Institute for China and Global D

Institute for China and Global Development THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

ABOUT ICGD

Rejuvenated on July 1, 2011, the Institute for China and Global Development (ICGD) continues its aims to advance the understanding of China’s interaction with the global economy through developing multi-disciplinary innovative research and training programs.

China’s recent economic development has made significant leaps; and demand for expertise and training in this area has correspondingly intensified. Currently, there are six core programs under the Institute which are committed to investigate into greater details the key areas of the Chinese economy and how it interacts with the rest of the world. Together, they provide a dynamic picture for understanding China's economic formation and prospect.

The Institute adopts an open architecture for nurturing new ideas and research areas over time.

PROGRAMS

Upcoming Events

May 19-20, 2012
in Shanghai
2012 Summer School on International Trade and FDI

May 26-27, 2012
in Shandong
2nd Annual Meeting of China Trade Research Group

Rundown

Past Events

December 17-18, 2011

in Tsinghua, Beijing

Tsinghua-HKU International Economics Meeting

April 13, 2012 (Friday)

Hong Kong APEC Study Centre Public Lecture

Prof. Jean Pierre Lehmann, Professor of International Political Economy, IMD (Switzerland)

“Fighting Yesterday’s Battles: Why Global Trade Policy is in a Rut and what it Means to the World” Hong Kong APEC Study Centre Public Lecture

China and Global Development Seminar Series

This seminar series is academic in nature and will run regularly on the University campus. The aim is to provide a platform for local and overseas academics, experts, government officials, interested members of the community for discussion and knowledge exchange.

Population and Migration in China

Coordinator: Prof. Y. C. Richard Wong

This program studies the migration patterns of population within China since the beginning of reforms in 1980. The focus is on the determinants of migration decisions in response to reform policies that had progressively lessened the restrictions on migration and the socio-economic incentives for so doing and its consequences for social and economic development. The program studies the benefits and costs of migration for households at the micro level and the macro and regional levels.

China's globalization: International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment

Coordinator: Professor Larry Qiu

This program aims to generate understanding on China's participation in globalization, especially in the areas of international trade and foreign direct investment (FDI). Although a large body of studies on various aspects of China's trade and FDI already exist, this program aims to provide a general framework incorporating Chinese features so to generate a sound explanation to what have been observed, provide critical evaluations on past trade and FDI policies, and draw useful implications and forecasts for the future development in this area.

Upcoming Seminars

April 16, 2012 (Monday)
Prof. Pranab Bardhan, Professor of Economics at University of California, Berkeley
Dilemmas of Decentralization in Developing Countries

Organizations and Strategies across China’s Regions

Coordinator: Professor Zhigang Tao

This program aims to investigate the characteristics and dynamics of different types of enterprises in China (at the micro-level), and the regional institutional environment in which enterprises operate and its impacts on business strategies (at the macro-level).

Past Seminars

2011-2012

2010-2011

Monitoring China’s Financial Market Development, with an Emphasis on Money and Banking

Coordinator: Mr. Kwok Kwok-chuen

China’s financial market development and reform are becoming an increasingly crucial aspect of the country’s further development. Enhancing the allocative efficiency of China's financial resources is crucial to improving the efficiency of resources allocation. Financial reform is therefore part and parcel of China's intended change in its mode of development so as to improve sustainability. From a global angle, as the world becomes more multi-polar and the developing world has more and more say in global matters,

China is in a unique situation to explore new paradigms for the global financial and monetary order.

The Hong Kong Centre for Economic Research

Faculty of Business and Economics

The Centre for China Financial Research

Director:

Prof. Y.C. Richard Wong

Associate Directors:

Prof. Larry Qiu

Prof. Frank Song

Prof. Zhigang Tao

Prof. Chenggang Xu

The University of Hong Kong

Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong

www.icgd.hku.hk

Tel : 2547 8472

Fax: 2548 3223

Email: info@icgd.hku.hk

The University of Hong Kong

Governance of Chinese Economy

Coordinator: Prof. Chenggang Xu

This program aims to examine the governance of the Chinese economy. The role of government, reforms, laws and regulatory schemes play an important role in China's development. This is an area of study shared by many senior researchers around the world; and is an important building block in understanding China's interaction with the global economy.

China Financial Liberalization, RMB Internationalization and Hong Kong's Development as an International Finance Centre (IFC)

Coordinator: Prof. Frank Song

This research program examines the important issues on the further development of Hong Kong as an International Financial Centre (IFC) and its role in China’s financial liberalization and RMB internationalization. Although Hong Kong has built successfully its IFC status in the past three decades, there is an increasing challenge from neighboring cities. Hong Kong needs serious strategic positioning to develop into a distinct international financial centre and to serve China’s rapid growth in the coming decades.