Barry Naughton Speaks at Conference on China's Economy
China's remarkable rise and crucial economic challenges headline economy conference
03/18/2011
Andrew McIntyre,
USC US-China Institute
What is happening in the Chinese economy and what this means for that nation and for the U.S. was the focus of USC U.S.-China Institute’s Feb. 25-26 The State of the Chinese Economy conference. Projections for China's gross domestic product, labor supply, currency, education, demographics, marriage, housing and healthcare dominated the two day’s discussions.
Featuring a closed-session keynote introduction by USC Provost Elizabeth Garrett and address by eminent journalist Hu Shuli, the conference came at a time when the majority of Americans believe China, not the United States, to be the world’s economic powerhouse.
“In a just completed [Gallup] poll, a majority of Americans said China, not the United States, is the world’s foremost economic power,” said USC U.S.-China Institute Associate Director Clayton Dube.
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Barry Naughton is an authority on the Chinese economy, with an emphasis on issues relating to industry, trade, finance, and China's transition to a market economy. Recent research focuses on regional economic growth in the People's Republic of China and the relationship between foreign trade and investment and regional growth.
