RCCPB Colloquium: Thomas Rawski

The Research Center for Chinese Politics and Business at Indiana University is proud to present: Thomas G. Rawski- Professor of Economics and History at the University of Pittsburgh-for his talk “A Long-Term Perspective on China's Past and Future Development".

While economists focus on China’s remarkable recent achievements, historians emphasize China’s past economic failures. Connecting these separate narratives of stagnation and success opens the door to an integrated framework that can incorporate multiple outcomes, integrate historical legacies into the study of today’s economy, and deepen our understanding of historic outcomes as well as future economic possibilities. Thomas G. Rawski is Professor of Economics and History at the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on the development and modern history of China’s economy, including studies of China’s reform mechanism and achievements, as well as analyses focused on productivity, investment, industry, trade, labor markets, environment, and economic measurement. His publications include books on Economic Growth and Employment in China, China’s Transition to Industrialism, and Economic Growth in Prewar China as well as edited volumes on Chinese History in Economic Perspective, Economics and the Historian, China’s Rise and the Balance of Influence in Asia, and China’s Great Economic Transformation. This colloquium is free and open to the public. No RSVP is required.