CHARLS Users' Conference 2012

August 5-6, 2012

National School of Development

 Peking University

Second Floor, Wanzhong Building

DAY ONE

9:00-9:10

Opening Remarks

John Strauss, University of Southern California

Yaohui Zhao, Peking University

9:10-10:30

Session 1. Health Functioning and Socio-Economic Status I

Chair: Richard Suzman, National Institute on Aging

1.      “Health Status and SES Gradients: Evidence from CHARLS”

John Strauss, University of Southern California

2.      “Gender Differences in Cognition among Older Adults in China

James Smith, Rand Corporation

3.      “Gender Matters: Health Gradients of Socio-economic Status and Community Household Expenditure”

Zhihong Sa, Beijing Normal University

10:30-10:40

Coffee break

10:40-12:00

Session 2. Employment

Chair: David Weir, University of Michigan

4.      “Retirement Patterns in China”

Yaohui Zhao, Peking University

5.      “Economic Development, Labor Market Institutions and the Labor Supply and Retirement Decisions of Older Workers: Evidence from China and Indonesia in Comparative Perspective”

John Giles, World Bank

6.      “Self-employment in the Chinese Labour Market”

Ge Yu, University of Bremen

12:00-13:30

Lunch

13:30-15:00

CHARLS Followup Questionnaire Design Plans

Coverscreen: Man Liu, Peking University

Work Module as An Example: Xinzheng Shi, Tshinghua University

17:00-19:00

Dinner

DAY TWO

9:00-10:30

10:30-11:50

Coffee Break

Coffee break

Session 4: Elderly Care and Living Arrangements

Chair: Phillip O’Keefe, World Bank

10.   “Living Arrangements Among Chinese Elderly: Evidence from CHARLS”

Xiaoyan Lei, Peking University

11.  “Who cares for the Elderly in Need in China”

Xinxin Chen, Zhejiang Gongshan University

11:50-12:00

Concluding Remarks

Richard Suzman, National Institute on Aging

James Smith, Rand Corporation

11:50-13:00

Lunch