China's remarkable economic growth over the past two decades has substantially increased China's importance in the world economy. At the same time, China's progressive integration into the global economy has had a profound impact on the economies of its main trade partners.

This seminar will focus on the question of...

In the wake of the subprime mortgage crisis, a number of the largest U.S. banks have turned to sovereign wealth funds--the investment arm of cash-rich foreign governments--for large capital infusions to mend their troubled balance sheets. Additional large infusions of resources, which are to be expected as the subprime crisis...

China continues to enjoy rapid export-led growth. As part of its growth strategy, China engages in heavy foreign exchange market intervention in order to keep its currency pegged to the U.S. dollar. This policy is now coming under increasing fire by China's trade partners, including the United States, Japan, and...

How can China maintain its robust economic growth and benefit the global economy?

What is there about a market economy that leads large numbers of people, including a lot of intelligent people, to believe that there is something radically wrong with it?