Economic Freedom: the Hong Kong Style
Friday, February 4th, 2011
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, February 4, 2011 | 12:00PM - 2:00PM | External Event, Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library 8th floor, Robarts Library, 130 St. George Street |
Series
East Asia Seminar Series
Description
For years, the Hong Kong economy has been designated as the freest economy in the world, but the more relevant question is the context of Hong Kong’s economic freedom. Hong Kong’s paradigm of economic freedom has often served as lessons for other emerging economies. The speaker will first explore the economic fundamentals and examine the contemporary economic issues in Hong Kong. The context and essence of economic freedom will then be discussed and elaborated. The seminar evolves around a number of theoretical, empirical and conceptual discussions on the Hong Kong economy.
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Dr. Kui-Wai Li is Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, and Director, APEC Study Center, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong, and has obtained his academic qualification mainly from British universities. Dr. Li teaches mainly Asia Pacific economics. His research interests range from political economy of Asian development, China’s economic growth and productivity, industry and trade to globalization and financial crisis. His research outputs include a number of academic referee papers, chapters, research reports and books. He is currently completing his second book on the Hong Kong economy, giving particular emphasis on economic freedom. Dr. Li is visiting the Asian Institute, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, from January to March 2011. The address of his personal webpage is: http://fbstaff.cityu.edu.hk/efkwli
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