Brownbag Seminars
Past Brownbag Seminars
Term 2
- 21 May 2026 (Thursday): Brownbag Seminar on "AI-Assisted Economic Research: Tools and Practices" by Prof. LUO Jinfeng (Lingnan University).
- 21 April 2026 (Tuesday): Brownbag Seminar on "Regional Occupations, Local Rents and Worker Mobility" by Mr. Johannes WEBER (PhD Student, University of Bonn).
- 14 April 2026 (Tuesday): Research Findings Seminar by Mr. LIU Mengxin and Ms. GUO Huiyu (PhD student, Lingnan University)
- 31 March 2026 (Tuesday): Research Findings Seminar on "Collusive Pricing Schemes in the Cement Industry: Evidence from a Chinese Cartel" by Mr. FENG Huanxi (PhD student, Lingnan University).
Term 1
- 23 October 2025 (Thursday): Brownbag Seminar on "Spatial Pricing in the Cement Industry: A Cartel Case from China" by Mr. FENG Huanxi (PhD student, Lingnan University).
- 9 October 2025 (Thursday): Research Findings Seminar on "Retaliation Management: The Determination of China’s Retaliatory Tariffs During the Trade War" by Mr. LI Jinpo (PhD student, Lingnan University)
- 30 September 2025 (Tuesday): Brownbag Seminar on “An Identity Approach to Attitudes Towards Artificial Intelligence” by Prof. CHEN Yiting (Lingnan University).
Term 2
- 25 April 2025 (Friday): Brownbag Seminar cum Research Findings Seminar on "Two Essays on Health and Health Behavior in China" by Ms. TAN Jiamin (ECON PhD Student, Lingnan University).
- 23 April 2025 (Wednesday): Brownbag Seminar cum Topic Defense Seminar on "Efficiency vs. Distortion: The Case of a Chinese Regional Cement Cartel" by FENG Huanxi (ECON PhD Student, Lingnan University); Brownbag Seminar cum Research Findings Seminar on "Subsidy-Driven Transformation: Consumer Substitution, Resource Reallocation, and Productivity Dynamics in China’s Electric Vehicle Industry" by Ms. LIU Mengxin (ECON PhD Student, Lingnan University).
- 16 April 2025 (Wednesday): Brownbag Seminar cum Topic Defense Seminar on "Does Green Trade Spur Green Innovation? Evidence from the APEC Environmental Goods List" by Ms. GUO Huiyu (ECON PhD Student, Lingnan University); Brownbag Seminar cum Research Findings Seminar on "Regulation, Political Connections, and Firm Performance" by Ms. LEI You (ECON PhD Student, Lingnan University).
- 9 April 2025 (Wednesday): Brownbag Seminar cum Research Findings Seminar on "Essays on Economic Behaviour" by Ms. GUO Yiting (ECON PhD Student, Lingnan University)
- 26 March 2025 (Wednesday): Brownbag Seminar on "Intergenerational Spillovers: The Impact of Labor Market Risk on the Housing Market" by Ms. Leanne NAM (University of Bonn)
- 19 March 2025 (Wednesday): Brownbag Seminar on "Dirty Air and Green Investments: The impact of pollution information on portfolio allocations" by Prof. ZHANG Jian (Hong Kong University)
- 12 March 2025 (Wednesday): Brownbag Seminar on "More Tea in India, More Crimes in China" by Prof. QIU Dongxiao, Larry (Lingnan University)
- 6 March 2025 (Thursday): Brownbag Seminar on "Competitive Bottlenecks and Platform Spillovers" by Prof. TEH Tat-How (NTU Singapore)
- 5 March 2025 (Wednesday): Brownbag Seminar on "Defensive Innovation: Technological Rivalry and College Major Choice" by Prof. LI Lei (Georgia Augusta)
Term 1
- 31 October 2024 (Thursday): Topic-defence Seminar on "Retaliation Management: How Were China's Retaliation Tariffs Determined during the Trade War" by Mr. LI Jinpo (ECON PhD Student, Lingnan University).
- 24 October 2024 (Thursday): Brownbag Seminar on "The PD-GS Framework for Macroeconomic Policy: An Invitation for Collaboration" by Prof. HO Lok Sang (Lingnan University)
- 19 September 2024 (Thursday): Brownbag Seminar on “The Competition and Welfare Effects of Upstream Partial Ownership (with Changying LI and Yue LI)” by Prof. QIU Dongxiao, Larry (Lingnan University).
Term 2
- 10 May 2024 (Friday): Brownbag seminar on “When Fixed Costs Should Affect Pricing: A Bayesian Approach” by Prof. ZHANG Lan, Professor, School of Economics, Shandong University.
- 3 May 2024 (Friday): Brownbag seminar on “Judicial Transparency and Economic Development: Evidence from China” by Prof. LIU Zhengwen, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Peking University.
- 19 April 2024 (Friday): Topic Defence Seminars on “Market Access, Political Connections, and Firm Performance” by Ms. LEI You, ECON PhD student, Lingnan University; and “Language and Trade in Artificial Codes: The Role of Trade Gains” by Ms. GUO Yiting, ECON PhD student, Lingnan University and “Protective or Procompetitive policies? Impact of Subsidy and Competition on the Productivities of Electric Vehicles in China” by Mr. LIU Mengxin, ECON PhD student, Lingnan University.
- 12 April 2024 (Friday): Brownbag seminar on “Dynamic Set Representativeness: Evidence from Deal or No Deal” by Prof. YUAN Jia, Associate Professor of Business Economics, University of Macau.
