remarks
　　　 Xiangquan Zeng (Renmin University of China)
　　　 James J. Heckman (University of Chicago)
　　　　　　
　　　 09:15 – 11:15 Session I: Children
　　　 Chair: James J. Heckman
　　　
　　　 Title: Old Age Support, the Formation of Children's Preferences, and Investments in Children's Human Capital
　　　 Author: Gary S. Becker (University of Chicago)
　　　 Presenter: Gary S. Becker (University of Chicago)
　　　 Discussant: Dennis Tao Yang (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
　　　　　　
　　　 Title: Parental Job Loss and Children's Health– Ten Years after Massive Layoff of SOE's Workers in China
　　　 Authors: Hong Liu (Central University of Finance and Economics)
　　　 Zhong Zhao (Renmin University of China)
　　　 Presenter: Zhong Zhao (Renmin University of China)
　　　 Discussant: Wanchuan Lin (Peking University)
　　　　　　
　　　 11:15 – 11:40 Group Photo and Coffee Break
　　　　　　
　　　 11:40 – 12:20 Dialogue with Nobel Laureates Gary S. Becker and James J. Heckman on Labor Economics
　　　 Chair: Zhong Zhao
　　　　　　
　　　 12:20 – 13:40 Lunch
　　　　　　
　　　 13:40 – 15:40 Session II: Exogenous Shock and Human Capital
　　　 Chair: Gary Becker
　　　
　　　 Title: Picking up the Losses: The Impact of the Cultural Revolution on Human Capital Re-investment in Urban China
　　　 Authors: Jun Han (Nankai University)
　　　 Wing Suen (University of Hong Kong)
　　　 Junsen Zhang (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
　　　 Presenter: Junsen Zhang (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
　　　 Discussant: Hau Chyi (Renmin University of China)
　　　　　　
　　　 Title: Early Health Shocks, Parental Responses, and Child Outcomes
　　　 Authors: Gabriella Conti (University of Chicago)
　　　 James J. Heckman (University of Chicago)
　　　　　 Junjian Yi (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
　　　　　 Junsen Zhang (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
　　　 Presenter: Junjian Yi (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
　　　 Discussant: Yinghua He (University of Toulouse)
　　　　　　
　　　 15:40 – 16:00 Coffee Break
　　　　　　
　　　 16:00 – 18:00 Session III: Social Issues
　　　 Chair: Junsen Zhang
　　　
　　　 Title: Changes in Gender Wage Gap in Urban China during 1995-2007
　　　 Authors: Shi Li (Beijing Normal University)
　　　 Jin Song (Beijing Normal University)
　　　 Presenter: Shi Li (Beijing Normal University)
　　　 Discussant: Qingjie Xia (Peking University)
　　　　　　
　　　 Title: Sex Ratios, Crime, and other Socioeconomic Outcomes
　　　 Authors: Lena Edlund (Columbia University)
　　　　　 Hongbin Li (Tsinghua University)
　　　　　 Junjian Yi (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
　　　　　 Junsen Zhang (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
　　　 Presenter: Hongbin Li (Tsinghua University)
　　　 Discussant: Åke Blomqvist (Central University of Finance and Economics)
　　　