Lingnan University – University of Göttingen Joint Workshop on Economic Development

ECON 30th Anniversary Workshop Series
Date | : | 10 April 2026 (Friday) |
Time | : | 09:10 - 17:50 |
Venue | : | LYH310, 3/F, Lau Lee Yuen Haan Amenities Building, Lingnan University |
Programme
Time | Speakers/Papers | Venue |
| 09:10 – 09:20 | Registration | LYH310 |
| 09:20 – 09:25 | Welcome Remarks by Prof. Larry QIU, Head, Department of Economics, Lingnan University | |
| 09:25 – 09:30 | Photo-taking | |
Morning Session, Chaired by Prof. Larry QIU, Lingnan University | ||
| Session 1 09:30 – 10:20 | Prof. Lei LI
“Trade, Trees, and Lives” (with Xinming Du and Eric Zou) | LYH310 |
| 10:20 – 10:35 | Tea Break | |
| Session 2 - 10:35 – 11:25 | Prof. Yiting CHEN Department of Economics, Lingnan University
“AI Adoption and Gender: Experimental Evidence on the Role of Competition” (with Xiting Cui, Lukas Hensel, and Juanjuan Meng) | |
| 11:25 – 11:30 | Break | |
| Session 3 - 11:30 – 12:20 | Prof. Tianle ZHANG Department of Economics, Lingnan University
“Price Competition in Search Markets: The Role of Consumer Consideration Sets” (with Yiran Cao, Yongmin Chen and Yucheng Ding) | |
| 12:20 – 14:20 | Lunch (by invitation) | Lingnan House (1/F, V1) |
Afternoon Session, Chaired by Prof. Lei LI, University of Göttingen | ||
| Session 4 - 14:20 – 15:10 | Prof. Dr. Tino BERGER Department of Economics, University of Göttingen
“Sentiments and Aggregate Consumption: Evidence from a Multivariate Beveridge–Nelson Decomposition” (with Lorenzo Pozzi) | LYH310 |
| 15:10 – 15:25 | Break | |
| Session 5 - 15:25 – 16:15 | Prof. Han YE
“Industrial Policy and Human Capital: Evidence from China's 156 Projects” (with Jianxin Wu, Junji Xiao, Xiaoling Zhan, and Chaokai Zhang) | |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Tea Break | |
| Keynote Session - 16:30 – 17:45 | Prof. Dr. Krisztina KIS-KATOS Department of Economics, University of Göttingen
“Do trees grow better on certified land? Evidence from a smallholder program in Madagascar” (with Tobias Hellmundt and Zaneta Kubik) | |
| 17:45 – 17:50 | Closing Remarks by Prof. Lei LI, Professor of Economics and Politics of China, University of Gottingen | |
| 17:50 | End of Programme | |

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 |

