The objective of the conference is to further our understanding from an empirical perspective of developments in China and other transition economies (e.g. Russia, CIS, Eastern Europe, Vietnam) in the areas of the measurement of growth, productivity and other macroeconomic aggregates, as well as...

Topics: 1. The growth process: sources and limits 2. Causes, Consequence, and Policy Options of Rising Inequality 3. Institutions to Balance Efficiency and Equity 4. China and the World

The UNU-WIDER project - Southern Engines of Global Growth: China, India, Brazil, and South Africa (CIBS) - centers on the inter-linkages between CIBS and the global economy. The main themes of the project include growth, trade, international finance, international governance and geopolitics. It...