Human Capital and Labor Market of China

Wednesday, February 17, 2016
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
(Pacific)

Goldman Conference Room
Encina Hall East (4th Floor)

9:30-12:00 Session 1: Inequality of Human Capital and Labor Market Outcomes
Location: Goldman Conference Room, Encina Hall East (4th floor)
 
The Health and Nutrition Roots of China's Human Capital Crisis
Speaker:Scott Rozelle, Stanford University, US
 
Trade Liberalization, Social Policy Development and Labour Market Outcomes of
Chinese Women and Men in the Decade after China’s Accession to the World Trade
Organization
Speaker:Xiaoyuan Dong, The University of Winnipeg, Canada
 
Mismatch of the Boston Mechanism: Evidence from Chinese College Admission
Speaker:Binzhen Wu, Tsinghua University, China
 
12:00-1:00 Lunch
Location: Philippines Conference Room, Encina Hall (3rd Floor)
 
1:00-3:00 Session 2: Determinants for Labor Market Outcomes
Location: Philippines Conference Room, Encina Hall (3rd Floor)
 
Does Informal Employment Push college graduates into Low Income Trap?
Speaker:Xiaoying Li, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Cognitive Skills, Noncognitive Skills, and School-to-Work Transitions in Rural China
Speaker:Qiuqiong Huang, University of Arkansas, US
Institutional Labor Market Segmentation and Public Sector Reform in China
Speaker:Xiaohua Li, Chinese Academy of Personnel Science, China