On November 22nd, RIEM held the "High-quality Population Development" autumn seminar at the Liulin Campus. The meeting focused on cutting-edge issues in labor economics and population development, aiming to provide academic support and policy references for promoting high-quality population development. Professor Zhao Guochang presided over the meeting, and Professor Dong Yan, the Executive Dean of RIEM, delivered a welcome speech.

The morning agenda centered around the topics of fertility and marriage. Professor Cai Shu from Jinan University presented a report titled "Risky Behaviors of Parents of Only Children," analyzing the long-term impact of the one-child policy on parents' health and financial risk preferences. Professor Li Qin from South China Agricultural University explored the mechanism by which wealth and culture influence fertility gender selection, using land expropriation events as a starting point. Associate Professor Liu Yiwei from Central University of Finance and Economics studied the impact of net dowry on women's fertility behavior, while Professor Zhao Guochang from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics analyzed the determinants of the expected amount of betrothal gifts among young people.

The afternoon agenda focused on health, education, and public culture. Zhou Minghai, a researcher from Zhejiang University, explored the gender-differentiated impact of housing prices on the mental health of adolescents and the role of siblings structure. Yue Yang, an associate professor from Xiamen University, examined the long-term influence of traditional Chinese medicine culture on contemporary medical choices from the perspective of economic history. Xue Sen, an associate professor from Jinan University, studied how the gender of children affects parents' mental health through housing pressure. Gan Tianqi, a doctor from Renmin University of China, revealed the peer effect mechanism in parental education investment through field experiments. Huang Jian, an associate professor from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, demonstrated the role of universal access to public cultural resources in enhancing residents' happiness based on evidence from museum development.

This symposium gathered scholars from South China Agricultural University, Jinan University, Xiamen University, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Zhejiang University, Renmin University of China, Central University of Finance and Economics, and other universities. Participants engaged in in-depth discussions on core topics such as family structure, marriage and childbearing, education, and health, providing academic support for promoting high-quality population development.