Technology, Human Capital, and Economic Development
The Chinese Economists Society Summer Conference 2004
July 30-31, 2004
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Co-hosting institute: Georgia Institute of Technology
Co-organizing institute: Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Participating institute: Hunan Uinversity
Tianjin University of Finance & Economics
The CES Summer Conference 2004-Atlanta will have a broad scope. Papers in all fields of economics will be considered, although a preference will be given to papers related to the theme of “Technology, Human Capital, and Economic Development” and to papers related to China. Session proposals are welcome. Graduate students are encouraged to submit papers.
Please submit an abstract of approximately 400 words via the conference web site
http://china-ces.org/ces2004/. The deadline for submission is
February 15, 2004. Papers accepted for the Conference will be announced by March 15, 2004. Completed papers are due on
July 15, 2004 and will be put on the conference web site and distributed to discussants.
For paper presenters and invited discussants, the Conference is planning to cover local accommodations (including four-star level hotel rooms for July 30-31 based on double occupancy and meals) and to provide limited subsidies on travel, contingent on the availability of funds.
For additional information, please contact Dr. Haizheng Li, Co-chair of the Organizing Committee, School of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0615, e-mail:
haizheng.li@econ.gatech.edu, phone 404-894-3542, fax: 404-894-1890.
Other Sponsors: China Research Center; NuSkin Enterprises, International; National Association of Chinese Americans
Registration and Accounting: Yan and Associates
Official Delegations from China
Consulate General of China in Houston
Mr. Gang Bi, Deputy Consul General
Mr. Weiping Zha, Chief Consul for Education
Mr. Peiming Lu, Education Consul
Huazhong University of Science & Technology:
Professor Changsheng Xu, Dean, School of Economics
Professor Jianhua Zhang, Director, Office of Human and Social Science
Professor Xin Zhu. Associate Dean, School of Economics
Hunan University:
Professor Mingyong Lai, Dean of School of Economy and Trade
Tianjin University of Finance & Economics
Professor Wei Zhang, Vice President
Professor Zhigang Lu
Advisory Council
Gregory Chow Professor, Princeton University
James Heckman Nobel Laureate, University of Chicago
Mingyong Lai Dean, School of Economy & Trade, Hunan University
Howard Rollins Director, Office of International Education, Georgia Tech
Sue Rosser Dean, Ivan Allen College, Georgia Institute of Technology
Changsheng Xu Dean, College of Economics, Huazhong University of Science
& Technology
Wei Zhang Vice President, Tianjin University of Finance & Economics
Organizing Committee
Chair Shunfeng Song President of the Chinese Economists Society
Co-Chair Haizheng Li Vice President of the Chinese Economists Society
Co-Chair Belton Fleisher Co-editor, China Economic Review
Li Gan Vice President of the Chinese Economists Society
Patrick McCarthy Chair, School of Economics, Georgia Institute of Tech
Penny Prime, Director, China Research Center
Xiaobo Zhang Vice President of the Chinese Economists Society
