Final Call for Papers
The 15th International Symposium on Human Capital and Labor Markets
Celebrating Release of the China Human Capital Report 2023
Organizer:
China Center for Human Capital and Labor Market Research (CHLR)
Central University of Finance and Economics
Co-organizer:
Central University of Finance and Economics & University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Joint Research Data Center (CEDC)
&
Jinan Human Capital Industry Research Institute
December 8-11, 2023
Beijing, China
The conference will mark the release of the 15th annual China Human Capital Report-2023. It will feature distinguished keynote speeches, plenary and parallel sessions on critical topics related to human capital and labor markets on December 9 preceded by an onsite reception on December 8.
Keynote Speaker:
Lance Lochner
Professor of Economics, University of Western Ontario
Editor, Journal of Political Economy
Specially Invited Discussant
Jong-Wha Lee
Eminent Professor, Korea University
Submissions
We welcome papers on topics dealing with broad areas of human capital and labor markets.
· Please submit an extended abstract (400-500 words in English) by midnight (12am) on November 8, 2023 (Eastern Standard Time) online at:
https://editorialexpress.com/conference/2023CHLR/
· Each session consists of paper presentations and discussion, both in English.
· Decisions on submissions will be announced in mid November.
· All papers accepted for presentation must be submitted to the conference by December 1, 2023 (Beijing Time, GMT+8) so that discussants will have enough time to prepare comments.
· We prefer in-person sessions, but there will also be online sessions to accommodate presenters who are unable to join in person.
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Keynote Speaker Bio
· Professor Lochner is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Western Ontario and Canada Research Chair in Human Capital and Inequality. He also serves as Co-coordinator of the Markets Network of the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group and maintains research affiliations with the National Bureau of Economic Research in the U.S., the Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis in Italy, and CESifo in Germany. He is a Fellow of the Society of Labor Economists and of the International Association for Applied Econometrics. He is also an editor at the Journal of Political Economy, and served as an editor at the Journal of Labor Economics (2013-2021). He received his PhD in economics from the University of Chicago in 1998.
Professor Lochner’s research is largely devoted to the study of human capital formation throughout the lifecycle; although, he has also studied aspects of criminal behavior. His current research examines intergenerational mobility, including the nature of family investments in children and child development; post-secondary financing policies, especially the structure and implications of student loan contracts; and the evolution of skills and skill prices in the economy.
Specially-Invited Discussant Bio
· 
Professor Jong-Wha Lee is the Eminent Professor at Korea University. He was previously Chief Economist and Director General of Economics and Research Department at the Asian Development Bank and an economist at the International Monetary Fund. He has served as a senior adviser for international economic affairs to the former President of South Korea and G20 sherpa. He has also served as president of both the Korea Economic Association and the Korea International Economic Association. He has taught at Australian National University, Columbia University, Harvard University and Peking University. He obtained his Ph.D. and Master’s degree in economics from Harvard University.
· Professor Lee has made significant contributions to the field of economics, with particular focus on human capital, growth, international finance, and economic integration. His most recent books include Crisis and Recovery: Learning from the Asian Experience (World Scientific, 2016), and Education Matters: Global Schooling Gains from the 19th to the 21st Century with Robert J. Barro (Oxford University Press, 2015). He has been honored with numerous awards, including Korean National Academy of Sciences Award, Kyung-Ahm Prize, Inchon Award, Cheongram Prize, Maekyung Economist Award, and Dasan Economics Award.
Information on Past Conferences
· Check the website: http://humancapital.cufe.edu.cn/en/Conference_/A_Brief_Introduction_to_CHLR.htm
Contact Information
· Please check the CHLR website for updated information: http://humancapital.cufe.edu.cn/
· Email chlr_conference@163.com for questions
· Call CHLR office (Ms. Rong Huang or Ms. Lingxuan Zhu), 010-6228-8298
Main Program Structure
December 8, 2023 |
16:00-18:00 |
Registration |
18:00-20:00 |
Reception/Dinner (Location: TBD) |
December 9, 2023 |
07:30-08:00 |
Registration/Reception |
PLENARY SESSION |
08:00-11:15 |
Opening and Welcome Remarks |
|
The Release of the 15th China Human Capital Report-2023 and Discussion |
|
Keynote Speech |
PARALLEL SESSIONS |
11:30-12:45 |
Morning Parallel Session |
14:00-18:20 |
Regular Parallel Sessions |
|
National Natural Science Foundation of China-National Research Foundation of Korea (NSFC-NRF) Collaborative Project Session |
|
Joint Session with Jinan Human Capital Industry Research Institute |
|
Joint Session with Central University of Finance and Economics & University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Joint Research Data Center (CEDC) |
|
Graduate Student Sessions |
18:30-20:00 |
Conference Banquet Joint with Alumni Reunion (Location: TBD) |
December 10, 2023 |
9:00-11:00 |
CHLR Human Capital Project Round-Table Discussion |
16:30-18:30 |
Human Capital Valuation Round-Table Discussion |
December 11, 2023 |
16:30-18:30 |
NSFC-NRF Collaborative Project Round-Table Discussion |
Organizing Committee
Haizheng Li (Chair), Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Belton Fleisher (Co-Chair), Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University and CHLR
Zhiqiang Liu, (Co-Chair), Professor, SUNY at Buffalo
Chen Huang (Coordinator), Assistant Professor (Ph.D., University of Arizona), CHLR
Yi Zhang (Coordinator), Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Tilburg University), CHLR
Barbara Fraumeni, Professor Emeritus, University of Southern Maine and CHLR
Cynthia A. Bansak, Professor, St. Lawrence University and CHLR
Steven F. Lehrer, Professor, Queen’s University and CHLR
Sophie Wang, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Simon Fraser University), CHLR
Fanzheng Yang, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Iowa State University), CHLR
Ning Jia, Associate Professor (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame), CHLR
Nina Yin, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Toulouse School of Economics), CHLR
Yulong Chen, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Iowa State University), CHLR
Xianfang Xiong, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Hunan University/Georgia Institute of Technology), CHLR