• Detailed IESR conference website with program & instructions for travel, hotels and other logistics.

• Detailed program is announced here. The PDF is here.

• Keynote speakers are David Autor (MIT) and Karen Macours (Paris School of Economics).

Program Overview

Time	Day 1 July 9 (Thursday)	Day 2 July 10 (Friday)
Venue	Zengxianzi Science Building
8:30 – 8:50	Sign in (1F, Lobby)	Sign in (1F, Lobby)
9:00-10:00	Keynote 1 Professor Karen Macours (2F, Conference Hall)	Keynote 2 Professor David Autor (2F, Conference Hall)
10:00-10:30	Group Photo & Break	Break
10:30-12:00	Parallel sessions 1:1.1/1.2/1.3 (4F and 5F)	Parallel sessions 4:4.1/4.2/ Handbook session 1 (4F and 5F)
12:00-13:30	Lunch Break (4F)	Lunch Break (4F)
13:30-15:30	Parallel sessions 2:2.1/2.2/2.3	Parallel sessions 5:5.1/5.2/ Handbook session 2
15:30-16:00	Break	Break
16:00-18:00	Parallel sessions 3:3.1/3.2 (4F)	Parallel sessions 6:6.1 and farewell (4F)
18:00-20:00	Dinner (Banana Leaf, 1F, Vanburgh Hotel)	Dinner (海门鱼仔, 2F Guangdong Nongxin Building)

The detailed program is available here: https://iesr.jnu.edu.cn/program_43931/list.htm

Guidelines for Presentation

Keynote Speeches

The GLO Guangzhou 2026 Conference is pleased to invite prominent professors David Autor and Karen Macours as onsite keynote speakers.

Parallel Sessions

All presenters in the parallel sessions should arrive in advance and make sure that the presentation slides are loaded. Each presentation is allocated 30 minutes. Please respect the time limit. Session chairs have been assigned to the program. The chairs are advised to enforce the time constraints.

Day 1

July 9, 2026 (Thursday)

8:50 – 9:00 Venue: 2F, Conference Hall, Zengxianzi Science Building

Opening Remarks

Shuaizhang Feng, Dean of IESR, Jinan University

Klaus F. Zimmermann, President of GLO

9:00 – 10:00 Venue: 2F, Conference Hall, Zengxianzi Science Building

Keynote Speech 1

Karen Macours (Paris School of Economics)

Skills in Rural Labor Markets and Climate Adaptation

Chair: Klaus F. Zimmermann

10:00 – 10:30 Venue: 4F Lobby, Zengxianzi Science Building
Break

10:30-12:00   

Parallel sessions 1:1.1/1.2/1.3

Session 1.1 Labor Markets, Aging, and Skill Demand

Venue: Room 406, 4F, Zengxianzi Science Building

Session 1.2 Digital Platforms and Labor-Market Resilience

Venue: Room 432, 4F, Zengxianzi Science Building

Session 1.3 Technology, Education, and Inequality

Venue: Room 512, 5F, Zengxianzi Science Building

12:00-13:30 Lunch Break (Buffet; 4F Lobby, Zengxianzi Science Building)

13:30-15:30

Parallel sessions 2:2.1/2.2/2.3

Session 2.1 Marriage Markets, Fertility, and Family Formation

Venue: Room 406, 4F, Zengxianzi Science Building

Session 2.2 Women, Gender Norms, and Career Trajectories

Venue: Room 432, 4F, Zengxianzi Science Building

Session 2.3 Migration, Labor Market and Social Welfare

Venue: Room 512, 5F, Zengxianzi Science Building

15:30-16:00 Venue: 4F Lobby, Zengxianzi Science Building

Break

16:00-17:30 Parallel sessions 3: 3.1/3.2

Session 3.1 Historical Shocks, Institutions, and Long-Run Development

Venue: Room 406, 4F, Zengxianzi Science Building

Session 3.2 Identity, Culture, and Social Integration

Venue: Room 432, 4F, Zengxianzi Science Building

Day 2

July 10, 2026 (Friday)

9:00-10:00

Keynote Speech 2 Venue: 2F, Conference Hall, Zengxianzi Science Building

David Autor (MIT)

It’s about time: Forecasting AI automation and expertise demands from task durations

Chair: Shuaizhang Feng

10:00-10:30 Venue: 4F Lobby, Zengxianzi Science Building
Break

10:30-12:00

Parallel sessions 4.1/4.2 and Handbook session 1

Session 4.1 Environment, Agriculture, and Aggregated Shocks

Venue: Room 406, 4F, Zengxianzi Science Building

Session 4.2 Inequality, Work, and Market Institutions

Venue: Room 432, 4F, Zengxianzi Science Building

Session H1. Handbook Session 1

Venue: Room 512, 5F, Zengxianzi Science Building

12:00-13:30    Lunch Break (Buffet; 4F Lobby, Zengxianzi Science Building)

13:30-15:30   

Parallel sessions 5:5.1/5.2 and Handbook session 2

Session 5.1 Children, Education, and Intergenerational Human Capital

Venue: Room 406, 4F, Zengxianzi Science Building

Session 5.2 Household Behavior, Welfare and Mental Health

Venue: Room 432, 4F, Zengxianzi Science Building

Session H2. Handbook Session 2

Venue: Room 512, 5F, Zengxianzi Science Building

15:30-16:00 Venue: 4F Lobby, Zengxianzi Science Building

Break

16:00-18:00

Parallel sessions 6:6.1

Session 6.1 Policy Impacts and Empirical Mechanisms

Venue: Room 406, 4F, Zengxianzi Science Building

Conference Venue

Jinan University (Shipai Campus)

Address: No.601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.