Fourth Annual Meeting of the International Consortium for China Studies

The National School of Development (NSD) of Peking University and the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) are pleased to announce the fourth Annual Meeting of the International Consortium for China Studies (ICCS): Perspectives on China’s Development and the Openness of Global Markets: The Nexus of Political, Economic and Social Issues. The meeting provides a platform for researchers to discuss advances in the field of China studies, with a focus on social sciences including political, economic, and social issues. We invite the submission of empirical and theoretical analyses, including policy implications. A non-exhaustive list of topics is:

• China and the world economy
• Economic growth: past and future
• Productivity slowdown and inequality
• Sources of social instability
• Labour force and aging society
• Social protection and wellbeing
• Environmental issues
• Industrial policy
• International trade
• Domestic and foreign investment
• Technological trajectory and innovation
• Urbanization and rural development
• Financial system: challenges and solutions
• Internationalization of the RMB