16-17June 2016 | Beijing, Central University of Finance and Economics  

Organizer:

Asian DevelopmentBank Institute

Central Universityof Finance and Economics

China Center forHuman Capital and Labor Market Research (CHLR)

China EconomicReview

Aboutthe workshop:

There are 7 sessions and 16 papers for presentation. There are more than 30 people from 6 countries to attend the workshop. This workshop will analyze the impacts of urbanization in Asia, leading to policy options for inclusive and sustainable urbanization in Asia. The workshop will also explore drivers of urbanization. Particular attention will be given to the special features of Asia’s urbanization related to scale, pace, population density, and megacities. Asia’s scale of urbanization is unprecedented. This presents challenges and opportunities for the region and the world. This workshop seeks to offer insight into the mechanics of urbanization in Asia. In particular it will pursue four broad topics:

l  Drivers ofurbanization, including infrastructure and human capital

l  Impacts ofurbanization on growth, productivity, domestic consumption, and human capitalformation

l  How urbanizationrelates to development indicators, including inequality and the environment

l  Infrastructurefinancing and other issues related to urbanization

Location:CentralUniversity of Finance and Economics

Day 1: 09:00 - 17:30   6thFloor Academic Building Room 604 and Room 603

Day 2: 09:00 - 15:00   6thFloor Academic Building Room 603

Urbanizationand Infrastructure in Asia

16-17 June 2016 |Beijing, Central University of Finance and Economics

P R O G R A M Day 1- June 16

08:30-09:00             Registration

09:00-09:05             WELCOME

    Junsheng Li (ExecutiveVice President, Central University of Finance and Economics)

09:05-09:25             OPENING REMARKS

    Haizheng Li (CentralUniversity of Finance and Economics)

    Guanghua Wan (ADBInstitute)

    Belton Fleisher (ChinaEconomic Review, Ohio State University)

09:25-10:25             SESSION 1: URBANIZATIONAND INEQUALITY

10:25-10:50             Coffee break

10:50-12:20             SESSION 2: MIGRATION

12:20-13:50            Lunch

13:50-14:50            SESSION 3: DRIVERSOF URBANIZATION

14:50-15:10           Coffee break

15:10-16:10            SESSION 4: URBANIZATIONIN INDIA

18:00-19:30            Dinner Reception

P R O G R A M Day 2-June 17

09:00-09:25            KEYNOTE SPEECH

   Naoyuki Yoshino (Dean, ADBInstitute)

09:25-10:55            SESSION 5: URBANIZATION: GLOBAL VIEW

10:55-11:15            Coffee break

11:15-12:15            SESSION 6: INFRASTRUCTUREAND FIRMS

12:15-13:45            Lunch

13:45-14:45            SESSION 7: CITY DISTRIBUTION

14:45-15:00            CLOSING