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BFI News Aug 18, 2022

Tsinghua University – UChicago Joint Research Center for Economics and Finance Awards Seven 2022 Research Grants

The Tsinghua University – University of Chicago Joint Research Center for Economics and Finance is pleased to announce its award of seven new research grants. The goal of these...
BFI News Mar 11, 2022

BFI and Joint Center Announce 2021-22 Visiting Students

Four students from Tsinghua University will support economic research in Chicago
Media Mention Feb 11, 2022

How China’s Communist Officials Became Venture Capitalists

Bloomberg; Chang-Tai Hsieh
Media Mention Sep 29, 2021

China’s Risky Business Crackdown

Project Syndicate; Raghuram Rajan
BFI News Sep 24, 2021

BFI and EPIC-China Announce 2021-22 Liang Family Research Fellow

Kaixin Wang will work closely with leading University of Chicago economists on a broad research agenda focused on energy and environmental policy in China.
Media Mention Sep 15, 2021

Countering Chinese Industrial Policy Is Counterproductive

Project Syndicate; Chang-Tai Hsieh
Topics:  Industrial Organization
BFI News Aug 24, 2020

Tsinghua University –UChicago Joint Research Center for Economics and Finance Awards Inaugural Research Grants

The Tsinghua University – University of Chicago Joint Research Center for Economics and Finance is pleased to announce its inaugural award of 10 new research grants. Each research team...
BFI News Jun 23, 2020

Professor Zhiguo He Appointed Inaugural Director of the Becker Friedman Institute in China

University of Chicago economist Zhiguo He, the Fuji Bank and Heller Professor of Finance at the Booth School of Business, has been appointed as Director of the Becker Friedman...
Media Mention Feb 27, 2020

Trump Administration Faces Economic Test as Coronavirus Shakes Markets

New York Times; Chang-Tai Hsieh
Topics:  COVID-19