The 2nd Annual Conference of Government and Economics
The second International Conference of Government and Economics, co-hosted by the School of Social Sciences of Tsinghua University, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE), and the Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking (ACCEPT) was held on September 26 at Tsinghua University. The conference was attended by Xiang Botao, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee of Tsinghua University and Vice Chairperson of the University Council; Zhu Guangyao, former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Finance; Dong Zhiyong, Assistant President and Dean of the School of Economics of Peking University; Liu Shouying, Dean of the School of Economics of Renmin University of China; Eric S. Maskin, 2007 Nobel Laureate in Economics, Adams University Professor and Professor of Economics and Mathematics at Harvard University, and Co-president of SAGE; Jan Svejnar, the James T. Shotwell Professor of Global Political Economy and Director of the Center on Global Economic Governance at Columbia University; Erik Berglof, Chief Economist of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; as well as other additional guests. David Daokui Li, President of ACCEPT at Tsinghua University and Co-president of SAGE, delivered the opening remarks. Li Ke’aobo, Vice President of ACCEPT, presided over the conference.
The International Conference of Government and Economics was founded based on the recognition that government actions have had a far-reaching impact on economic performance throughout history. Furthermore, China's major achievements in the past 40 years of reform and opening up have been based on the continuous adjustment of the relationship between the government and the market. In order to further understand this relationship, the Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking (ACCEPT) of Tsinghua University regularly carries out research on the topic of government and economics all over the world to uncover new insights into the motivations, actions, and role of the government in a market economy.
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Professor David Daokui Li founded the Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking (ACCEPT) in April 2018 to make the practice and theories of Chinese economics accessible to international colleagues. Professor Li believes that it is crucial to foster international understanding of Chinese economic ideas to create an environment in which the Chinese economy, and the world economy as a whole, can develop smoothly. The Center aims to provide general insights through the study of China’s economic ideas and practices worthy of serious consideration, even as a reference by economically developed countries, including the United States.
Beyond the establishment of the Center, Professor Li’s team is currently in the process of launching the journal Government and Economics. This highly anticipated journal boasts four Nobel Prize winners in economics on its editorial board and many other world-class scholars as collaborators. In April 2019, Professor Li and Eric Maskin—a 2007 Nobel laureate—jointly established the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE). The Society’s first annual meeting was held in April 2019, and the second annual meeting was held on September 26, 2020. Through its annual meetings, SAGE aims to continually foster deep academic discussions in the field of government and economics.
