Opening: Dr. Chuan Wang (Chair)
Date: Oct. 25th, 2019
Time: 9:00 to 9:15
Venues: 809 Wenhuan Building
Opening Session: Big Data and Machine Learning in Macroeconomic Forecasting
Presenter: Dr. Bin Jiang
Time: 9:15 to 10:00
Morning Break: 10:00 to 10:30
Session I (Chair: Dr. Qiang Li)
(1) Semi-parametric Smooth Coefficient Stochastic Frontier Model: A Sieve Approach
Presenter: Dr. Chuan Wang
Time: 10:30 to 11:00
Discussion: 5 minutes
(2) Bootstrap Hypothesis Testing of Technology Difference
Presenter: Dr. Kai Du
Time: 11:00 to 11:30
Discussion: 5 minutes
Lunch: 11:30 to 14:00
Session II (Chair: Dr. Ya Chen)
(3) Measuring Real GDP and Changes in the Terms of Trade Across Space and Time
Presenter: Dr. Yan Wang
Time: 14:00 to 14:30
Discussion: 5 minutes
(4) Distributional effects and continuous variable
Presenter: Dr. Weige Huang
Time: 14:30 to 15:00
Discussion: 5 minutes
(5) Corruption drain away talents: cross countries evidence using an IV approach
Presenter: Dr. Qiang Li
Time: 15:00 to 15:30
Discussion: 5 minutes
Afternoon break: 15:30 to 16:00
Session III (Chair: Dr. Yan Wang)
(6) DEA with shrinkage techniques for dimension reduction in ‘big data’ contexts
Presenter: Dr. Ya Chen
Time: 16:00 to 16:30
Discussion: 5 minutes
(7) Leverage Puzzle: New Insights from Innovation
Presenter: Dr. Chang Chin Chen
Time 16:30 to 17:45
Discussion: 15 minutes
