China Innovation Seminar

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Christopher Esposito
Self-reliance

The Falling Dependence of Chinese Innovation on U.S. Science

Prof. Christopher Esposito from Georgia Institute of Technology

Michelle Rogan
Network

Self-Affirmation and Network Behavior: A Field Experiment of Women Entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan

Prof. Michelle Rogan from University of Oxford

Xu Li
Self-promotion

Waiting to be Heard: Female DJs, Self-Promotion, and Career Success in Electronic Dance Music

Prof. Xu Li from London School of Economics

Ethan Poskanzer
Luck

The Luck Factor: Random External Influences Shape Evaluations of Innovative Startups

Prof. Ethan Poskanzer from University of Colorado Boulder

Gauri Subramani
Migration

Migration and Local Problem-Solving

Prof. Gauri Subramani from Lehigh University

Annamaria Conti
Incentives

Incentivizing Innovation in Open Source: Evidence from the GitHub Sponsors Program

Prof. Annamaria Conti from IE Business School

Organizers

Yanbo Wang is an associate professor of strategy and innovation at the University of Hong Kong. He studies technology-based entrepreneurship with a particular focus on the role of public policy in promoting firm innvoations in China. Professor Yanbo Wang serves on the editorial boards of Organization Science, Administrative Science Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, and Research Policy.

Yanbo Wang, HKU
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Dongbo Shi is an associate professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research combines economic theory and causal evidence to explore the knowledge production function and design more effective policies. His research topics range from immigrant scientists and contract design in academia to innovation-driven entrepreneurship ecosystems and their geographic distribution.

Dongbo Shi, SJTU
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Jiang Bian is an Assistant Professor in Management and Strategy at HKU Business School. Jiang's research interests lie at the intersection of organizations, innovation and firm strategy. Her work examines the evaluation, creation, and commercialization of innovative ideas and technologies, with a particular focus on how these processes are impacted by regulatory and social forces.

Jiang Bian, HKU
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Sifan Zhou is an assistant professor at School of Economics, Xiamen University. She studies the labor market of the highly skilled, incentives design in the contexts of research and development, knowledge diffusion, and scientific collaboration.

Sifan Zhou, XMU
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