China’s Economy and Asia’s Rise with Albert Park

Albert Park: China’s Economy and Asia’s Rise

Date & Time: Wednesday, November 15, 2023     |    4:30 - 6:00 PM PT
Location: John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Building, 366 Galvez Street, Stanford, CA

Join us on Wednesday, November 15, as SIEPR, SCCEI, and the King Center co-host a discussion with Dr. Albert Park. Dr. Park will assess the cyclical and structural factors affecting China’s growth prospects and how China is impacting economic dynamism in the region. Topics include the implications of China’s recent property sector downturn, how geopolitical fragmentation is affecting China’s trade and investment relationships and growth prospects in the region, and the potential for China to contribute positively to the development of other countries through its Belt and Road Initiative and by leading on climate change action.

Park’s presentation begins at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, November 15th, followed by a Q&A moderated by SIEPR Director Mark Duggan. You’re invited to a welcome reception at 4:30 pm.

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About the Speaker
 

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Albert F. Park is Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Director General of its Economic Research and Development Impact Department. He is chief spokesperson on economic and development trends and leads the production of ADB’s flagship knowledge products and support for regional cooperation fora. Mr. Park has more than 2 decades of experience as a development economist. A well-known expert on the economy of the People’s Republic of China, he has directed a number of large-scale research projects in the country. He has also served as an international consultant for the World Bank and a member of the steering committee for the Asia -Pacific Research Universities’ Population Ageing Hub. Mr. Park has worked on a broad range of development issues including poverty and inequality, intergenerational mobility, microfinance, migration and labor markets, the future of work, and foreign investment. Mr. Park is Chair Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Economic Policy at HKUST (on leave). Previously, he served as a founding director of HKUST’s Institute for Emerging Market Studies, professor at the University of Oxford, and associate professor at the University of Michigan. He has also held editorial positions at a number of leading economic journals. A national of the United States, he received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University and his doctorate in applied economics from Stanford University.

This is an invitation-only event. 

Questions? Contact aleen@stanford.edu