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 – 09:25Welcome 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
Department of Economics, University of Göttingen

 

“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
Department of Economics, Lingnan University

 

“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 – 17:50Closing Remarks by  Prof. Lei LI, Professor of Economics and Politics of China, University of Gottingen 
17:50

End of Programme

Lingnan-Penn Workshop

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