辽宁大学经济学前沿高端讲座第八十八讲 

Seeds of Creativity: Exposure to Scientific Fictions and Occupational Choices

 

主讲人：梁平汉 教授（中山大学政治与公共事务管理学院）

主持人：谢明佳 助理教授（辽宁大学李安民经济研究院）

嘉宾介绍：肖书康 助理教授（辽宁大学李安民经济研究院）

时间：2025年6月6日（周五） 10:00 – 11:30（北京时间）

地点：辽宁大学崇山校区五洲园一楼会议室

线上地址：腾讯会议846-7809-5157

语言：中文/英文

摘要：This paper explores the role of scientific fictions (Sci-Fi) in fostering curiosity and creativity, which are key to technological advancement. We exploit the short-term prosperity of Sci-Fi in China in early 1980s. Our cohort DID design leverages the variation in locality and time of the circulation of Sci-Fi magazines. We show that for the individuals who exposed to Sci-Fi between age 12 and 22, the probability to become professional technicians are significantly higher, and their job task is more research-oriented. We provide evidence that the exposure to Sci-Fi magazines increases openness, encourages tolerance to differences, reduces religiosity, and raises risk preferences. Our findings highlight how individual exposure to new ideas in impressionable ages could have long-term impact on occupational choice and human capital formation. 

主讲人简介：

梁平汉，中山大学政治与公共事务管理学院教授，博士生导师，中国数量经济学会理事，中国运筹学会博弈论分会理事，《产业经济评论》执行副主编。研究政府治理、行为与实验经济学、数字技术的社会影响等，在Economic Journal, Games and Economic Behavior, World Development, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Regional Science, 《经济研究》《管理世界》等期刊发表论文数十篇，主持国家社科重点、国家自科面上（结项评估优），国家自科青年（结项评估优）等课题，曾获霍英东基金会高等院校优秀青年教师奖，教育部哲学社会科学优秀成果奖等表彰。担任教育部经济学101计划《微观经济学》编写组成员，曾在“一席”进行学术报告。