由清华大学中国财政税收研究所、长江商学院和美国国家经济研究局联合举办的“中国公共财政问题学术研讨会”将于2012年7月5-7日在清华大学经济管理学院举办。本届会议的主题是关于中国的公共健康、教育和社会保障问题和政策的研究。此次会议将由清华大学的白重恩教授、长江商学院的李伟教授和美国加州大学圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）的Roger Gordon教授组织协调。有兴趣者请在2012年2月15日前将文章的内容摘要电邮至Roger Gordon教授 （rogordon@ucsd.edu)。会议议程将于2012年4月1日公布。
Call for Papers
Health, Education and Welfare Programs in China
The National Institute for Fiscal Studies at Tsinghua University, the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, and the National Bureau of Economic Research are jointly sponsoring a conference on health, education, and welfare programs in China, which will take place at Tsinghua University during July 5-7, 2012. The program is being organized by Chong-en Bai of Tsinghua, Wei Li of CKGSB, and Roger Gordon of UCSD and NBER. The conference will consist of roughly twelve papers and twelve discussants.
The aim of the conference is to focus on recent research examining health, education, and welfare programs in China. The design of these programs has been in flux during the reform period. What have been the economic effects of past policy changes? For example, how have health outcomes been affected by changes in access to and the price charged for health care? What have been the effects of past policy changes on the price charged for schooling, on school enrollments, and on future earnings? Given that access to these programs often depends on residency status, how have these programs affected migration rates? How has the safety net provided by welfare programs (including Social Security as well as unemployment insurance) affected economic outcomes, including job turnover as well as consumption fluctuations?
Empirical submissions are encouraged, but theoretical studies focusing on design problems with these programs are also welcome. While the focus of the conference will be on programs in China, we do expect to include some papers as well assessing comparable programs in other countries.
Those interested in presenting their research at the conference should email an abstract of their proposed paper to Roger Gordon <rogordon@ucsd.edu> by February 15, 2012. The final program will be announced by April 1, 2012. All expenses for participating authors and discussants will be covered.
