The 2nd GEP Conference in China
'The Global Financial Crisis'
Held on 10th and 11th November 2009 at the University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China
Co-organised by: Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP), University of Nottingham, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham, China Centre for Economic Studies, Fudan University, College of Public Administration, Zhejiang University
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Brief bios of plenary session speakers
As part of the Conference Tony Venables presented The World Economy Annual China Lecture 2009. GEP is grateful to Wiley-Blackwell for sponsoring this lecture series. View Powerpoint Presentation
More photos of The World Economy Annual China Lecture 2009 available here
Plenary papers
| Professor Wing Thye Woo, University of California, Davis | Potential Pitfalls in Responding to an Export Collapse with Macro-Stimulus |
| Professor Jiadong Tong, Nankai University | The Status of China, Korea and Japan in Production Sharing: Research on Trade in Parts and Components |
| Professor Lina Song, GEP, University of Nottingham | China at the Cross Roads: Can China Avoid the Next ‘Credit Crunch’? |
| Professor Xianguo Yao, Zhejiang University | Human Capital Incentive Mechanism under Financial Crisis |
| Dr Spiros Bougheas, GEP, University of Nottingham | Trade and Development under Imperfect Financial Markets |
| Professor Bob Anderton, European Central Bank | Turmoil, Trade and International Linkages |
| Professor Doug Nelson, Tulane University and GEP, University of Nottingham | Foreign Partners and Finance Constraints: The Case of Chinese Firms (with Peter Egger) |
| Professor Shujie Yao, GEP, University of Nottingham | On Economic Theory and Recovery of Financial Crisis (with Jing Zhang) |
| Dr Guanghua Wan, Asian Development Bank | The Crisis and Poverty in Asia |
| Professor Xiaopeng Luo, Zhejiang University | The Imbalance of the Chinese Economy and the Instability of the World Economy |
Parallel papers
| Dan Luo, University of Nottingham (with Shujie Yao) | World Financial Crisis and Efficiency of Chinese Commercial Banks |
| Qing-Ping Ma, GEP, University of Nottingham, Ningbo | Financial Innovations and Risks in the Financial System |
| Daria Taglioni, European Central Bank | Protectionist Responses to the Crisis: Global Trends and Implications |
| Ayako Obashi, Keio University | Resiliency of Production Networks in Asia: Evidence from the Asian Crisis |
| Nicolaas Groenewold, University of Western Australia and Hunan University (with Jiangang Peng, Jie Cui and Fuyong Qin) | Stock Prices and the Macro Economy in China |
| Chengqi Wang, University of Nottingham, UK; (with Agyenim Boateng, GEP, University of Nottingham, Ningbo; and Junjie Hong, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, | What Drives Internationalization of Chinese Firms: Three Theoretical Explanations |
| Dae-Won Oh, Bank of Korea | Chinese Banks’ Efficiency and Productivity Change during the Financial Reform Era of 1998 to 2006 |
| Chang Liu, GEP, University of Nottingham, Ningbo | Financial Crisis and FDI’s Interest in China’s Hinterland: A Quest for Social Infrastructure Factors |
| Alex Newman, GEP, University of Nottingham, Ningbo (with Jun Du and Alessandra Guariglia) | Does Social Capital Affect the Financing Decisions of Chinese Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises? |
| Puyang Sun, Nankai University (with J. Tong and Somnath Sen) | Size Effects on Growth and Finance: Studies of Large Emerging Economies |
| Hexiang Xue, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (with Zhiwei Xu) | Investment Liquidity Shock and Chinese Business Cycle: How Well Does the Policy Stabilize the Economy? |
| Zhihong Yu, GEP, University of Nottingham | Contract Enforcement and international Trade: Evidence from Chinese Exporters |
| Liu Rong, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (with Litao Zhong and Huang Hong) | The Effects of Multiple Taxes on the Flows of Foreign Direct Investment |
| Zhiguang Liu, Shanghai Administration Institute | Fiscal Constitution Failure and Monetary Constitution |
