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MBA Lectern: AI’s Impact on China’s Labor Demand

Apr 20-2024   



As part of the fast-developing AI technology, AIGC as represented by ChatGPT has gained worldwide attention. Our working modes and career prospects are undergoing unprecedented transformation. Against this backdrop, a major topic to probe into is: how to rationally cognize AI’s impact on the labor market; how to adapt to this new development; and how to actively tackle current and expected challenges and make sound preparation for future careers.

 

At MBA Lectern, Prof. Zhang Dandan will give a lecture entitled “AI’s Impact on China’s Labor Demand: New Evidence Based on Large-Language Model”. She is NSD Professor of Economics (Tenured), doctoral supervisor, PKU Bo Ya Young Scholar, and Ministry of Education’s Changjiang Young Scholar.

 

Prof. Zhang will elaborate on AI impact indices developed by her and her team based on over one million pieces of recruitment data, which reflect the preliminary trends of AI superseding human labor. She will also discuss how to deal with challenges by embracing new technology and unleashing human dynamics and creativity, as well as how to step up national inputs into new AI technology so as to enhance national competitiveness.

 

Be you a corporate decision maker, a workplace professional, or someone interested in AI’s development, you can count on being elucidated by the lecture and discussions.

 

Event Information

Host: NSD MBA Center

Co-Host: American Universities in China Association (AUCA, a non-for-profit association of professionals representing international higher education institutions in China)

Time: 18:30-20:30, April 20 (Saturday), 2024

Venue: WeWork, Fuxing Zhonglu, Shanghai (No.1237 Fuxing Zhonglu, Xuhui District); live streaming available

Language: Chinese

Agenda:

18:30-19:00 Introduction of MBA programs at NSD

19:00-20:00 Lecture: AI’s Impact on China’s Labor Demand: New Evidence Based on Large-Language Model

20:00-20:15 Lecture Q&A

20:15-20:30 Free exchange

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About Lecturer

Zhang Dandan is NSD Professor of Economics (Tenured), doctoral supervisor, PKU Bo Ya Young Scholar, and Ministry of Education’s Changjiang Young Scholar. As Deputy Dean of NSD, she takes charge of research and domestic and international cooperation.

 

Prof. Zhang graduated from the Australian National University with a doctoral degree in Economics. Her research encompasses labor economics, applied econometrics and experimental economics, with special attention to welfare issues of underprivileged groups in transitional periods, as well as the effects of social changes and institutional and cultural impact on human behavior. Her academic findings have been published by top journals such as Economic Journal; Nature: Human Behavior; Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization; Review of Income and Wealth; Economic Research Journal; and Economics (Quarterly). In recent years, she has presided over a number of projects of the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, key projects of the National Social Science Fund of China, and key research projects of national think tanks. As a member of expert groups, she has participated in many thematic symposiums and discussions organized by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the National Bureau of Statistics, and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and offered policy advice on pandemic control and employment. In addition, her research findings have been turned into advisory reports which have been adopted by the General Office of CPC Central Committee, the State Council, and relevant ministries.

 

MBA Lectern: AI’s Impact on China’s Labor Demand

Apr 20-2024   



As part of the fast-developing AI technology, AIGC as represented by ChatGPT has gained worldwide attention. Our working modes and career prospects are undergoing unprecedented transformation. Against this backdrop, a major topic to probe into is: how to rationally cognize AI’s impact on the labor market; how to adapt to this new development; and how to actively tackle current and expected challenges and make sound preparation for future careers.

 

At MBA Lectern, Prof. Zhang Dandan will give a lecture entitled “AI’s Impact on China’s Labor Demand: New Evidence Based on Large-Language Model”. She is NSD Professor of Economics (Tenured), doctoral supervisor, PKU Bo Ya Young Scholar, and Ministry of Education’s Changjiang Young Scholar.

 

Prof. Zhang will elaborate on AI impact indices developed by her and her team based on over one million pieces of recruitment data, which reflect the preliminary trends of AI superseding human labor. She will also discuss how to deal with challenges by embracing new technology and unleashing human dynamics and creativity, as well as how to step up national inputs into new AI technology so as to enhance national competitiveness.

 

Be you a corporate decision maker, a workplace professional, or someone interested in AI’s development, you can count on being elucidated by the lecture and discussions.

 

Event Information

Host: NSD MBA Center

Co-Host: American Universities in China Association (AUCA, a non-for-profit association of professionals representing international higher education institutions in China)

Time: 18:30-20:30, April 20 (Saturday), 2024

Venue: WeWork, Fuxing Zhonglu, Shanghai (No.1237 Fuxing Zhonglu, Xuhui District); live streaming available

Language: Chinese

Agenda:

18:30-19:00 Introduction of MBA programs at NSD

19:00-20:00 Lecture: AI’s Impact on China’s Labor Demand: New Evidence Based on Large-Language Model

20:00-20:15 Lecture Q&A

20:15-20:30 Free exchange

Sign up here

 

About Lecturer

Zhang Dandan is NSD Professor of Economics (Tenured), doctoral supervisor, PKU Bo Ya Young Scholar, and Ministry of Education’s Changjiang Young Scholar. As Deputy Dean of NSD, she takes charge of research and domestic and international cooperation.

 

Prof. Zhang graduated from the Australian National University with a doctoral degree in Economics. Her research encompasses labor economics, applied econometrics and experimental economics, with special attention to welfare issues of underprivileged groups in transitional periods, as well as the effects of social changes and institutional and cultural impact on human behavior. Her academic findings have been published by top journals such as Economic Journal; Nature: Human Behavior; Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization; Review of Income and Wealth; Economic Research Journal; and Economics (Quarterly). In recent years, she has presided over a number of projects of the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, key projects of the National Social Science Fund of China, and key research projects of national think tanks. As a member of expert groups, she has participated in many thematic symposiums and discussions organized by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the National Bureau of Statistics, and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and offered policy advice on pandemic control and employment. In addition, her research findings have been turned into advisory reports which have been adopted by the General Office of CPC Central Committee, the State Council, and relevant ministries.