Workshop & Training
Workshop on Structural Transformation
15 Jul 2016 - 17 Jul 2016 Beijing, The People's Republic of China
The three-day workshop convened more than 20 renowned economists and experts contributing to the the planned “Oxford Handbook of Structural Transformation“. Participants discussed theories, patterns, strategies, and country experiences related to structural transformation. The workshop was opened by Amy Leung, Deputy Director General, East Asia Department, ADB, together with Justin Yifu Lin, Peking University, and Celestin Monga, UNIDO. Nobel Laureate Roger Myerson provided the keynote address.
Pressing development challenges facing the PRC were reviewed during a panel discussion session on “How Can the PRC Transition to an Innovation-Based Economy”. The session was chaired by former ADB Chief Economist Shang-Jin Wei, featuring the following panelists: Justin Yifu Lin, Peking University; Jong-Wha Lee, Korea University; Christian Ketels, Harvard University; and Christopher Thomas, McKinsey & Company. Shang-Jin Wei also gave a presentation on why some middle-income countries grow more rapidly than others.
Agenda:
| Time | Program |
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| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Opening Session: Welcome Remarks Chair: Célestin Monga, UNIDO Speakers:
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| 09:15 – 10:35 | ADB Special Panel: How Can the PRC Transition to an Innovation-based Economy Chair: Shang-Jin Wei, ADB Panelists:
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| 10:35 – 11:00 | Group Photo, Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Keynote Speech: American Democracy and Global Development (Skype) Roger Myerson, University of Chicago General Discussion |
| 12:00 – 14:00 | Buffet Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | First Panel: Structural Change: What We Know and What We Don’t Know Remodeling Structural Change Justin Yifu Lin and Yong Wang, Peking University Re-examining the Middle Income Trap Hypothesis: What to Reject and What to Revive? Shang-Jin Wei, ADB |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Second Panel: Theories and Empirics of Structural Change Structural Transformation: A Competitiveness-based View Christian Ketels, Harvard Business School Development Aid and Structural Transformation Yan Wang, George Washington University |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Third Panel: Structural Change and Externalities Global Megatrends and the Macroeconomic of Gender Monique Newiak, IMF Sustainable Structural Transformation Fatima Denton and Johnson Nkem, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa |
| 18:00 – 20:00 | Dinner Reception |
| Time | Program |
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| 09:30 – 10:30 | Fourth Panel: Macro Policies, and Measurement of Structural Change New Growth Model and Structural Transformation in Africa TchétchéN’Guessan, University of Abidjan – CIRES Measuring Structural Change Célestin Monga and Samuel Standaert, UNIDO and Ghent University |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Fifth Panel: Channels of Transformation Trade and Structural Transformation Giovanni Federico, University of Pisa Finance and Structural Change Luis Pereira Da Silva, Bank of International Settlements |
| 12:00 – 14:00 | Buffet Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Sixth Panel: Instruments of Structural Transformation Participation in Global Value Chains: Challenges and Opportunities Xubei Luo, World Bank Building Effective Clusters and Industrial Parks Xiaobo Zhang, Peking University and IFPRI Changing Income Inequality during Structural Transformation: The Role of Agriculture Prices Xin Wang, Peking University (representing C. Peter Timmer) |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Seventh Panel: Structural Transformation: Country Experiences Is the PRC’s Transformation Sustainable? Barry Naughton, University of California San Diego Can the Republic of Korea’s Story of Transformation be Exported? Wonhyuk Lim, Korea Development Institute |
| 18:00 – 20:00 | Dinner Reception |
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| 09:00 – 10:30 | Eighth Panel: the Next Miracles? FDI as Engine for Structural Transformation Laura Alfaro, Harvard Business School Growth and Structural Transformation in Viet Nam during the 2000s Dang Thi Thu Hoai, Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) India’s Path to Transformation Deepak Nayyar, Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Wrapping Up: Next Steps Chair: Célestin Monga, UNIDO Speakers:
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| 12:30 – 14:00 | Buffet Lunch |
