The 4th Lingnan University – Wuhan University Joint Workshop (Applied Economics)

Date
:10 December 2025 (Wednesday)
Time
:8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Venue
:LKKG05, G/F, Leung Kau Kui Building, Lingnan University

Programme

08:30 - 08:45Registration
08:45 - 08:55Welcome Remarks
Professor Larry Qiu, Lingnan University
Professor Zhi Luo, Wuhan University
08:55 - 09:00Photo-taking

Session 1 –

 

Chair:

Tianle Zhang
Lingnan University

09:00 - 10:00

Keynote: “Algorithmic Attention and Content Creation on Social Media Platforms”

Fei Li - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

10:00 - 10:45

 “Platform (Biased) Recommendation and Regulation”

Yucheng Ding - Wuhan University

10:45 - 11:00Coffee Break

Session 2 –

 

Chair:

Yucheng Ding
Wuhan University

11:00 - 11:45 “The Effects of International Patenting on Export: Evidence from China”
Larry Qiu - Lingnan University
11:45 - 12:30 

“Ripple Effects of Deregulating Startup Investment with Entrepreneurial Spillovers”

Ruichi Xiong - Wuhan University

12:30 - 13:30Lunch (by invitation only)

Session 3 –

 

Chair:

Laura Wang
Lingnan University

13:30 - 14:15

“Unintended Consequence of Government Oriented Merger— Evidence from China”

Mingqin Wu - Wuhan University

14:15 - 15:00 

 “No Pain, More Gain: Anti-Domestic Violence Law and Female Labor Income”

Xinyan Liu - Lingnan University

15:00 - 15:15Coffee Break

Session 4 (Ph.D. Student Presentations) –

 

Chair:

Sichen Liu
Wuhan University

15:15 - 15:40“Intellectual Property Judicial Environment and Digital Firm Entry: Fairness and Efficiency”
Yijing Wang – Wuhan University
15:40 - 16:05“Subsidy-Driven Transformation: Consumer Substitution, Resource Reallocation, and Productivity Dynamics in China’s Electric Vehicle Industry”
Mengxin Liu - Lingnan University
16:05 - 16:30“Industrial Policy and Retaliatory Protection under the WTO: Lessons from China”
Siwei Wang - Wuhan University
16:30 - 16:40Coffee Break
17:55 - 18:05Closing Remarks
Professor Xuesong Li, Wuhan University
Professor Tianle Zhang, Lingnan University
18:30 - 20:30Dinner (by invitation only)
The 4th Lingnan University – Wuhan University Joint Workshop (Applied Economics)

Registration:

No registration fee will be required.
Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis.
A confirmation email will be sent to you if you have registered successfully before the event date.

Venue:

The workshop will be held in person at Lingnan University in Hong Kong.

 

Address:LYH310, 3/F,
Lau Lee Yuen Haan Amenities Building (LYH),
Lingnan University
Getting to Lingnan:https://www.ln.edu.hk/about-lu/getting-to-lingnan