2025 IJIO Special Issue Conference on “Industrial Organization and Industrial Policy”
ICE collaborated with International Journal of Industrial Organization (IJIO), the official journal of the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics, to organize a special conference at the University of Hong Kong, to advance discussions on industrial policies in China, Asia, Europe, the United States, and globally. The conference featured participation from four IJIO editors (or co-editors) and fifteen international experts who presented their latest research related to industrial policy. Additionally, over 60 top scholars and practitioners from Hong Kong and the greater China region engaged in the discussions, fostering a vibrant exchange of ideas on this important topic. The papers presented in the conference will be published in a special issue on “Industrial Policy and Industrial Organization” in IJIO.
Co-organizers:
International Journal of Industrial Organization (IJIO)
Economics Area & Institute of China Economy, HKU Business School
Organisation Committee:
Ginger Jin, University of Maryland, Chief Editor of IJIO
Mo Xiao, University of Arizona, Co-Editor, IJIO
Jo Van Biesebroeck, KU Leuven, Co-Editor of the Special Issue, IJIO
Hongsong Zhang, HKU Business School, Co-Editor of the Special Issue, IJIO
Sponsor:
Institute of China Economy (ICE), HKU Business School
Date & Time: | May 14 (Wednesday) | 09:00 – 18:00 May 15 (Thursday) | 09:00 – 12:00 |
Venue: | Room 315, 3/F, K.K. Leung Building, HKU |
Language: | English |
Programme Rundown
Day 1 – May 14 (Wednesday)
9:00-9:05 | Welcome Remarks: HKU Representative |
9:05-9:10 | Welcome Remarks: IJIO Editor, Ginger Jin |
Session 1: Industrial Policy Review in China and South Korea Chair: Mo Xiao
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9:15-9:50 | “Industrial Policy in China: Its Development and Ongoing Transformation” By: Xiao Fu (Fudan University), Ping Lin, and Gaofen Ye |
9:50-10:25 | “Is the Pursuit of a Competition-friendly Industrial Policy Desirable? Evidence from Korea’s Post-Asian Financial Crisis Policy Shift” By: Namhoon Kwon, Minsoo Park (Sungkyunkwan University), Won Sung |
10:25-10:45 | Tea Break |
Session 2: Industrial Policy in the Globe Chair: Jo Van Biesebroeck (KU Leuven)
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10:45-11:20 | “The (In)significant Effects of Government Subsidies” By: Filippo Belloc (University of Siena) and Antonino Lofaro |
11:20-11:55 | “Industrial Policies and Innovation: Evidence from the Global Automobile Industry” By: Panle Jia Barwick, Hyuk-soo Kwon, Shanjun Li, Yucheng Wang (University of Sydney), Nahim Zahur |
12:00-14:00 | Lunch (By Invitation) |
Session 3: Industrial Policy in Europe Chair: Hongsong Zhang | |
14:00-14:20 (Online) | Presentation in honor of Professor Keith Cowling’s contribution (TBD) By: Michael Waterson (University of Warwick) |
14:20-14:55 | “The Effects of LCCs’ Subsidies on the Tourism Industry” By: Christian Bontemps, Gianmaria Martini, Flavio Porta (University of Bergamo, Italy) |
14:55-15:30 (Online) | “The Efficiency of State Aid for the Deployment of High-Speed Broadband: Evidence from the French Market” By: Lukasz Grzybowski (Télécom Paris Tech and University Of Cape Town), Marc Bourreau, and Angela Muñoz-Acevedo |
15:25-15:45 | Tea Break |
Session 4: Industrial Policy, Supply Chains, and Market Competition Chair: Hongsong Zhang | |
15:45-16:20 (Online) | “Supply Chain Disruption and Precautionary Industrial Policy”, |
16:20-16:55 | “Carbon emission trading and green transition in China: The perspective of input-output networks, firm dynamics, and heterogeneity” |
16:55-17:30 | “The effectiveness of ‘in-market’ and ‘out-of-market’ liberalization policies. Evidence from Indian Produce Markets” By: Beata Itin-Shwartz (Bar-Ilan University, Isreal) |
18:00-21:00 | Dinner (By Invitation) |
Day 2 – May 15 (Thursday)
Session 5: Trade Policy as Industrial Policy Chair: Mo Xiao
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9:00-9:35 | “Comparative Advantage and Optimal Trade Policy with Strategic Interactions”, |
9:35-10:10 | “China-US Trade War: Firm Import-Export Linkage along Global Supply Chains” |
10:10-10:45 | “Quid Pro Quo: The Impact of Sino-Foreign Joint Ventures on Indigenous Brands” By: Jing Liang, Larry Qiu, Junji Xiao (Lingnan University) |
10:45-11:00 | Tea Break |
Session 6: Industrial Policy–SOEs and Five-Year Plan in China Chair: Hongsong Zhang | |
11:00-11:35 | “Can a Tiger Change Its Stripes? Reform of Chinese State-Owned Enterprises in the Penumbra of the State” By: Ann E. Harrison (University of California Berkeley) |
11:35-12:10 | “Industrial Policy and Capacity Utilization: Evidence from China’s Five-Year Plans” |
12:10-12:20 | Concluding Remarks |
(Surnames in alphabetical order)