Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
The Rise of The Middle Kingdom Conference
The conference held at UCSD will kick-start a multi-year interdisciplinary project by leading faculty intended to produce influential research and shape future policy discussions.
When:
May 19, 2011 9:00am to May 20, 2011 4:30pm
Where
Thursday, May 19 Growth, International Finance, and Institutional Setting
Economic Growth and Technology Policy
9:00am-10:00am: Chang Tai Hsieh, University of Chicago, "Productivity Growth in China and India"
10:00am-10:15am: Coffee Break
10:15am-11:15am: Kjetil Storesletten, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank, "Transition and Economic Growth in China"
11:15am-12:15pm: Barry Naughton, UC San Diego, "How Will China’s Technology Policy Alter Its Growth Path?"
12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch Break
Financial Development
1:00pm-2:00pm: Shang-Jin Wei (Colombia Univ.), "Demography, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth in China"
2:00pm-3:00pm: Ayhan Kose, International Monetary Fund (IMF), "Structural Change in Emerging Economies before and after the Financial Crisis"
3:00pm-3:15pm: Coffee Break
3:15pm-4:15pm: Marcos Chamon, International Monetary Fund (IMF), "Financial Development, Savings, and Investment in Emerging Economies"
4:15pm-5:00pm: Erica Downs, Brookings Institution, "The China Development Bank"
Friday, May 20 Trade, Firms, and Labor Markets
Trade and Foreign Direct Investment
9:00am-10:00am: Gordon Hanson, UC San Diego, "Income Growth in Middle Income Countries and Changing Patterns of International Trade"
10:00am-10:15am: Coffee Break
10:15am-11:15am: Theodore Moran, Georgetown University, "China’s FDI and Natural Resource Procurement"
Trade, Firms, and Labor Markets
11:15am-12:15pm: Hongbin Li, Tsingua University, "Evolution of China’s Labor Markets"
12:15pm-1:15pm: Lunch Break
1:15pm-2:15pm: Marc Muendler, UC San Diego, "Trade, Firms, and Labor Markets in Brazil"
2:15pm-3:15pm: Amit Khandelwal, Columbia University, "Trade and Firms in India"
3:15pm-3:30pm: Coffee Break
3:30pm-4:30pm: Kalina Manova, Stanford University, "Trade and Firms in China"
Registration is required. Please register at http://empac.ucsd.edu/news-events/events/events_2011021035414.htm.
Cost:
Free
Event Website URL:
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