How Do Households Adjust to Trade Liberalization? Evidence from China’s WTO Accession

主 讲：戴觅（北京师范大学经济与工商管理学院副教授）

时 间：2018年6月1日（周五）15:00-17:00

地 点：中国人民大学 崇德西楼（原科研楼A座）916会议室

Abstract：

We investigate the impacts of trade liberalization on household behaviors and outcomes in urban China, exploiting regional variation in the exposure to tariff cuts resulting from WTO entry. Regions that initially specialized in industries facing larger tariff cuts experienced relative declines in wages. Households responded to this income shock in several ways. First, household members worked more, especially in the non-tradable sector. Second, more young adults co-resided with their parents, and thus household size increased. Third, households saved less. These behaviors significantly buffered the negative wage shock induced by trade liberalization.

主讲人简介：

戴觅，北京师范大学经济与工商管理学院副教授，北京大学经济学博士。美国哥伦比亚大学、美联储纽约银行访问学者。主要研究方向为国际贸易与发展经济学。研究成果发表于Journal of International Economics, Journal of Development Economics, The World Economy 等国际期刊以及《管理世界》、《经济学（季刊）》、《世界经济》等中文期刊。研究成果获得18届“安子介国际贸易研究优秀论文奖”。

人大国发院教师与博士后事务部

2018年5月28日