We are delighted to invite you to the 11th annual conference on China’s Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations at GWU. The importance of understanding China’s economic development has only become more important over the last decade. Understanding the structural building blocks of domestic Chinese economic activity is as necessary as understanding China’s foreign economic activity, whether regionally across the globe or in it’s interactions with the United States. Amidst talk of a “trade war” between the U.S. and China, it is vital that we have a shared understanding of what is taking place within the Chinese economy, how that affects relations with the U.S., and what it means for China’s global ambitions. We look forward to hosting you on the 26th to continue studying these important questions. For information on previous conferences, see our signature initiatives page. The entire conference can be viewed here.
Schedule of Events
08:15-08:50: Coffee and Registration
08:50-09:00: Welcoming Remarks: Maggie Chen (IIEP Director, GWU)
09:00-09:45: Keynote: Hanming Fang (University of Pennsylvania) (Watch Video)
“Growing Pains” in the Chinese Social Security System
09:45-10:45: Trends in China’s Macro Economy (Watch Video)
Moderator: Chao Wei (GWU)
Kaiji Chen (Emory University): “Macroeconomic Impacts of China’s Financial Policies”
Grace Li (IMF): “The State and China’s Productivity Deceleration: Firm-level Evidence”
10:45-11:00: Coffee Break
11:00-12:00: Technology, Institution and Firm Growth (Watch Video)
Moderator: Susan Aaronson (GWU)
Nancy Qian (Northwestern University): “The Dynamic Effects of Computerization on VAT in China”
Maggie Chen (GWU): “’Omnia Juncta in Uno’: Foreign Powers, Institutions and Firms in Shanghai’s Concession Era”
12:00-12:50: Lunch
12:50-13:00: Remarks by Elliott School Dean, Ambassador Reuben Brigety II
13:00-13:45: Keynote: Caroline Freund (World Bank)
“U.S.-China Trade Tensions” (Watch Video)
13:45-14:45: The Myths of U.S.-China Trade War (Watch Video)
Moderator: Steve Suranovic (GWU)
Jiandong Ju (Tsinghua University): “US-China Trade Dispute and Restructuring the Globalization”
Mary Lovely (Peterson Institute for International Economics): “China’s Techno-Industrial FDI Policy”
14:45-15:00: Coffee Break
15:00-16:00: Going Out: China’s Aid, Investment, and Finance to Developing Countries
Moderator: Joseph Pelzman (GWU)
Barbara Stallings (Brown and GWU): “China and its Neighbors: Aid and Investment in East Asia”
Stephen Kaplan (GWU): “The Rise of Patient Capital: The Political Economy of Chinese Finance in the Western Hemisphere”
16:00-17:00: Gender, Migration and Labor Market in China (Watch Video)
Moderator: Yao Pan (Aalto University)
Peter Kuhn (UC – Santa Barbara): “Gender-Targeted Job Ads in the Recruitment Process: Evidence from China”
Suqin Ge (Virginia Tech): “Assimilation and the Wage Growth of Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China”
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.
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