The second SDC workshop – Thursday December 12th and Friday December 13th 2024

The second SDC workshop on investment, trade and geo-economic challenges builds upon the dialogues established at the first workshop in November 2023. It considered the turn to industrial policy and protectionism in the west, calls for “decoupling”, growing fears about the integrity and resilience of supply chains, the “reshoring and “friendshoring” efforts by major firms, the concept of “deglobalization”, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the effects of the Covid pandemic. The 2024 workshop aims to continue and extend the dialogue around these themes but will also consider the ways in which global uncertainty grew during 2024 as well as other topics. We invite proposals (please see below for details) relating in broad terms to one or more of the following:

• How will recent measures enacted in the US such as the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act affect the global economy?
• What is the likely impact of the 2024 US presidential election upon east Asia and global economic relations?
• What obstacles do Chinese firms face in the western markets?
• In what ways are policy shifts and leadership changes within the European Union likely to change the relationship between Asia and Europe?
• What role are international organizations currently playing in the global economy?
• How should current trends in nations such as Japan and South Korea be understood?
• How far are current demographic trends in east Asia likely to affect the region and the global economy?
• What are the prospects for western companies in China?
• How far has the Belt & Road Initiative changed Eurasia?
• How do development aid policies differ between countries and what are their likely trajectories?

FOREIGN AID
A half-day of the workshop will focus on surveys and studies of foreign aid policies. We welcome proposals for papers and presentation addressing the influence and impact of different actors, including governments and interests, upon the shaping of foreign aid policies. Our focus extends from broad policy interventions and global trends to specific arenas such as climate change and trade. We also want to consider the different stages of the policymaking process including policy formulation, allocation, effectiveness and the different modalities of aid.
ORGANIZER: Salma MAHAMED – sma.egb@cbs.dk

Proposals should be sent to the organisers before Monday September 2nd 2024 and consist of a (a) title, (b) research question, (c) a 200 word abstract and (d) a brief biography

Organisers 

Eddie ASHBEE is a professor MSO in the Department of Economics, Government and Business, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark – ea.egb@cbs.dk. WeChat: edwardashbee

Ping LV serves as a professor at the School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) – lvping@ucas.ac.cn