PKU MBA Forum: Current Status of The Chinese Economy

The Chinese economy has been in a downturn since early this year; the performance of private enterprises has declined. This has been caused by the harsh deleveraging measures introduced by China's authorities and does not signal a turn in the government's policy toward private enterprises. Professor Yao will review the structural and cyclical changes happening to the Chinese economy and explain the causes of this round of downturn. He will also comment on the current policy on deleveraging. In the end, he will illustrate the future of the Chinese economy and emphasize the role that private enterprises will play.

Lecturer: Prof. Yang Yao
Language: English
Fee: Free
Register: https://www.wjx.cn/jq/29966614.aspx

【Agenda】
13:30-14:00 Registration
14:00-14:10 Opening
14:10-14:30 MBA Information Session, by Kelvin Yu, MBA Manager, BiMBA, National School of Development at Peking University
14:30-16:00 “Current Status of The Chinese Economy and The Development of Private Enterprises”, by Prof. Yang Yao, Dean and Professor, National School of Development at Peking University
16:00-17:00 Networking

【Lecturer】
Yang Yao
Dean and Professor, National School of Development (NSD), Peking University

Yang Yao is a professor at the China Center for Economic Research (CCER) and the National School of Development (NSD), Peking University. He currently serves as the director of CCER and the dean of NSD. He is a member of the China Finance 40 Forum. His research interests include economic transition and development in China. He has published more than hundred research papers in international and domestic journals as well as several books on institutional economics and economic development in China. He is also a prolific writer for magazines and newspapers, including the Financial Times and the Project Syndicate.

Dr. Yao was awarded the 2008 and 2014 Sun Yefang Award in Economic Science, the 2008 and 2010 Pu Shan Award in International Economics and the 2008 Zhang Peigang Award in Development Economics, and was named the Best Teacher by the Peking University Student Union in 2006.

Dr. Yao obtained a BS in geography in 1986 and an MS in economics in 1989, both from Peking University, and his Ph.D. in development economics from the department of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1996.

【About BiMBA at Peking University】
BiMBA, established in 1998 by Prof. Justin Yifu Lin (former Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank) and his colleagues, is the first Sino-foreign MBA programme in Beijing approved by the Chinese government. It is a joint educational venture between the National School of Development (NSD) at Peking University and its global partners.
BiMBA now operates two joint MBA programmes: The Peking University-UCL MBA Programme and Peking University-Vlerick MBA Programme, both providing full-time and part-time classes.