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May 1, 2024
Location:
8:30am - 3:45pm: Kellogg Global Hub, 2211 Campus Drive, Room 1110
4:00pm - 5:30pm: Allen Center, 2169 Campus Drive, McCormick Auditorium
How to Register:
Register to attend full-day conference
Register to attend only Panel Discussion
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Parking:
Validated permit parking available for both South (1847 Campus Drive) and North (2311 N. Campus Drive) campus parking garages
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Email Emily Schroeder
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Conference on the Chinese Political Economy
Presented by Northwestern University Kellogg GPRL China Lab and the University of Chicago BFI
See recent research on the Chinese political economy from leading economists and political scientists, with a panelist discussion chaired by Kellogg Dean Francesca Cornelli and panelists Chang-tai Hsieh (Phyllis and Irwin Distinguished Service Professor, Booth GSB), Nancy Qian (James J. O’Connor Professor, Kellogg), and Richard Zhang (Equity Partner & Head of Greater China Apax Partners, Kellogg ‘93 MBA).This event is organized by Nancy Qian, Northwestern University Kellogg, and Shaoda Wang, the University of Chicago Harris School.
Agenda
8:30 - 9:00am - Kellogg Global Hub Room 1110
Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00am
"How Surveillance Justifies Mass Coercion: Insights from China's COVID-19 Lockdowns"
Xu Xu (Department of Politics, Princeton University)
10:00 - 10:15am
Break
10:15 - 11:15am
“The Law and Economics of Lawyers: Evidence from the Revolving Door in China’s Judicial System”
Shaoda Wang (Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago)
11:15 - 11:30am
Break
11:30 - 12:30pm
“Quid Pro Quo, Knowledge Spillover, and Industrial Quality Upgrading: Evidence from the Chinese Auto Industry”
Shengmao Cao (Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University)
12:30 - 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30 - 2:30pm
“International Powers”
Ernest Liu (Department of Economics, Princeton University)
2:30 - 2:45pm
Break
2:45 - 3:45pm
“Performative Propaganda Engagement: How Online Celebrity Fandom Engages with State Propaganda in China”
Yingdan Lu (School of Communication, Northwestern University)
3:45 - 4:00pm
Break
4:00 - 5:30pm - Allen Center, McCormick Auditorium
Panel Discussion: “China’s Economy Today”
Chaired by Francesca Cornelli, Dean of Kellogg
Panelists:
Chang-tai Hsieh (Phyllis and Irwin Distinguished Service Professor, Booth GSB),
Nancy Qian (James J. O’Connor Professor, Kellogg),
Richard Zhang (Equity Partner & Head of Greater China Apax Partners, Kellogg ‘93 MBA)
6:00pm
Conference Dinner – by invitation only
