The U.S.-China relationship is now second to none in importance for international economic relations and policy and accordingly is a major focus of IIEP. The centerpiece of this initiative is our annual Conference on China’s Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic and Political Relations
This year, key topics discussed will include China’s financial market, the state of China’s macro-economy, the China-Africa relationship, and China’s outward investments and their impacts. For more information about the conference and bios of each panelist, visit our blog.
An archive of all previous Annual Conferences on China’s Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations is available here. For more information, please contact Kyle Renner at iiep@gwu.edu or 202-994-5320.
Schedule of Events
November 11, 2016
8:00 – 8:50AM Coffee and Continental Breakfast
8:50 – 9:00AM Welcome and Overview of the Conference
- Stephen Smith, Director, Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP), Professor of Economics and International Affairs, GWU
9:00 – 11:00AM Panel 1: The Future of Trade Integration in the Asia Pacific
Moderated by IIEP affiliate Steve Suranovic, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, The George Washington University
- Jeff Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics, “Will the US Invest in or Divest from Asia-Pacific Economic Integration?”
- Michael Plummer, JHU, “Megaregionalism in the Asia-Pacific and Options for Shared Chinese-US Leadership”
- Jiandong Ju, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics, “Huaxia Community: A FTA and a New Architecture for the Global Economic System”
11:00 – 11:15AM Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:45PM Panel 2:The Internet in China’s Economy
Moderated by IIEP affiliate Susan Aaronson, Research Professor of Intenrational Affairs, The George Washington University
- Hong Xue, Beijing Normal University, “Chinese Electronic Commerce Law: the New Basic Law for Digital Economy”
- Jingting Fan, UMD, “The Alibaba Effect: Spatial Consumption Inequality and the Welfare Gains from e-Commerce”
- Maggie Chen, George Washington University, “International Trade on the Internet: Evidence from Alibaba”
12:45 – 2:00PM Lunch
2:00 – 3:30PM Panel 3: Trade, Migration, and Wage Premium in China
Moderated by IIEP affiliate Joseph Pelzman, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, The George Washington University
- Chao Wei, George Washington University, The Short and Long of Trade and Migration Reforms in China (joint with Xiaodong Zhu)
- RuiXue Jia, UCSD, “Access to Elite Education, Wage Premium, and Social Mobility: The Truth and Illusion of China’s College Entrance Exam”
- Eunhee Lee, University of Maryland at College Park, “Trade, Inequality, and the Endogenous Sorting of Heterogeneous workers”
4:00 – 5:30PM Panel 4: China’s Macroeconomy, Urban Growth and Policy Analysis
Moderated by IIEP affiliate Remi Jedwab, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, The George Washington University
- Zheng Liu, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (also affiliated with the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance),“Reserve Requirements and Optimal Chinese Stabilization Policy”
- Matthew Turner, Brown University, “Highways, Market Access and Urban Growth in China”
- Kai Zhao, University of Connecticut, “The Chinese Saving Rate: Productivity, Old Age Support and Demographics
