[12月19日]劳动经济学Workshop

发布日期:2014-12-15 21:47    来源:北京大学国家发展研究院

主讲人:施新政   简    介: 清华大学经管学院经济系副教授。2009年获密歇根大学经济学博士,2003年获北京大学经济研究中心经济学硕士,2000年获清华大学学士。研究领域包括发展经济学、劳动经济学、应用微观经济学。主持过国家自科基金项目和清华大学自助的科研项目。在Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Comparative Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, China Quarterly等国际期刊和《经济学季刊》、《金融研究》、《清华大学学报(哲学社会科学版)》等国内期刊发表过学术论文。     时   间:12月19日(星期五)下午2:00-3:30     地  点:国家发展研究院小教室     题  目:  “Skill Complementarities and Returns to Higher Education: Evidence from the College Enrollment Expansion in China” (with Hongbin Li , Yuyuan Ma, Lingsheng Meng  and Xue Qiao)   摘  要: We find that the increased supply of college graduates after the college enrollment expansion in China increases college premiums for the old cohort and decreases college premiums for the young cohort. The result is inconsistent with the canonical model that assumes substitution among different types of workers. We subsequently build a simple model that considers complementarities among different types of workers. The predictions of the model are supported by empirical tests.