Call for Papers
The 9th International Symposium on Human Capital and Labor Markets  

Celebrating Release of the China Human Capital Report 2017
The China Center for Human Capital and Labor Market Research (CHLR)

Central University of Finance and Economics
December 8-9, 2017
Beijing, China

The conference will feature the release of the ninth annual China Human Capital Report-2017 and parallel academic sessions on December 9, preceded by reception and dinner for all attendees on December 8. Nowwe invite submission of papers. Topics dealing with broad areas of human capital and labor markets are all welcome. To be considered for the Conference, a detailed abstract (400-500 words) of paper must be submitted no later than September 30, 2017 to the website

https://editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conference/conference.cgi?action=login&db_name=HCLM17

Presenters will be provided with accommodation of two nights and meals during the Conference. Junior faculty (within 5 years of receiving PhD, and certified by their institution) and PhD candidates (i.e., have passed comprehensive examinations and certified by their office of graduate studies) may apply for international travel subsidy for ½ of the airfare up to US $500, subject to budgetary limitations. Submissions accepted for the Conference and the decision on the trip subsidy will be announced by October 15 and November 1, respectively.

All papers accepted for presentation must be submitted to the conference by November 30 so that discussants have sufficient time to prepare. For questions and inquiries, please check the CHLR website for updated information: http://humancapital.cufe.edu.cn/or email chlr_conference@163.com  

Organizing Committee
Belton Fleisher (Co-Chair), Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University and CHLR
Haizheng Li (Co-Chair), Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology and CHLR

Nina Yin (Coordinator), Assistant Professor, CHLR
CHLR Visiting Professors

Barbara Fraumeni, Professor Emerita, University of Southern Maine

Carsten Holz, Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Zhiqiang Liu, Associate Professor, SUNY at Buffalo
CHLR Full-Time Faculty
Li Yu, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Iowa State University)

Ning Jia, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame)

Shan Li, Assistant Professor, (Ph.D., George Washington University)
Sophie Wang, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Simon Fraser University)
Fanzheng Yang, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Iowa State University)