学术报告
报告主题:【六道口国际经济讲堂】The impact of globalization on youth education 报 告 人:林发勤 副教授 时 间:2019年5月27日(周一)下午16: 00 主 持 人:李春顶 教授 地 点:经济管理学院行政楼313室 主办单位:经济管理学院国际经济研究所(IIE-CAU) |
报告摘要:This paper presents empirical evidence that export growth in China after its WTO accession in 2001 has altered education attainment for Chinese youths. On one hand, China's export expansion after the WTO entry has increased the opportunity cost of schooling and thus has induced many youths to drop out of school at younger ages; but on the other hand, the subsequent trade upgrading has also led to increased demand for additional education at the college level. This paper exploits variation in trade exposure in the timing of youth education decision and trade exposure variation among regions to identify the existence and the relative importance of these two effects of China's WTO accession. We document statistically significant and robust evidence that while export expansion has caused reduction in youth schooling on average, it has led to an increase of education for individuals with at least a high school education. Moreover, we find that the reduction in education is mainly caused by processing exports and predominantly experienced by youths in rural areas and from families with siblings, while the improvement in education can be largely attributed to exports to high income nations and is largely observed for youths from urban areas. Consistent with individuals making rational choices when faced with additional employment opportunities arising from globalization, these findings have important consequences for income distribution in China. 报告人简介:林发勤,中央财经大学副教授,国际经济与贸易学院院长助理,教工党支部书记,近年来主要从事的领域为国际贸易、FDI和发展经济学的应用研究。目前已出版专著一部《贸易中的引力模型:理论基础和实证应用》,参编由著名经济学家Bruce A. Blonigen和Wesley W. Wilson主编的Handbook of International Trade and Transportation一本,在国际一流学术期刊Journal of Development Economics, European Economic Review, Journal of Comparative Economics等发表SSCI收录论文29篇。在国内CSSCI权威期刊《经济研究》和《世界经济》等期刊上也发表了10多篇学术论文。同时,作为负责人主持国家自然科学基金面上项目,国家自然科学基金青年项目,北京自然科学基金青年项目,主持学校第三批青年科研创新团队支持计划项目,入选中央财经大学首届“龙马青年学者”。目前,担任英文期刊Asian Development Policy Review 执行主编和国内CSSCI期刊《经济研究》、《经济学》(季刊)、《世界经济》以及多家国际SSCI期刊如Review of International Economics,World Development,Economics Letters,China Economic Review, Economic Modelling,The World Economy等的匿名审稿人。 |