- 22 March 2024 (Friday): Brownbag seminar cum Research Findings Seminar on “Childhood Starvation and Mental Health” by Ms TAN Jiamin, ECON PhD student, Lingnan University.
- 15 March 2024 (Friday): Brownbag seminar cum Research Findings Seminar on “Quid Pro Quo and Technology Spillovers in the Chinese Auto Industry” by Ms LIANG Jing, ECON PhD student, Lingnan University.
- 23 February 2024 (Friday): Brownbag seminar cum Research Findings Seminar on “The Effects of International Patenting on Export: Evidence from China” by Ms NIE Cong, ECON PhD student, Lingnan University.
Term 1
- 22 November 2023 (Wednesday): Brownbag seminar on “Tying in the Food Delivery Market” by Dr. GUO Wenshu, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Lingnan University.
- 15 November 2023 (Wednesday): Brownbag seminar on “Services Trade Liberalization and Manufacturing Labor's Slice of the Pie: Evidence from Chinese Firms” by Prof. CHEN Bo, Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
- 8 November 2023 (Wednesday): Brownbag seminar on “Export-Induced Spatial Divergence (with Jonas Casper and Lei Li)” by Prof. LUO Jinfeng, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Lingnan University.
- 25 October 2023 (Wednesday): Brownbag seminar on “Search and Competition in Expert Markets” by Dr. CAO Yiran, Research Fellow, Department of Economics, Lingnan University.
- 18 October 2023 (Wednesday): Brownbag seminar on “The Emergence of Economic Rationality of GPT” by Prof. CHEN Yiting, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Lingnan University.
Term 2
- 19 April 2023 (Wednesday): Brownbag seminar on “Cash-back Rewards, Spending and Debt Accumulation” by Prof. WANG Yonglin, Laura (Lingnan University)
- 28 March 2023 (Tuesday): Brownbag seminar cum Topic Defence seminar on “The Effects of International Patenting: Micro evidence from China” by Ms. NIE Cong (ECON PhD student, LU); and “Childhood Aversity and Mental Health in Later Years” by Ms. TAN Jiamin (ECON PhD student, Lingnan University)
- 21 March 2023 (Tuesday): Brownbag Seminar cum Research Finding seminar on “Maternal Distress, Child Development” by Ms. LIU Wei (ECON PhD Student, Lingnan University).
- 14 March 2023 (Tuesday): Brownbag Seminar cum Research Findings Seminar on “Does Air Pollution Affect Exports?” by Ms. BAI Jie, ECON PhD Student (ECON PhD student, Lingnan University)
- 7 March 2023 (Tuesday): Brownbag Seminar cum Research Finding Seminar on “Does Non-financial Information Disclosure Promote Firm’s Exports? Evidence from China’s Mandatory CSR Reporting Regulation” by Ms. CHEN Xin (ECON MPhil Student Lingnan University) and “Quid Pro Quo and Technology Spillovers in the Chinese Auto Industry” by Ms. LIANG Jing (ECON PhD Student, Lingnan University)
Term 1
Term 1
- 30 November 2021 (Tuesday): Brownbag seminar on “Expert Markets with Consumer Search” by Prof. ZHANG Tianle (Lingnan University)
- 12 October 2021 (Tuesday): Brownbag seminar on “The Uneven Geography Of Real Estate Investment By Chinese State-owned And Private Enterprises In The U.S.: Local Market Conditions, Migration And Ethnic Networks” by Dr. Lisa HE (Lingnan University)
- 7 October 2021 (Thursday): Brownbag seminar on “A Deduction Mechanism for Public Goods Provision: Theory and Experiment” by Prof. HONG Fuhai (Lingnan University)
- 28 September 2021 (Tuesday): Brownbag seminar on “The Role Of Domestic Vs. Multinational Firms In The Transmission Of Monetary Policy” by Mr. Coby HU (Lingnan University)
- 7 September 2021 (Tuesday): Brownbag seminar on “Impact Of Foreign Direct Investment On Chinese Firms' Export Quality” by Prof. Larry QIU (Lingnan University)
Term 2
- 27 April 2021 (Tuesday): Brownbag Seminar on "The Effect of Production Information on the Choices of Lease Locations: A Study of the Marcellus Shale" by Dr. GUO Wenshu (Lingnan University).
- 20 April 2021 (Tuesday): Brownbag Seminar on “The Black Market Forbeijing License Plates” by Prof. XIAO Junji (Lingnan University)
- 13 April 2021 (Tuesday): Brownbag Seminar on “Financial Incentive, Household Spending, And Debt Accumulation” by Prof. WANG Yonglin Laura (Lingnan University)
- 30 March 2021 (Tuesday): Brownbag Seminar on "Social Scores, Expansion Of Public Sphere And Cooperation: An Experiment" by Mr. Chen ZHANG (ECON PhD Student, Lingnan University)
- 28 January 2021 (Thursday): Brownbag Seminar on “粵港澳⼤灣區 的港資製造業 經營情況” by Dr. Chow Man Kong
Term 1
- 25 November 2020 (Wednesday): Brownbag Seminar on "Vertical Merger And Market Foreclosure " by Ms. CAO Yiran.
- 18 November 2020 (Wednesday): Brownbag Seminar on “Financial Markets And International Trade” by Prof. LIU Sibo.
- 5 November 2020 (Thursday): Brownbag Seminar on "Coproduction And Public Serviceperformance:the Caseof Road Maintenance In Uganda" by Ms. Miriam Katunze
- 21 October 2020 (Wednesday): Brownbag Seminar on "Resource, competition and the general equilibrium effects of R&D subsidies" by Prof. Larry QIU (Lingnan University).