On April 20, 2026, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled "Urbanization in the Age of AI and the Role of Government." This lecture was presented by Ming Lu, Distinguished Professor of Economics, Director of Shanghai Institute for National Economy. The webinar represented the twenty-ninth installment in SAGE's Lectures in Government and Economics Series.

On April 15, 2026, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled "The Economic Development of Nations." This lecture was presented by Zhang Jun, Distinguished Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dean of School of Economics at Fudan University, and Director of the China Center for Economic Studies. The webinar represented the twenty-eighth installment in SAGE's Lectures in Government and Economics Series.

On April 8, 2026, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled "The Role of Government in the Digital Economy." This lecture was presented by Tian Lihui, Chair Professor of Finance at Nankai University. The webinar represented the twenty-seventh installment in SAGE's Lectures in Government and Economics Series.

The Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) and the Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking (ACCEPT) are happy to announce that the 8th Annual Conference of Government and Economics will be held on May 23, 2026 in Beijing, China. The main goals of the annual conference are to deepen our understanding of the relationship between government and economics, and to promote studies on the incentives of government behavior and impacts of government policy on the e

On February 5, 2026, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled "Institutions Supporting High-quality R&D." This lecture was presented by Roger Gordon, Professor Emeritus and Research Professor at University of California, San Diego. The webinar represented the twenty-sixth installment in SAGE's Lectures in Government and Economics Series.

On January 21, 2026, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled "Social Security, Consumption, and the Role of Government." This lecture was presented by Nicholas R. Lardy, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The webinar represented the twenty-fifth installment in SAGE's Lectures in Government and Economics Series.

On January 10, 2026, the 50th Tsinghua University Forum of China and the World Economy was held on campus at Tsinghua University. The Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking (ACCEPT), in partnership with Tsinghua University and the School of Social Sciences, invited esteemed experts and scholars fr

On January 6, 2026, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) hosted an online lecture entitled "The Fiscal Future." This lecture was presented by N. Gregory Mankiw, Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University and Former Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisors. The webinar represented the twenty-fourth installment in SAGE's Lectures in Government and Economics Series.