The 11^th International Symposium on Human Capital and Labor Markets Celebrating Release of the China Human Capital Report 2019 will take place at Beijing from December 13 to 14, 2019. The conference is organized by the China Center for Human Capital and Labor Market Research (CHLR) at the Central University of Finance and Economics. It will mark the release of the 11^th annual China Human Capital Report-2019. The conference will feature distinguished keynote speeches, plenary and parallel sessions on critical topics related to human capital and labor markets on December 14, preceded by a reception for all attendees on December 13, 2019.     

Organizing Committee

   - Chair and Co-Chairs： 

• Haizheng Li (Chair), Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology and CHLR
• Belton Fleisher (Co-Chair), Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University and CHLR
• Zhiqiang Liu, (Co-Chair), Professor, SUNY at Buffalo and CHLR

  -  Committee Experts:

• Barbara Fraumeni, Professor Emerita, University of Southern Maine and CHLR
• Carsten Holz, Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and CHLR
• Cynthia A. Bansak, Professor, St. Lawrence University
• Fanzheng Yang, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Iowa State University, CHLR
• NinaYin, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Toulouse School of Economics), CHLR
• NingJia, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame), CHLR
• ShanLi, Assistant Professor, (Ph.D., George Washington University), CHLR 
• Sophie Wang, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Simon Fraser University), CHLR

Paper Submissions

The conference invites submission of individual papers. Topics dealing with broad areas of human capital and labor markets are all welcome.

• Submit abstract (400-500 words in English) no later than October 20, 2019 online at: http://editorialexpress.com/conference/2019CHLR/
• Notification of decision will be announced in mid-November.      
• Each session consists of 4 papers and discussants.
• All papers accepted for presentation must be submitted to the conference by November 30 so that discussants will have enough time to prepare comments.

China Economic Review Special Issue

• All submissions accepted for presentation will be eligible for submission to a Special Issue of China Economic Review.

Accommodation and Travel Subsidy

• Presenters (one presenter per paper) will be provided with hotel accommodation of two-nights and meals during the conference (December 13-14).
• Junior faculty (within 5 years of receiving Ph.D. and certified by their institution) and Ph.D. candidates (i.e., have passed comprehensive examinations and certified by their office of graduate studies) may apply for international travel subsidy for one half of the airfare up to US$600, subject to budgetary limitations.
• The application for travel subsidy must be submitted via the CHLR website, http://humancapital.cufe.edu.cn/, no later than October 25.
• The decision on the travel subsidy will be announced in mid-November.  

Contact Information

• Please check the CHLR website for updated information: http://humancapital.cufe.edu.cn/or email chlr_conference@163.com for questions.

The information gathered by the TNCCS team

Ottawa, Canada (July 31, 2019)