Joint Academic Conference of Lingnan (University) College of Sun Yat-sen University and the School of Economics of Nagoya University
On September 8, 2018, the Lingnan (University) College of Sun Yat-sen University and the School of Economics of Nagoya University held a joint academic conference in Lingnan Hall. The participants included four Japanese scholars and more than 20 Chinese scholars. Professor Lu Jun, Dean of Lingnan, and the representative of Japan, Professor Osamura Longping, President of Kinjo Gakuin University and the honorary professor of Nagoya University School of Economics, made speeches. Professor Li Shenglan chaired the meeting, and it was held successfully.
On the morning of September 8, four Chinese and Japanese scholars gave academic reports on the theme of “Innovation and Development.” First, Professor Guangfang Liuyuan of Nagoya University’s School of Economics gave a presentation entitled “Economic Growth and Parent Aspiration for Children's Human Capital.” Based on the overlapping generations model, this report did some theoretical research on how parents’ willingness to educate their children affects the accumulation of human capital and affects economic growth.
Subsequently, Professor Zhou Xianbo of Lingnan College gave a presentation entitled “Social Network, Internet Use and the Household Stock-market Participation,” in which he discussed the use of the Internet and how the interaction of social networks affects household participation in financial markets. The empirical results show that both factors significantly promote household financial market participation, but the use of the Internet may, to some extent, replace the role of social networks.
After the tea break, Professor Tian Qiusheng of South China University of Technology’s School of Economics and Trade gave a presentation entitled “Guangdong's Economic Development in the New Era: Opportunities and Challenges.” The report combed the achievements of Guangdong’s development in the past 40 years and analyzed the challenges and opportunities Guangdong faces in economic development in the new era, with emphasis on the Big Bay Area.
Assistant Prof Liu Jingjun of Lingnan delivered the morning’s last report. The report, entitled “Information Technology and Total Factor Productivity,” used the DID method to explore the impact of information technology on the total factor productivity (TFP) of the industry, using China’s entry into ITA as a case study.
Assistant Professor Takeshi Suzuo, from Central University of Japan’s School of Business Intelligence, and Assistant Professor Peng Yulei, from Lingnan University, made enlightening comments on the first two reports and the last two reports, respectively.
In the afternoon of September 8, the group discussions were held. Group A met in the Wang Daohan Room in Lingnan Hall, while group B met in Lin Zhixuan Room in Lingnan Hall. Associate Professor Cai Dapeng of Nagoya University’s Institute of Advanced Studies, Assistant Professor Takeshi Suzuo of Central University of Japan’s School of Business Intelligence, and several professors and PhD students from Lingnan College, all reported their research results.
