Date: 22-24 August, 2026

Venue: Ningxia University International Exchange Centre

Address: No. 489 Helanshan West Road, Xixia District, Yinchuan, Ningxia

Organizers:

School of economics and management (Western Development Research Institute, Ningxia University

The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Tsinghua University Joint Research Center for Chinese Economy

Department of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Programme:

August 21, 2026: Registration and Welcome Dinner (by Invitation)

August 22, 2026

09:00–09:15             Opening Remarks

09:15–10:00             Xiaolin Gong, CUHK - “Two-Way Traders and Dollar Shocks: Absorbers or Amplifiers?”

10:00–10:15             Tea Break

10:15–11:00             Guangyu Pei, CUHK - “Pessimism in Forecasts: Evidence and Theory”

11:00–13:00             Lunch (by invitation)

13:00–13:45             Guangyu Nie, SUFE - “The Power of Commitment and Optimal Capital Controls”

13:45–14:00             Tea Break

14:00–14:45             Jieran Wu, Zhejiang U - “Financial Frictions and Rational Inattention”

14:45–15:00             Tea Break

15:00–15:45             Wenlan Luo, Tsinghua - “Colleges and the Geography of Talent”

15:45–16:00             Tea Break

16:00–16:30             Zanhui Liu, Tsinghua - “Efficient Political Budget Cycles”

18:00–20:00             Dinner (by invitation)

August 23, 2026

09:00–09:45             Tianyu Fan, CUHK - “Partial Automation”

09:45–10:00             Tea Break

10:00–10:30             Jigang Luo, Tsinghua - “Exploration vs. Exploitation: Innovation Patterns in the Context of Industrial Policy”

10:30–11:00             Jishu Xu, Tsinghua - “Population Aging, Migration and Pension Reform in China”

11:00–11:15             Tea Break

11:15–11:45             Jiahui Wang, CUHK - “Sentiment-Driven Fluctuations under Robust Hypothesis Testing”

11:45–14:00             Lunch (by invitation)

14:00 -                      Discussion (by Invitation)

August 24, 2026 Discussion (by Invitation)