Thursday May 28th, 2026

10:00-11:00    Registration & Coffee                 IQS Main Building Lobby/ Sala Polivalent

11:00-11:30    Welcome Address                        Sala Multimedia

11:30-13:00    Keynote Speech                           Sala Multimedia

13:00-15:00    Lunch                                              IQS Cafeteria

15:00-17:00    Session I                                         E503

20:00-22:00    Conference Dinner                      Restaurante Barceloneta

Friday May 29th, 2026

  9:30-11:30    Session II                                        E503

11:30-12:00    Coffee Break                                 Sala Polivalent

12:00-13:00    Roundtable Session                    Sala Blava 2

13:00-13:30    Closing Ceremony                       IQS Courtyard

13:30-15:30    Farewell Lunch                             IQS Courtyard

Sessions

Thursday May 28th, 2026

Session I: Green Development, Sustainability, and Environmental Transformation in China

Room: E503 (15:00-17:00)

Chair: Flavio Comim (Universitat Ramon Llull)

Environmental Policies in a Green Solow Model

Presenter: Haomiao Niu (University of Siena)
Discussant: David An (University of Florence)

An analysis of biodiversity and the macroeconomy of China

Presenter: David An (University of Florence)
Discussant: Krzysztof Falkowski (SGH Warsaw School of Economics)

China’s Green Development Strategy as a New Model of State-Led Sustainability

Presenter: Krzysztof Falkowski (SGH Warsaw School of Economics)
Discussant: Maria Chiara Terzani (Universitat Ramon Llull)

Environmental Perceptions and Fertility Intentions in China: An Empirical Analysis

Presenter: Maria Chiara Terzani (Universitat Ramon Llull)
Discussant: Haomiao Niu (University of Siena)

Friday May 29th, 2026

Session II: Inequality, Poverty, and China’s Development Transition

Room: E503 (9:30-11:30)

Chair: Mihály Tamás Borsi (Universitat Ramon Llull)

Development as Transition: The Political Economy of Shenzhen’s Growth Miracle

Presenter:  Guanlin Wu (University of Oxford)
Discussant: Fan Yang (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)
 

The Evolution of Urban - Rural Income and Consumption Inequality in Transitioning China

Presenter: Fang Yang (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas) 
Discussant: Jundi Wang (Universitat Ramon Llull)
 

Exploring the Relationship Between Financial Exclusion, Digital Finance, and Aporophobia in China

Presenter: Jundi Wang (Universitat Ramon Llull)
Discussant: Changyi Zhu (Universitat Ramon Llull)

From Survival to Sustainable Growth: How Rural Family Enterprises Navigate Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development in China

Presenter: Changyi Zhu (Universitat Ramon Llull)
Discussant: Guanlin Wu (University of Oxford)