Invited Talk: Dr. Yong Wang, Department of Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2011-12-29
December 21, 2011, Dr. Yong Wang, was invited to give a report entitled “Industrial Dynamics, International Trade, and Economic Growth” at Room 216 of the Main Building. The main content of the report is the relationship between national industrial structure, international trade and economic growth. Director Ming Ma, Department of Applied Economics, hosted the lecture.
Speaker Profile:
Yong Wang obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago in 2009, his MA in CCER at Peking University (2003), and BA at Fudan University (2000). His research interests include Economic Growth, International Trade, Political Economy, China and India Economies. His recent research mainly focuses on the macroeconomic analyses of structural change, industrial dynamics, and industrial policies in developing countries. Yong was a resident research fellow at the World Bank during the 2010-2011 academic year and he has been serving as a consultant there since 2008. his webpage: http://ihome.ust.hk/~yongwang/
