China Research Initiative
The Rotman China Research Initiative was established in 2018 to coordinate Rotman’s academic activities in and about China, educate students and the business community about doing business in China, and serve as a resource to various academic functions active in China.
So far, the Rotman China Research Initiative has held 8 China research workshops successfully. 26 speakers presented their disciplines and approaches aslo exchanged ideas among Rotman faculty and PhDs. Guanghua- Rotman Center for Information and Capital Market Research sponsors China research workshops' lunch at Rotman.
China Research Workshop
Fall 2019
“Capital-Market Liberalization and Strategic Auditor Behavior: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment”
Ole-Kristian Hope, Professor of Accounting
"Serial Entrepreneurship in China"
Loren Brandt, Professor, Department of Economics
“Global Sourcing from Low-Wage Countries: Implications for R&D and Employment”
Daniel Trefler, Professor of Economics
“Introduction to administrative datasets in China, as well as open discussion about data collection and potential collaborations”
Zachary Zhong, Assistant Professor of Marketing
Spring 2019
“Compensation Interdependence and the Performance Consequences of Managerial Discretion”
Jee-Eun Shin, Assistant Professor of Accounting
“Uberizing The Legal Profession: Lawyer Autonomy and Status in The Digital Legal Market”
Yao Yao, PhD candidate, Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources
“RIWI highlights early findings from ongoing research projects using new behavioural and perception data in China”
Danielle Goldfarb, Head, Global Research RIWI
Winter 2019
“The Political Beliefs of Chinese Officials”
Gregory Distelhorst, Assistant Professor – CIRHR & Strategic Management
Margaret Boittin, Assistant Professor - Osgoode Hall Law School
“Why do some firms adopt High Performance Work Systems and others do not? Evidence from the China Employer-Employee Survey”
Guenther Lomas, PhD, Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources
“Information Sharing Between Mutual Funds and Auditors”
Ole-Kristian Hope, Professor of Accounting
Fall 2018
“Does Severe Air Pollution Affect Auditors’ Judgemnt? Evidence from China”
Feng Chen, Associate Professor of Accounting
“Historic Memory and Brand Preference”
Zachary Zhong, Assistant Professor of Marketing
“Short Selling, Market Structure, and Liquidity”
Baohua Xin, Associate Professor of Accounting
Spring 2018
“The Economic Impact of China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign”
Zachary Zhong, Assistant Professor Marketing
"Research on work stress and employee well-being relating to China"
Jia Lin Xie, Magna Professor of HR Management & Professor of Org. Behavior
“Why Canada Needs a China Strategy”
Wendy Dobson, Professor, International Business
Winter 2018
“Survey of Market Participants in China: Opinion of Analysts, Institutional Investors, and Executives on Information Disclosure and Governance”
Hai Lu, Professor of Accounting
“General topic: 19th Party Congress - research issues”
Daniel Trefler, Professor of Economics
“Structural Change and Aggregate Employment Fluctuations in China”
Xiaodong Zhu, Professor, Department of Economics
“Barriers to Entry and Regional Economic Growth in China”
Loren Brandt, Professor, Department of Economics
Fall 2017
“Housing Price and Fundamentals in a Transition Economy: The Case of the Beijing Market”
Bing Han, Professor of Finance (co-author Professor Lu Han)
“Found Time versus Windfall Money”
Claire Tsai, Professor of Marketing
“Protecting the Giant Pandas: Newspaper Censorship of Negative News”
Ole-Kristian Hope, Professor of Accounting
Summer 2017
“On Chinese Trade and Innovation”
Daniel Trefler, Professor of Economics
“Highways, market access and urban growth in China”
Nate Baum-Snow, Professor of Economics (co-authored with Loren Brandt, Department of Economics)
“On Marketing innovation in China”
Mengze Shi, Professor of Marketing
Hai Lu
Professor of Accounting, Co-Director of China Research Initiative
The Selection Committee
Scott Liao
Associate Professor of Accounting and Director, Research and Communications
Wendy Dobson
Professor Emerita, Economic Analysis and Policy
WELCOME
We encourage applicants to continue their work on expanding current disciplines into new areas or approaches and to participate in the next round scheduled for 2020.
