This workshop on the Chinese economy, hosted jointly by BFI-China and the China Lab at Northwestern University, aims to convene scholars and students from across the Midwest who are interested in issues related to China.
Lunch will be provided.
If you have any questions, please email bfi-events@uchicgo.edu .
Agenda
Friday, April 17, 2026
12:30 pm–1:00 pm
Registration and Lunch
1:00 pm–2:00 pm
China's Economic Slowdown: A Firm-Level Perspective
Kjetil Storesletten, University of Minnesota
2:00 pm–2:20 pm
Break
2:20 pm–3:20 pm
From Free Rider to Innovator: The Rise of China’s Drug Development
Panle Jia Barwick, University of Wisconsin-Madison
3:20 pm–3:40 pm
Break
3:40 pm–4:40 pm
A Tale of Two Transitions: Mobility Dynamics in China and Russia after Central Planning
Steven Durlauf, University of Chicago
Kristina Butaeva, University of Chicago
4:40 pm
Workshop Concludes
Registration