Title: Regional Competition and the Government-Market Relationship with Chinese Characteristics

Speaker: Li-an Zhou, Peking University

Time: 2025/11/03 10:00-11:30

Venue: 323 Zhonghui Building

About the speaker:

Li-An Zhou is Boya Chair Professor of Applied Economics at Guanghua School of Management at Peking University. Dr. Zhou received his BA and MA in economics from Peking University, and his Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University. He joined Gunaghua as an Assistant Professor in 2002 and became a full Professor in 2010. His research interests include political economy, industrial organization, economic development, and Chinese economy. Dr. Zhou has published papers in economics and management journals including American Economic Review, Review of Economics and Statistics, RAND Journal of Economics, Journal of Public Economics, Economic Journal, Management Science, Journal of Economic History, and Strategic Management Journal. He is also the author of the book Incentives and Governance: China's Local Governments (Cengage Learning, 2010).