MEDIA CONTACTS:
Jason Shevrin: j[email protected], 202-994-5631
Tim Pierce: [email protected], 202-994-5647
EVENT:
The Institute for International Economic Policy at the George Washington University will host its 11th annual Conference on China’s Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations. The conference will explore the current landscape of the Chinese economy, the U.S.-China trade war and China’s economic activities around the globe.
WHO:
Select speakers include:
- Caroline Freund, director of macroeconomics, trade and investment, World Bank (keynote address on “U.S.-China Trade Tensions”)
- Hanming Fang, Class of 1965 Term Professor of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (keynote address on “‘Growing Pains’ in the Chinese Social Security System”)
- Panels on trends in China’s macro economy; technology, institutions and firm growth; the myths of U.S.-China trade war; China’s aid, investment and finance to developing countries; and gender, migration and labor markets in China.
A full program and speaker list is available on the institute’s website.
WHEN:
Friday, Oct. 26, 2018; 8:15 a.m.-5 p.m.
WHERE:
The George Washington University
Elliott School of International Affairs
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602
1957 E St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Blue, Orange and Silver lines)
RSVP:
Media interested in attending must contact Jason Shevrin at [email protected] or 202-994-5631.
A live video stream of the conference is available. Please contact Mr. Shevrin for details.
BACKGROUND
GW’s Institute for International Economic Policy serves as a catalyst for high-quality, multi-disciplinary and nonpartisan research on policy issues surrounding economic globalization. The institute’s research program helps develop effective policy options and academic analysis in a time of growing controversies about international economic integration in many countries around the world. The institute’s work also encompasses policy responses for those who face continued poverty and financial crises despite worldwide economic growth. Affiliated faculty have appointments in GW’s departments of economics, history, political science and geography, as well as its public policy and public administration, public health, law and business schools.
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