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Thursday, September 19
8:00 a.m.	Registration and continental breakfast
8:45	Opening remarks Paula Tkac, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Session I: Trade Chair: Vivian Yue, Emory University
9:00	"Managing Trade: Evidence from China and the U.S." Presenter: Zhihong Yu, University of Nottingham [Presentation ] Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University Kalina Manova, University College London Stephen Teng Sun, City University of Hong Kong John Van Reenen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Discussant: Simon Fuchs, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
9:45	"Trade Policy Uncertainty and Stock Returns" Presenter: Marco Sammon, Kellogg Northwestern [Presentation ] Marcelo Bianconi, Tufts University Federico Esposito, Tufts University Discussant: Hui Tong, International Monetary Fund [Presentation ]
10:30	Break
11:00	"Intellectual Property, Tariffs, and International Trade Dynamics" Presenter: Andrea Waddle, University of Richmond [Presentation ] Federico Mandelman, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Discussant: Rongrong Zhang, Georgia Southern University [Presentation ]
Noon	Lunch
Session II: Macroeconomic Policies and Uncertainty Chair: Anastasios Karantounias, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
1:30 p.m.	"Economic Policy Uncertainty in China Since 1949: The View from Mainland Newspapers" Presenter: Steven J. Davis, University of Chicago Booth School of Business [Presentation ] Dingqian Liu, American University Xuguang S. Sheng, American University Discussant: Zoe Xie, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
2:15	"The Value of Institutional Research: Fund Managers and Monetary Policy Expectations in China" Presenter: John Ammer, Federal Reserve Board [Presentation ] John Rogers, Federal Reserve Board Gang Wang, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Yang Yu, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Discussant: John Kim, Emory University
3:00	Break
3:30	"Interest-Rate Liberalization and Capital Misallocation" Presenter: Zheng Liu, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco [Presentation ] Pengfei Wang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Zhiwei Xu, Shanghai Jiaotong University Discussant: Loren Brandt, University of Toronto [Presentation ]
4:15	"From a Quantity to an Interest Rate-Based Framework: Multiple Monetary Policy Instruments and Their Effects in China" Presenter: Hongyi Chen, Hong Kong Monetary Authority [Presentation ] Soyoung Kim, Seoul National University Discussant: Jackie Zhao, University of Connecticut
6:00	Reception
6:45	Dinner and keynote Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, International Monetary Fund
Friday, September 20
8:30 a.m.	Continental breakfast
Session III: Other topics Chair: Nan Li, International Monetary Fund
9:00	"Population Aging, Credit Market Frictions, and Chinese Economic Growth" Presenter: Fang Yang, Louisiana State University Michael Dotsey, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Wenli Li, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Discussant: Hui He, International Monetary Fund [Presentation ]
9:45	"The Role of Market Competition in Fiscal Policy Transmission" Presenter: Sophia Chen, International Monetary Fund [Presentation ] Yu Shi, International Monetary Fund Discussant: Eric Leeper, University of Virginia [Presentation ]
10:30	Break
11:00	"Property Rights and Housing Markets" Presenter: Vincent Yao, Georgia State University [Presentation ] Hanming Fang, University of Pennsylvania Jing Wu, Tsinghua University Discussant: Guozhong Zhu, University of Alberta
11:45	"High-Skilled Services and Development in China" Presenter: Lei Fang, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Berthold Herrendorf, Arizona State University Discussant: Michael Sposi, Southern Methodist University
1:00 p.m.	Lunch and adjournment

Organizing Committee Hui He (International Monetary Fund) Nan Li (International Monetary Fund) Vivian Yue (Emory University and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta) Tao Zha (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Emory University) For questions regarding the conference, please email atl.china.workshop@atl.frb.org.