Professor of Economics, Associate Dean for Asia, Director of the Case Center, Director of China Economy and Sustainable Development Center
PhD, University of Michigan
Corruption, Financial Markets, Macroeconomics, Managerial Incentives and Market Competition, Real Estate, Reform, Taxation, Telecommunications Privatization, Valuation in Emerging Markets
This year, CKGSB welcomed 8 new professors to the school. They come from the world’s top business schools and possess a wealth of expertise that encompass areas of research such as economics, finance, big data, information systems, marketing, and psychology. To get to know them better we interviewed six professors on their background, their reasons …
According to recent reports, due to rising levels of inflation, in the last month the Biden administration has started to consider removing some of the trade barriers on Chinese goods.
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Commentary on the May 2022 CKGSB Business Conditions Index Professor Li Wei Following on from April’s dismal data, the CKGSB Business Conditions Index (BCI) fell from 40.8 to 37.34 this month, which is well below the confidence line of 50.0 (Figure 1). In the last two months, the BCI dropped by 14 percentage points. This indicates that …
By Li Wei, Professor of Economics at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Recently, Chinese stocks listed overseas, known as ‘China Concepts Stock’, have been on a roller coaster ride. The stock prices of these companies have been falling since the beginning of 2021. Take the S&P China A50 Index, for example: it fell from a high …
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By Li Wei, Professor of Economics at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business The First Wave of Globalization According to the American economist Frederic Mishkin, the period from 1870 to 1914 was the first wave of globalization. At that time, global trade grew at an average annual rate of 4%, and its share of global …
By Li Wei, Professor of Economics at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been ongoing since February 24. When the conflict first broke out, a swift Russian victory was widely considered a foregone conclusion. However, the war has gone on for months with no peace deal in sight. …
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By Li Wei (Professor of Economics and Associate Dean, CKGSB) and Zhu Yunhai (Researcher, CKGSB) Li Wei is Professor of Economics, Associate Dean for Asia and Europe, Director of the Case Center, and Director of China Economy and Sustainable Development Center at CKGSB. Zhu Yunhai is a researcher at the CKGSB Case Centre. One …
CKGSB’s Business Conditions Index, reflecting confidence levels in China business, shows the serious effects of COVID-related lockdowns
After years of tariffs and tension between the US and China, how has the US-China trade war influenced prospects for MBAs in China? President Trump and Vice-Premier Liu He signed the first phase of a new trade deal in January 2020, in a tentative but significant step toward deescalating the US-China trade war. Over the …
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