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Why China’s GDP Will Double in 10 Years
Reports of China’s imminent demise are greatly exaggerated, says Shang-Jin Wei, the NT Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy and the director of the Chazen Institute. Read the article.
World Markets: It’s Sink or Swim
Jacob Frenkel, chairman of JPMorgan Chase International, casts a worried eye over the world economy’s future and offers lessons learned from his tenure as governor of the Bank of Israel. Read his comments.
Joseph Stiglitz’s Crystal Ball
Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz, University Professor at Columbia University, holds forth on what economists can predict — and when they should keep their mouths shut. Read the article.
5 Bons Mots from Glenn Hubbard
The dean of Columbia Business School separates the known from the unknowable about the future of the world economy. Read his quotes.
China’s Land Experiment
Government land requisitions are giving way — slowly — to individual property rights in China, says Qiren Zhou, professor of economics at Peking University. Read the article.
Please Don’t Network
Those endless coffee chats and get-togethers can be so exhausting. Mary Ann Casati, a founding partner of Circle Financial Group in New York, offers a better, more genuine way to widen your professional circle. Read her tips.
Chazen Faculty Director Shang-Jin Wei explains