Symposium: China’s Economy Today ~ The New Normal and Old Challenges

The University of Michigan's Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies will hold a symposium on Chinese economics.

In Fall Term 2015, the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies will hold a symposium to honor the late Robert F. Dernberger’s long and distinguished career in Chinese economics. Panel and round table discussions with his former students and colleagues will take place on Friday morning, October 30th at the Ross School of Business. Panelists include Nicholas Lardy, Peterson Institute; Kenneth Lieberthal, Brookings Institution; Dwight Perkins, Harvard University; Thomas Rawski, University of Pittsburgh; Gene Chang, University of Toledo; Yasheng Huang, MIT; Albert Park, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Penelope Prime, Georgia State University; Yuen Yuen Ang and Jing Cai, University of Michigan.

Symposium Schedule

9am-10:45am Panel One: Macro Economics and Politics

Chair: Yuen Yuen Ang, U-M Department of Political Science
Discussant: Kenneth Lieberthal, Brookings Institution
Panelists: Yasheng Huang, Sloan School of Management, MIT; Penelope Prime, Robinson School of Business, Georgia State University; Dwight Perkins, Dept. of Economics, Harvard University

11am-12:30pm Panel Two: Micro Economics

Chair: Jing Cai, U-M Department of Economics
Discussant: Nicholas Lardy, Peterson Institute
Panelists: Gene Chang, Asian Studies, University of Toledo; Albert Park, Dept. of Economics, HKUST Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Thomas Rawski, Dept. of Economics, University of Pittsburgh

Please register here to attend

Registration Deadline: Friday, October 16