We invite you to attend the Inaugural China Research Group Doctoral Symposium. This symposium is self - organized by PhD students. It aims to provide more opportunities for PhD students and post - doctoral fellows to share their research on China-related topics and to build networks among young scholars. The symposium will consist of two half-day events , hosted virtually by China Research Group of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California on April 23 - 24 , 2021.
The symposium is a platform to share research from multiple disciplines and fields, with a focus on business-related studies. We welcome a wide range of research perspectives and methodologies, including formal theoretical modeling, quantitative empirical research, and qualitative research. Papers drawn from multiple disciplines ( including but not exclusive to economics, political science, sociology ) and applied fields ( including but not exclusive to finance, accounting, management, data science, marketing, law and public policy ) are appropriate for the symposium
To facilitate the intellectual conversation a nd expand the scholarly network, we also invite faculty from multiple discipline s and fields to participate. A tentative list includes Nan Jia ( University of Southern California ) , Reed Lei ( University of Wisconsin - Madison ), Hai Lu ( University of Toronto ), Tianshu Sun ( University of Southern California ) , TJ Wong ( University of Southern California ) , Yang Xie ( University of California, Riverside ) , Yiqing Xu ( Stanford University ), Xiaoyun Yu ( Indiana University )
Second China Research Group Doctoral Symposium
AGENDA
Day 1 (April 22)
Session 1 (8:00 am – 9:30 am, PST)
Making Propaganda Sell: Outsourcing and Marketization of Patriotic Movies in China
Presenter: Linan Yao, Columbia University; Hanzhang Liu, Pitzer College
Discussant: Jasmine Hao, University of Hong Kong
Preemptive Coercion: Legibility and the Politics of Slum Demolition in Beijing
Presenter: Shiqi Ma, Cornell University
Discussant: Yue Hou, University of Pennsylvania
How Are Anti-corruption Shocks Transmitted in Social Networks: the Role of Intra-factional Competition
Presenter: Xiangyu Shi, Yale University
Discussant: Zhenhuan (Reed) Lei, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Break (9:30 am – 9:45 am, PST)
Session 2 (9:45 am – 11:15 am, PST)
Rainy Day Umbrella: Anti-Corruption Campaign, Political Connection, and Legal Protection in China
Presenter: Siyun Jiang, The University of Texas at Austin
Discussant: Yiqing Xu, Stanford University
Addressing Risk by Doing Good: Business Responses to Policy Initiatives
Presenter: Shengqiao Lin, University of Texas at Austin
Discussant: Lizhi (Liz) Liu, Georgetown University
Protectionism, Global Supply Chains, and Domestic Lobbying: Evidence from the U.S.-China Trade War
Presenter: Bo Yang, University of Southern California
Discussant: Brian Wu, University of Michigan
End of the day
Day 2 (April 23)
Session 3 (8:00 am – 9:30 am, PST)
A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed - How Does Online Social Capital Affect the Resilience of Individual Investors on Social Media
Presenter: Changyi Chen, National University of Singapore
Discussant: Bohui Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Rebate, Fast and Slow: Evidence of Tax Rebate Fintech in China
Presenter: Helen (Zhihan) Wang, University of Michigan
Discussant: Chang Sun, University of Hong Kong
Online Contributions During Crisis and the Impact of Working from Home
Presenter: Xina Li, INSEAD
Discussant: Nan Jia, University of Southern California
Break (9:30 am – 9:45 am, PST)
Session 4 (9:45 am – 10:45 am, PST)
Uncovering the Source of Evaluation Bias in Micro-lending
Presenter: Xiyang Hu, Carnegie Mellon University
Discussant: Shelley Li, University of Southern California
Carbon Emission Regulation, Input-Output Networks, and Firm Dynamics: The Case of Low-Carbon Zone Pilot in China
Presenter: Chang Wang, Fudan University
Discussant: Tong Liu, Stanford University
Social (10:45 am – 11:30 pm, PST)
End of the Symposium
Inaugural China Research Group Doctoral Symposium
AGENDA
Day 1 (April 23)
Economic History (8:00 am – 9:00 am, PST)
New Socialist Men (and Women)? Communist Legacy and Political Engagement in China
Presenter: Jing Xu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Discussant: Jingting Fan, Pennsylvania State University
Newspaper, Post Office, and Protest: How Political Information Diffusion and Social Interactions Affect Collective Action?
Presenter: Boxiao Zhang, University of California, Los Angeles
Discussant: Meng Zhang, Loyola Marymount University
Break (9:00 am – 9:15 am, PST)
Political Economy (9:15 am – 10:15 am, PST)
The Social Costs of Patronage Ties: Lessons from a Devastating Earthquake
Presenter: Yiming Cao, Boston University
Discussant: Zhenhuan (Reed) Lei, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Peer Effects, Social Ties, and Corruption: Evidence from China
Presenter: Xiangyu Shi, Yale Univeristy
Discussant: Nan Jia, University of Southern California
Break (10:15 am – 10:30 am, PST)
Labor & Environment (10:30 am – 11:30 am, PST)
"Golden Ages": A Tale of Two Labor Markets
Presenter: Xincheng Qiu, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Yiqing Xu, Stanford University
Effect of Citizen Scrutiny on Polluter Behavior in China
Presenter: Mengying Wu, MIT
Discussant: Hai Lu, University of Toronto
End of the day
Day 2 (April 24)
Accounting (8:00 am – 9:00 am, PST)
Information Asymmetry, Individual Investor Attention and Social Media Analysts' Information Production
Presenter: Changyi Chen, National University of Singapore
Discussant: TJ Wong, University of Southern California
Lost in Translation: Language Barriers to Global Investment
Presenter: Tina Lang, University of Southern California
Discussant: Xiaoyun Yu, Indiana University
Break (9:00 am – 9:15 am, PST)
Management (9:15 am – 10:15 am, PST)
Leading in Experimental Markets: Market and Institutional Infrastructure in the Commercial UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) Industry
Presenter: Dian Yu, Carnegie Mellon University
Discussant: Lori Yue, University of Southern California
Beyond Local or Distant Search: Co-Evolution of Cognitive Representations and Behavioral Capabilities
Presenter: Hui Sun, Northwestern University
Discussant: Daniel Armanios, Carnegie Mellon University
Break (10:15 am – 10:30 am, PST)
Marketing (10:30 am – 11:00 am, PST)
Physical Attractiveness, Content Exploration, and Live Streaming Performance
Presenter: Wensi Zhang, University of Southern California
Discussant: Marco Shaojun Qin, Temple University
Social (11:00 am – 11:30 pm, PST)
End of the Symposium
The USC Marshall-sponsored China Conference is one of the only meetings in the U.S. centered around academic research on business in China.
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Co-hosts and sponsors: USC Center for International Studies, USC East Asian Studies Center, USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture.
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Sponsored by USC Marshall School of Business.