Ning Leng
McCourt School of Public Policy
Chinese Politics and Economy Research Seminar Series
The Chinese Politics and Economy Research Seminar (CPERS) brings scholars to Georgetown to share their latest research on China. Convened in 2021, the seminar series is sponsored by the Department of Government and the Georgetown Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues.
This seminar is academic in nature and jointly organized by professors Ning Leng and Lizhi Liu. If you are interested in giving an academic presentation, or being a discussant at the seminar, please contact one of the organizers.
Project Leaders
Lizhi Liu
McDonough School of Business
Event Series
Dec
3
3
2021
Can Elite College Education Change One's Fate in China?
In this seminar, Hongbin Li of Stanford University discussed research conducted in collaboration with Ruixue Jia of the University of California, San Diego and Lingsheng Meng of the Chinese University…
Oct
22
22
2021
Clean Air at What Cost? The Rise of Blunt Force Regulation
China’s green transition is often perceived as a lesson in authoritarian efficiency. In a mere few years, the state managed to improve air quality, contain dissent, and restructure an economy plagued…
Oct
15
15
2021
Disaggregating China, Inc: State Strategies in the Liberal Economic Order
In this seminar professor Yeling Tan discussed her book Disaggregating China, Inc: State Strategies in the Liberal Economic Order (2021). China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001…
Sep
24
24
2021
Political Risk and Firm Exit: Evidence from the U.S.-China Trade War
Does international conflict induce foreign firms to “follow the flag” and exit from a profitable market? In this seminar, Samantha Vortherms of the University of California, Irvine, discussed research…
May
14
14
2021
Interpersonal Expression of Anti-Foreign Sentiment in the United States and China
Anti-China sentiment is on the rise around the world. Weiyi Shi and Sichen Li explored the dynamics of interpersonal expression of anti-foreign sentiment by leveraging a parallel survey conducted…
Apr
30
30
2021
Clans and Calamity: How Social Capital Saved Lives During China’s Great Famine
In this seminar, Yiqing Xu of Stanford University presented a paper contending that social capital played a measurable role in disaster relief during China’s Great Famine of 1958 to 1961. Using a…