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Huang Xianhai: An “enabling” industrial policy represents a third major layer for macroeconomic policymaking
The following is a summary of Huang Xianhai's keynote address to attendees at the Sixth Annual Conference of Government and Economics held at Tsinghua University, Beijing, on April 27, 2024. Dr. Huang is Vice President of Zhejiang University and Executive Director of the Research Center for Regional Coordinated Development at Zhejiang University.
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Eric S. Maskin: “Soft budgetary constraints” a decisive factor for determining an economy’s success or failure
The following is a summary of Eric S. Maskin's keynote address to attendees at the Sixth Annual Conference of Government and Economics held at Tsinghua University, Beijing, on April 27, 2024. Dr. Maskin is a 2007 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, Adams University Professor at Harvard University, and Co-President of SAGE.
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David Daokui Li: Getting incentives and institutional configurations right goes to core of government and economics
The following is a summary of David Daokui Li's keynote address to attendees at the Sixth Annual Conference of Government and Economics held at Tsinghua University, Beijing, on April 27, 2024. Dr. Li is Co-President of SAGE and Director of ACCEPT.
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Jane Kabubo-Mariara: Access to adequate information a crucial mechanism for promoting constructive government behavior
The following is a summary of Jane Kabubo-Mariara's keynote address to attendees at the Sixth Annual Conference of Government and Economics held at Tsinghua University, Beijing, on April 27, 2024. Dr. Kabubo-Mariara is the Executive Director of the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) and Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi.
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Zhou Li-an: Implications of local government “tournament” system for pursuit of high-quality economic development
The following is a summary of Zhou Li-an’s comments made during a panel discussion at the Sixth Annual Conference of Government and Economics held at Tsinghua University, Beijing, on April 27, 2024. Dr. Zhou is Professor of Applied Economics at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management.
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Liu Peilin: Several approaches currently available to stimulate China’s economic activity
The following is a summary of Liu Peilin’s comments made during a panel discussion at the Sixth Annual Conference of Government and Economics held at Tsinghua University, Beijing, on April 27, 2024. Dr. Liu is a Research Fellow at Tsinghua University’s Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking and Chief Economist at Zhejiang University’s Research Center for Regional Coordinated Development.
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China has ample policy room and advantages to boost economy despite challenges
Currently, there are two main categories of concerns regarding the Chinese economy overseas. The first is whether the Chinese economy has peaked. The second is how China is handling various pressures and challenges. First and foremost, it is crucial to understand that China's economy has by no means reached its peak, as the per capita income in China is only about 25 percent of that in the US, whereas in the 1990s, Japan's per capita income had already reached around 80 percent of the US level.
2024-03-21