[17.12.08] 2008 International Workshop on Technology and Trade
The Department of International Economics at NUPI has the pleasure of inviting you to a workshop at NUPI 17 - 18 December 2008:
2008 International Workshop on Technology and Trade
China and the World Economy
The workshop aims at bridging the gap between technology research, and research on international markets and competition. It concerns technology, trade and globalization. The workshop will be held in association with the Inaugural Ceremony of Chinese Economic Association (Europe), CEA (Europe) and with .significant funding from the Norwegian Research Council.
Day One (17 December)
09.00 Inaugural Ceremony of the Chinese Economic Association (Europe)
Opening:
Xiaming Liu, Secretary-General of CEA (UK), University of London
Welcoming address:
Jan Egeland, Director, NUPI
Inaugural address:
Jinghai Zheng, President-elect CEA (Europe) and NUPI
Remarks
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- Finn Førsund, University of Oslo
- Arne Bigsten, Gothenburg University, Sweden
- Liming Wang, University College Dublin, Ireland
- Eric Girardin, Universite de la Mediterranee, France
10:00 – 12:00 Seminar: China and the World Economy
- China and Globalisation: William Overholt, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, USA
- Potential Growth: Comparing China, Europe, and US: Jinghai Zheng, Department of International Economics, NUPI
- Does Economic Growth in China Raise Happiness?John Knight, University of Oxford, UK
Q&A panellist: William Overholt, Arne Bigsten, John Knight, and Jinghai Zheng
Lunch (12:00 - 13:00)
13:00 - 14:45 Technology and Innovation: the Chinese Experience
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Towards a Knowledge-based Economy in China
Angang Hu, Centre for China Studies, Tsinghua University, China
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Great Wall of Patents: What is Behind China's Recent Patent Explosion?
Gary Jefferson, Brandies University
- Q&A
- Chair: Per Botolf Maurseth, Department of International Economics, NUPI
Break (14:45 – 15:00)
15:00 - 16:30 Panel Discussion
China and the World — Developing Nation or Super Power?
Moderator: Jan Egeland, Director, NUPI
Introductory presentations
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One Country, Four Worlds
Angang Hu, School for Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
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Is Zhejiang Province already a Developed Economy?
Jinchuan Shi, School of Economics, Zhejiang University
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The Implication of China’s Rise for East-Asian Economies
Eric Girardin, Universite de la Mediterranee, France
Panelists: Angang Hu, William Overholt, Jinchuan Shi, Gary Jefferson, Eric Girardin
Day Two (December 18)
9:00 Technology, Trade and Policy
Chair: Per Botolf Maurseth, Department of International Economics, NUPI
Domestic versus international trade integration: Implications for China and the world economy
Arne Melchior, Department of International Economics, NUPI
Discussant: Gary Jefferson
Indigenous and foreign innovation efforts and drivers of productivity growth: evidence from China
Xiaolan Fu, Oxford University
Discussant: Fulvio Castellacci
International technology transfer and investment climate: the case of China
Yingqi Wei, York University, UK
Discussant: Finn Førsund
Chinese Family Businesses
Ling Chen, School of Economics, Zhejiang University, China
Discussant: William Overholt
Lunch (11:30 the event concludes)