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Capital Markets and Colonial Institutions in China

Speaker: Wolfgang Keller Wolfgang Keller, PhD, Yale University, 1995, is a professor with interests in international trade & investment and economic development. He is one of the leading experts on the […]

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New Book Launch – Gaining Currency: The Rise of the Renminbi by Eswar Prasad

Gaining Currency: The Rise of the Renminbi (Oxford University Press, October 2016; gainingcurrency.com), a new book by Eswar Prasad, will be launched at the Brookings Institution on Friday, September 23rd, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Panelists:  […]

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ISS Project to Study Economics, Politics of China Urbanization

By Lori Sonken via Cornell Chronicle One in 10 people on Earth live in China’s cities. Over the past decade, nearly 200 million people in China have moved from rural […]

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Barriers to Entry and Regional Economic Growth in China

Speaker: Loren Brandt Loren Brandt is a Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto specializing in the Chinese economy. He has been at the University of Toronto since 1987. […]

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Ownership Is Key to Fixing China’s SOEs — Eswar Prasad

Increasing competition and private ownership would help spur the changes needed to reform the country’s state-owned enterprises. By Eswar Prasad via The Wall Street Journal China’s state-owned enterprises remain one […]

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Professor Shanjun Li Chosen for the ACSF Faculty Fellowship

Professor Shanjun Li is chosen for the Faculty Fellowship for Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts supported by Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future (ACSF). This fellowship program supports Cornell faculty in […]

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Pollution and Human Capital: New Evidence from China

Xi Chen Assistant Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) and in the Institute for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University Affiliated Faculty, Department of Economics, Yale University PhD in Applied […]

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Elevating the Yuan’s Global Status — Eswar Prasad

Ultimately its international value will be determined by the market, but this could help spur further reforms in China. By Eswar Prasad via The Wall Street Journal A burning question […]

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Testimony at U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission — Eswar Prasad

Public Hearing on China’s 13th Five-Year Plan: Fiscal and Financial Reforms China’s Economy and Financial Markets: Reforms and Risks By Eswar S. Prasad Chairman Shea, Vice Chair Bartholomew, and honorable […]