GW China

The GW China Conference on China's Economic Development and US-China Economic Relations conference features leading scholars from the U.S., China, and other countries, who present research on a wide range of issues. Conference sessions have addressed a wide range of topics such as the prospects for China’s continued growth; financial liberalization; trade imbalances and practices; retirement patterns and pension reform; industrial clusters; gender imbalances; the rural-urban development balance and patterns of poverty reduction; labor migration; and China’s role in international development financing. The conference has become a leading forum for experts in the research and policy community to improve understanding of issues critical to China, the U.S., and the global economy.

16th Annual Conference on China's Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations

The Institute for International Economic Policy was pleased to announce the 16th Annual Conference on China’s Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations which took place Friday, April 26th, 2024 at the Elliott School of International Affairs. See the full conference details here.

15th Annual Conference on China's Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations

Virtual Event Series Beginning November 4th, 2022

Sessions Included: “The End of Growth and the Return of Ideology: Economics, Sustainability, and Technology in Xi Jinping’s China”, “Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise”

Keynote Speaker: Harry Harding

Co-sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and GW-CIBER
Hosted by the Institute for International Economic Policy

Click here for the full agenda for the event, on April 7th.

14th Annual Conference on China's Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations

Virtual Event Series Beginning October 15, 2021

Sessions Included: “Did U.S. Politicians Expect the China Shock?”, “One Currency, Two Markets: China’s Attempt to Internationalize the Renminbi”, “How is the Roll Out of Digital RMB Changing the Financial System in China and Abroad?”, and “U.S.-China Hostility”

Co-sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and GW-CIBER
Hosted by the Institute for International Economic Policy

Click here for the full agenda.

13th Annual Conference on China's Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations

Virtual Event Series Beginning October 30, 2020

Keynote Speaker: Carmen M. Reinhart (World Bank Chief Economist)

Keynote Speaker: David Michael Lampton (JHU-SAIS)

Panelists: Michael Song, John Rogers, Frank Wong, Chris Fussner, Deborah Lehr, Meg Rithmire, Deborah Brautigam, Li-An Zhou, Matthew E. Kahn, and more!

Co-sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and GW-CIBER
Hosted by the Institute for International Economic Policy

Click here for the full agenda.

12th Annual Conference on China's Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations

November 8th, 2019
Sessions Included: “The Political Economy of Protests”, “Capital Market Liberalization and Industrial Policy”, “Industrial Policy, Technology Transfer, and Financial Access”, and “The Belt and Road Initiative” 
Keynote Speakers: Daniel Xu, David Shambaugh, and Chad Bown 

Co-sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and GW-CIBER
Hosted by the Institute for International Economic Policy

Click here for the full agenda and video.

11th Annual Conference on China's Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations

October 26th, 2018
Sessions Included: “Trends in China’s Macro Economy”, “Technology, Institution and Firm Growth”, “The Myths of U.S.- China Trade War”, “Going Out: China’s Aid, Investment, and Finance to Developing Countries”, “Gender, Migration and Labor Market in China”
Keynote Speakers: Hanming Fang and Caroline Freund 

Co-sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, GW-CIBER, and GW Confucius Institute
Hosted by the Institute for International Economic Policy

Click here for the full agenda and video.

10th Annual Conference on China's Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations

October 6, 2017
Sessions Include: “U.S.- China Trade and U.S. Jobs: A Value-Chain Perspective”, “Infrastructure, Environment, and Growth”, “Chinese Macro-Economy in the Next Decade”, “Lessons of China’s Experience and Experience of the U.S. for China”, “Globalization and Human Capital”, “An Outlook of the U.S.- China Trade Relations”, “The China Model of Economic Development”.
Keynote Speakers: Shang-Jin Wei and Ted Chu

Hosted by the Institute for International Economic Policy

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9th Annual Conference on China's Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations

November 11, 2016
Session Include: “The Future of Trade Integration in the Asia Pacific”, “The Internet in China’s Economy”, “Trade, Migration, and Wage Premium in China”, “China’s Macroeconomy, Urban Growth and Policy Analysis”
Keynote Speaker: Stephen Smith

Hosted by the Institute for International Economic Policy

Click here for the full agenda and video.

8th Annual Conference on China's Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations

November 13, 2015

Session Include: “The China-Africa Relationship”, “China’s Outward Investments and Their Impacts”, “China’s Financial Market”, and “The State of China’s Macro-Economy”.
Keynote Speaker: David Dollar

 

Co-sponsored by Sigur Center for Asian Studies, GW-CIBER, and the GW Confucius Institute

Hosted by Institute for International Economic Policy

 

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7th Annual Conference on China's Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations

November 21, 2014

Sessions Include: “Economic Issues in China”, “China’s Changing Political Landscape”, and “Environmental Outcomes in China with Global Implications”.

Keynote Speaker: Jianhai Lin

 

Co-sponsored by Sigur Center for Asian Studies, GW-CIBER, and GW Confucius Institute

Hosted by Institute for International Economic Policy

 

Click here for the full agenda and video. 

6th Annual Conference on China's Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations

November 8, 2013

Session Include: ” U.S. – China Trade: Jobs and Competition”, “Multinational firms in the U.S. and China”, “China’s Growth and Financial Liberalization”, “China’s Economic and Political Development”

Keynote Speaker: Steve Barnett

 

Co-sponsored by Rising Power Initiative – Sigur Center for Asian Studies and GW-CIBER

Hosted by Institute for International Economic Policy

 

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5th Annual Conference on China's Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations

October 12, 2012

Sessions Include: “The Eng of Hyper-Growth”, “Are Chinese Trade Flows Different?”, “Retirement Patterns in China”, “Assessing Unfair Trade Between the U.S. and China”, “The Value-added Reform Puzzle in China”

 

Co-sponsored by Rising Power Initiative – Sigur Center for Asian Studies and GW-CIBER

Hosted by Institute for International Economic Policy

 

Click here for the full agenda and video. 

4th Annual Conference on China's Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations

September 23, 2011

Session Include: “Economic Transformation in China”, “Climate Change, Multilateral Trade, and International Financial Rules”, “U.S. and Chinese Policies Towards Intellectual Property Rights”, “Exchange Rates, Economic Growth, and Imbalances” 

 

Co-sponsored by Sigur Center for Asian Studies and GW-CIBER

Hosted by Institute for International Economic Policy

 

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3rd Annual Conference on China's Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations

October 8, 2010

Session Include: “Economic Development Patterns in China”, “Political Economy of Development in China”, “Aspects of U.S.-China Economic Relations”, “China-Africa Links”

Keynote Speaker: Huang Yasheng

 

Co-sponsored by Sigur Center for Asian Studies and GW-CIBER

Hosted by Institute for International Economic Policy

 

Click here for the full agenda and video.

2nd Annual Conference on China's Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations

November 20, 2009

Session Include: “Transformations and Emerging Challenges in the Economy of China” and “Crisis, Emergence of the G2 relationship, and Future Challenges”

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Fred Bergsten

 

Co-sponsored by Sigur Center for Asian Studies and GW-CIBER

Hosted by Institute for International Economic Policy

 

Click here for full agenda and video. 

1st Annual Conference on China's Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations

October 20, 2008

Session Include: “The U.S. and China in the World Economy”, “U.S. and China Trade and Investment Issues”, “The Future of U.S.-China Relations”

Hosted by Institute for International Economic Policy

Click here for full agenda and video. 

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