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
Speakers
- Shang-Jin Wei, Columbia University
- Ted Chu, Chief Economist, International Finance Corporation
- Jiyao Bi, China’s National Development and Reform Commission
- Shanjun Li, Cornell Univeristy
- Hongbin Li, Stanford University
- Bin Sheng, Nankai University
- Junjie Hong, University of International Business and Economics
- Gary Jefferson, Brandeis University
- Derek Scissors, American Enterprise Institute
- Simon Adler, University of North Carolina
- Jay Shambaugh, GWU
- Maggie Chen, GWU
- Andrew Greenland, Elon University
- Wendy Cutler, Asia Society Policy Institute
- Barbara Stallings, Brown University and GWU
- Heiwai Tang, Johns Hopkins University
- Bo Chen, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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
October 6, 2017
9:00 – 9:40AM: Keynote One: U.S.-China Trade and U.S. Jobs: A Value-Chain Perspective
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- Shang-Jin Wei, Columbia University
9:40 – 10:30AM: Infrastructure, Environment, and Growth
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- Moderator: Catherine Laporte-Oshiro, IIEP Visiting Scholar
- Shanjun Li, Cornell University
- Simon Alder, University of North Carolina: Political Distortions and Infrastructure Networks in China: A Quantitative Equilibrium Analysis
10:45 – 12:00PM: Policy Session 1: Chinese Macro-Economy in the Next Decade
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- Moderator: Wenjie Chen, IMF
- Derek Scissors, American Enterprise Institute
- Jiyao Bi, Chinese National Development and Reform Commission
- Jay Shambaugh, George Washington University: What Will China’s Financial Reckoning Look Like?
12:45 – 1:25PM: Keynote Two: Lessons of China’s Experience and Experience of the US for China
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- Ted Chu, IFC Chief Economist: Lessons of China’s Experience and Experience of the US for China
1:25 – 2:40PM: Globalization and Human Capital
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- Moderator: Chao Wei, GWU
- Hongbin Li, Stanford University: Human Capital and China’s Future Growth
- Gary Jefferson, Brandeis University: The Role of Research and Ownership in Generating Patent Quality: China’s Experience
- Andrew Greenland, Elon University: Import Competition and Internal Migration
2:50 – 4:05PM: Policy Session 2: An Outlook of U.S.-China Trade Relations
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- Moderator: Steve Suranovic, GWU
- Wendy Cutler, Asia Society Policy Institute
- Junjie Hong, University of International Business and Economics
- Maggie Chen, George Washington University
4:20 – 5:35PM: Policy Session 3: The China Model of Economic Development
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- Moderator: Stephen Kaplan, GWU
- Barbara Stallings, Brown University and GWU: Does China Have a Development Model?
- Heiwai Tang, Johns Hopkins University: Brief Remarks on the China Model of Economic Development
- Bo Chen, Huazhong University of Science and Technology: China’s Economic Challenges and Reform Perspectives
