量化历史研究国际研讨会议程06.27.docx

International Symposium on Quantitative Historical Researchand Opening Ceremony of the Research Center for Market and Society, Tsinghua University Conference Agenda9th July, 2013Xinshui 407, Tsinghua University, Beijing P.R.C.Co-organizers:Research Center for Market and Society, Tsinghua UniversityChinese Economic History Society（8:30-9:00）Opening Ceremony of the Research Center for Market and Society, Tsinghua UniversityChair: WeimingZheng (Tsinghua University)Opening remarks:Prof. Zhiwu Chen, Honorary Director of the Research Center for Market and Society, Professor of Yale University Prof. Jining Chen, President of Tsinghua UniversityProf. LanxiLiu, President of the Chinese Economic History Society Translator: Tingting Chang（9:00-10:20）Session 1Chair: Denggao Long (Tsinghua University) Speakers: Gregory Clark (UC Davis): Surnames and a Theory of Social MobilityJames Lee (HKUST): Big Historical Social Science Datasets for Chinese Economic HistoryTranslator: Yu Hao（10:20-10:35）Tea and Coffee Break（10:35-11:55）Session 2Chair: Chong-En Bai (Tsinghua University)Speakers: William N. Goetzmann (Yale University): Learning from Historical Market PricesJames Kung(HKUST): Does Genetic Distance Have A Barrier Effect on Technology Diffusion? Evidence from the Adoption of a New World Crop in China, 1500-1900Translator: Xun Yan（12:00-13:30）Lunch (Jinchunyuan Restaurant)（13:30-14:50）Session 3Chair: Li-An Zhou, Se Yan（Peking University）Speakers: Martin Uebele(University of Groningen):The role of agriculture during early industrializationDebin Ma (London School of Economics):Discovering Economic History in China: Private Merchant Archives and the Great Divergence DebateTranslator: Lili Kang（14:50-16:10）Session 4Chair: Yuru Wang (Nankai University), Ping He (Renmin University of China)Speakers: Wei Liu (Guangdong University of Foreign Studies):Hanhui Guan (Peking University):CHINA, EUROPE AND THE GREAT DIVERGENCE: A STUDY IN HISTORICAL NATIONAL ACCOUNTING, 980-1850（16:10-