On June 6, 2024, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled Incentives, Information and Governance: China's History in Economic Perspective. This lecture was presented by Zhangkai Huang, Associate Professor of Finance at Tsinghua University's School of Economics and Management and Managing Editor of the Journal of Government and Economics. The webinar represented the twelfth installment in SAGE's Lectures in Government and Economics Series.

On March 21, 2024, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled Bounded Rationality and the Research Paradigm for Chinese Economics. This lecture was presented by Zonglai Kou, Professor and Deputy Dean of Fudan University's School of Economics and Executive Dean of the Fudan-Toulouse Institute of Innovation and Digital Economy. The webinar represented the eleventh installment in SAGE's Lectures in Government and Economics Series.

​In this Discussions with Nobel Laureates, held on January 11, 2024, Edmund Phelps, 2006 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences and McVickar Professor Emeritus of Political Economy at Columbia University, joined the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) for a candid talk on the topic of "Uncovering the Secret for Making Economic Growth More Dynamic." The webinar was the latest discussion with a Nobel laureate in economics in what has become a regular event for SAGE.

On January 3, 2023, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled “How Can the Chinese Economy Safeguard its Energy Security? Europe’s Recent Experience and Lessons.” This lecture was presented by Christof Rühl, Adjunct Senior Research Scholar of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). The webinar represented the tenth installment in SAGE’s Lectures in Government and Economi

On January 2, 2023, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled “The Russian Economy in Turbulent Times.” This lecture was presented by Vladimir Popov, Principal Researcher of the Central Economics and Mathematics Institute (CEMI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Professor Emeritus of the New Economic School in Moscow. The webinarrepresented the ninth installment in SAGE’s Lectures in Government and Economics Series.

On October 26, the 5th China-Brazil Economic Development Strategic Dialogue Online Seminar co-organized by Tsinghua University's Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking (ACCEPT), the Brazil China Business Council (CEBC), the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI) and Vale S.A. (Vale) was successfully held online.

On October 25, 2023, SAGE hosted an online lecture entitled “Local Chinese government debt: Analyzing its dimensions, causes and impacts.” This lecture was presented by David Daokui Li, Director of Tsinghua University’s Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking (ACCEPT) and Co-President of the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE). The webinarrepresented the eighth installment in SAGE’s Lectures in Government and Economics Series.

Over the past several centuries, the size of governments around the world have undergone a dramatic expansion during the process of economic development, with the average share of government spending as a proportion of GDP having risen from around 10% to as much as 39% on average. This pattern of development is often referred to as Wagner’s Law. This lecture aims to explain the root causes of Wagner's Law and predict future changes in the size of governments.

On December 17, 2021, a closed-door seminar of the Tsinghua-BMW Mobility Council was jointly held by the Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking (ACCEPT) of Tsinghua University and BMW Group in Beijing.

On October 27, 2021, ACCEPT of Tsinghua University, Conselho Empresarial Brasil-China (CEBC), Centro Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (CEBRI), and Vale successfully held the 3rd China-Brazil Economic Development Strategic Dialogue Online Seminar.

Recently, ACCEPT of Tsinghua University held a seminar on the Major Changes Unseen in a Century. During the seminar, participants exchanged their academic opinions on hotspot issues including ideology, economic globalization, regional influence, economic security, financial stability, technological development, demographic and human resources strategies, public health and military rivalry. Guest invited to the seminar include: Zhai Dongsheng, Vice President and Professor of the School of Interna

On September 18, 2021, the seminar on China’s Trade Opportunities and Challenges in the New Era was held at Tsinghua University.

Lecturs in Government and Economics No.2Topic: The Transformative Effects of Privatization in China: A Natural Experiment Based on Politician Career ConcernLecturer: Huang ZhangkaiTime:19:30 - 21:00, June 24thTencent Meeting ID:909 194 222, code:654321Professor Zhangkai HUANG is an Associate Professor of Finance in the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University. He got his Ph.D. in Finance from Said Business School of University of Oxford in 2003, Masters in Finance from Universit

​On April 1, the Tsinghua University Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking (ACCEPT) held a closed-door symposium on the theme of Sustainability and Urban Mobility Solutions Under a Carbon Neutral Vision.”