The 252^nd Wenlan Financial Forum

Abstract:
The rise of artificial intelligence and robotics has wide-ranging and far-reaching impacts on the economy and society. China has become the country with the largest number of robot applications in the world. How the application of robots will affect China's labor market is an important research topic. This report will examine how the rise of robots has affected China's labor market (wages and employment) and further examine how the rise of robots has affected household income levels.

Speaker Introduction:
Yongqin Wang, professor and doctoral supervisor of the School of Economics, Fudan University, Ph.D. in Economics of Fudan University (2004), post-doctoral fellow of Yale University (2008-2010), Fulbright Senior Visiting Scholar of Harvard University (2016-2017). He is currently the Director of Green Court Emerging Financial Format Research Center, Fudan University. He is also a member of the Expert Committee of the Shanghai Financial Court and a researcher of Shandong Provincial Government Development Research Center.