Economic Affairs
Scholarly Publications
Manipulating Globalization: The Influence of Bureaucrats on Business in China
June 2018
The era of globalization saw China emerge as the world's manufacturing titan. However, the "made in China" model—with its reliance on cheap labor and thin profits—has begun to wane.
Renegotiating the World Order: Institutional Change in International Relations
June 2017
Rising powers often seek to reshape the world order, triggering confrontations with those who seek to defend the status quo.
Policy Challenges from Demographic Change in China and India
July 2016
The world’s two most populous countries face numerous policy challenges from rapid demographic change.
Other Publications
Surviving the Trump-Moon Summit
July 2017
In the days leading up to the Washington summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump, the tension in Seoul was hard to escape.
Womenomics, the Workplace, and Women Final Report
March 2017
The Japan Program at Stanford’s Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC), with the generous support of the United States-Japan Foundation and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,...
President Trump's Asia Inbox
February 2017
Scholars at Stanford's Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies assess the strategic situation in East Asia to be unsettled, unstable, and...
News
Opinion: Next Korea, Next Generation
June 2018
Researchers in the Korea Program regularly contribute to Korean media on the Korean affairs ranging from education and economics to politics and North Korea nuclear issues.
Applications for Travel Awards: Conference on Future Visions in Korean Studies
June 2018
The Korea Program invites junior faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students to apply for travel awards to attend an upcoming two-day conference organized by the Korea Program at Stanford...
China faces its future of urbanization
May 2017
China’s growth in cities has been unprecedented over the past decade, and the urbanization policies the government put in place, while achieving notable successes, continue to face systemic...
Events
Marketcraft: How Governments Make Markets Work
March 27, 2018
Modern-day markets do not arise spontaneously or evolve naturally. Rather they are crafted by individuals, firms, and most of all, by governments.
The AIIB After Two Years
March 22, 2018
For directions to the Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center, please click here.The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) commenced operations on January 16, 2016.
The Long Road to Making Money
January 25, 2018
Making Money: How Taiwanese Industrialists Embraced the Global Economy is a record of a thirty-year research project that Gary G.
Projects
Engaging North Korea
Rapidly changing circumstances continue to shape relations on the Korean peninsula and in East Asia.
English
Japan’s Transforming Political Economy and Finance
A sustained interest of the Japan Studies Program is to analyze Japan’s transforming political economy and finance.
English
The Silicon Valley Project
ADVISORY BOARDMissionThe Silicon Valley Project at Stanford Graduate School of Business focuses on the dynamics, transformation and sustainability of Silicon Valley.
English
Multimedia
Can Korea Compete for Global Talent?
April 2016
Video and transcript from the Stanford+Connects event in Seoul, South Korea, on March 15.
Masahiko Aoki Memorial Conference
March 2016
Videos and transcripts from the four sessions at "Masahiko Aoki Memorial Conference," an event held in honor of the late Masahiko Aoki.
Masahiko Aoki Memorial Conference - 1 of 4
March 2016
Video and transcript from the first of four sessions at "Masahiko Aoki Memorial Conference," an event held in honor of the late Masahiko Aoki.
People
Takeshi Okamoto Corporate Affiliate Visiting Fellow, 2017-18, Ministry of Economy Trade & Industry - Japan 
