
12月12日下午2:30,南开经济研究所双周学术讨论会将举行。
本期讲座题目为:The Rise of the Chinese Clan
欢迎老师、同学届时参加讲座。
主讲人

吴文兵 研究员
主讲人简介: 吴文兵,澳大利亚墨尔本大学经济系研究员(Research Fellow),研究领域为经济史、政治经济学和发展经济学。其博士毕业于香港大学人文与社会科学研究所,师从龚启圣和梁其姿教授。其博士论文通过利用超过4,500本地方志,构建出一个18,685的宗祠面板数据来探究中国宗族组织的长期发展。在此之前,他分别获得香港科技大学社会科学硕士、清华大学社会学硕士以及上海大学社会学学士学位。目前他的文章接收待刊于International Studies Quarterly,或Revise and Resubmit于Journal of Peace Research等同行评议期刊。
讲座摘要:For centuries the Chinese clan functioned as a socio-cultural and economic organization. Yet, its evolution over time remains underexplored. By leveraging a historical natural experiment over a newly digitized dataset covering 800 years (c. 1136–1935), we find that the Ritual Reform of 1536 contributed to 31% of the growth in ancestral halls - the hallmark of clans. By allowing commoners to worship their first ancestor, the reform effectively expanded clan size and increased the demand for ancestral halls construction. Historically, after the Ritual Reform, counties with a high demand for clans experienced higher population growth, more developed markets, and provided more public goods.
讲座时间:2025年12月12日 下午2:30
讲座地点:8827太阳集团官网八楼大会议室
主办单位:南开经济研究所