Week1
A. I NTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Week 2
B. ECONOMIC REFORM COMES TO CHINA
B.1. China’s Development Strategy 1: The Post-Mao Reform Period (1980s to mid-2000s)
Week 2
B. ECONOMIC REFORM COMES TO CHINA
B.2. China’s Development Strategy 2: Policies and Outcomes (1950s through mid-2000s)
Week 3
C. THE SOURCES OF CHINESE ECONOMIC GROWTH
C.1.Structural Change and Productivity
Week 4
C. THE SOURCES OF CHINESE ECONOMIC GROWTH
C.2. Measurement Issues
2.1. Purchasing Power Parity
2.2. Reliability of China’s GDP Statistics
Week 4
C. THE SOURCES OF CHINESE ECONOMIC GROWTH
C.3. China’s Economic Performance: Is Chinese Growth Export-Led?
Week 5
D. LABOUR MARKETS, INCOMES, AND SOCIAL POLICY
Week 6
E. CHINA’S INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION AND OWNERSHIP
F. CHINA IN THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
F.1. International Trade
Week 7 (March 2, 2020)
Mid term exam (30%)
Week 7
F. CHINA IN THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
F.2. Foreign Direct Investment
Week 8
F. CHINA IN THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
F.1. The Exchange Rate Regime
Week 9
F. CHINA IN THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
F.2. Foreign Economic Relations: International Capital Flows
Week 10
G. PUBLIC FINANCE AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
G.1. Transformation of Financial System in China
G.2. Financial Market Development in China
Week 11 Project presentations
Week 12
G. PUBLIC FINANCE AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
G.3. China’s Central Banking and Monetary Policy
Week 13
H. CHINA’S MACRO-ECONOMIC POLICIES TO COPE WITH THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS SINCE 2008
Week 14
I. CHINA: PROSPECTS AND DIRECTIONS. A CRITICAL VIEW
Final exam: Comprehensive (40%). See the University schedule for date and time.