There are three lecturers for this course. The lecturer for each part of the course is given in parenthesis:  Yih-Chyi Chuang (C), Hao-Chung Li (L), and Shinn-Shyr Wang (W).

1. Introduction to the Course--1 week  (C, L, W)


2. Introduction to the Chinese Economy--2 weeks  (L, W)
   
   
   
   1. Chinese economy before 1949
   
   
   2. Socialist era 1949-1978
   
   
   3. Market transition since 1978
   
   
   
   


3. Patterns of Growth and Development--4 weeks  (C)
   
   
   
   1. Growth and structural change
   
   
   2. Population growth and one-child policy
   
   
   3. Labor and human capital
   
   
   4. Incomes, inequality, and poverty
   
   
   5. Chinese consumption pattern
   
   
   6. Macroeconomic trends and cycles
   
   
   7. Rebalancing China's economic growth
   
   
   
   


4. Term paper proposal--2 weeks


5. The Rural and Urban Economy--3 weeks  (L, W)
   
   
   
   1. The urban-rural divide
   
   
   2. Rural agriculture and industrialization
   
   
   3. Urban ownership and governance
   
   
   4. Urban structural change: industry, energy, and infrastructure
   
   
   5. Chinese manufacturing competitiveness
   
   
   6. Environmental cost of Chinese growth
   
   
   7. Technology policy and the knowledge-based economy
   
   
   8. Chinese financial system
   
   
   
   


6. China and the World Economy--2 weeks  (L)
   
   
   
   1. International trade
   
   
   2. Foreign investment
   
   
   3. Impacts of US-China trade war
   
   
   
   


7. Term Paper Presentation --2 weeks (L, W)

Expected workload per week:

      3.0 In-class Hours

      4.5 Outside-of-class Hours

TBA

In-lecture discussions on current issues in China 30% 

Final project proposal (presentation and discussion) 30% 

Final project (term paper) 40%

The main textbooks for this course are 

Naughton, Barry (2016). “The Chinese Economy: Adaptation and Growth.” MIT Press. (Electronic resource available at the library.)

We will also discuss articles from Economist and Financial Times as well as some contemporary books on the Chinese economy.