Lecture Announcement

Topic: The Impact of Farmland Tenure Confirmation Policy on Entrepreneurial Behavior of Chinese Farmers

Speaker: Associate Professor Kun Liu, Kent State University (USA)

Host: Professor Zhao Xiaoping, RIEM

Time: November 11 (Tuesday) 2025 10:00-11:30

Location: Conference Room 1211, Gezhi Building, Liulin Campus, SWUFE

Organizer: RIEM

Speaker's Profile

Dr. Kun Liu is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University. He earned his Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Utah in 2006 and received a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1997. His research focuses on entrepreneurship, strategic management, and international business, and he has published in leading management journals such as Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, and Journal of Business Research. Dr. Liu serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Business Research. He teaches undergraduate courses in entrepreneurial marketing, social entrepreneurship, and new venture creation, as well as core strategic management courses at the undergraduate and MBA levels, and he leads doctoral seminars in entrepreneurship and organizational theory.

Abstract

Our research is based on a quasi-natural experiment provided by China's farmland registration policy from 2014 to 2018. Using individual-level survey data and a staggered difference-in-differences model, we found that land registration significantly increased the probability of farmers starting their own businesses. This effect is particularly pronounced in regions with more robust market support systems. The research results indicate that reforms to farmland title confirmation policies can reduce uncertainty, unleash the economic potential of illiquid assets, and activate previously suppressed entrepreneurial motivation.