Insight China: China's Demographic Time Bomb Go back »
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Time2013-06-27 | 16:00 - 18:00
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Venue:Four Seasons Hotel
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Address:48 Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District Beijing
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Fee:Members: 400 RMB |
Non Members: 600 RMB
The European Chamber is delighted to announce the fourth edition of its flagship macroeconomic seminar Insight Chinawith the topic "China's Demographic Time Bomb".
China’s population is expected to age rapidly in the next 50 years. Just within two decades, more than almost one-quarter of China's population will be aged over 60. This tremendous demographic shift will have important implications on the country’s potential economic growth, affecting not only the composition of the labour market, but also the workers’ savings and consumption behaviour, putting tremendous pressure of China’s public finances due to increasingly leverage of thepension and healthcare system expenditures.
Due to this demographic time bomb, China's growth and industrial structure is yet to face its biggest challenge to date. Join us to analyse the economic implications of China’s getting old and what important policy challenges lie ahead.
Speakers
- Professor Du Yang, Institute of Population and Labor Economics, Chief of Division of Labor and Human Capital, and deputy Director of Research Center for Human Resources, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
- Qian Liu (Louise), Deputy Director, China Forecasting Service, Economist Intelligence Unit
Moderator
- Annika MELANDER, Head of the Economic and Financial Section, EU Delegation
Agenda
16:00–16:30 Registration
16:30–16:35 Welcome remarks
16:35–17:20 Presentation by speakers
17:20–18:00 Panel discussion with Q&A session
18:00–18:30 Networking drinks
Speakers
Prof. Du Yang
Professor Du Yang, Institute of Population and Labor Economics, Chief of Division of Labor and Human Capital, and deputy Director of Research Center for Human Resources, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Du Yang is a professor at Institute of Population and Labor Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Zhejiang in 1999. Much of his research uses primary source data collected in Chinese Labor Market to understand how China’s rapidly changing economic and policy environment affects the behavior of households and individuals. His studies have focused primarily on migrants, urban labor markets, how national policies affect households/individuals, and the implications of labor market development on economic growth. His papers present in several top domestic journals and English journals, including the Journal of Comparative Economics, and China Economic Review.
Ms. Qian Liu
Liu Qian serves as the acting head of the analysts’ team based in Beijing, London, New York and Hong Kong, and is an expert on economic analysis and econometric forecasting on China’s provinces and 287 key prefectures. Qian is responsible for adopting econometric models, a combination of economic and statistical techniques, to analyse economic data and produce short- and long-term macro-economic forecasts. She also leads key industry forecasts and responsible for generating bespoke research and forecasts for clients in China. She has designed and led modeling and scenario analysis in China across the industry spectrum including education, the consumer goods market and construction, for multi-national companies as well as government agencies to cast insight on regional economic disparities and market growth forecasts. She has also been a guest lecturer at New York University, Tsinghua University, Chinese Academy of Social and Fudan University.