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HKU organise“Technology and the Economy” Public Lecture Series

13 Mar 2001

 

In celebration of the University of Hong Kong's 90th Anniversary, the School of Economics and Finance and the Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) are to organise a series of five public lectures entitled Technology and the Economy.

Professor Danny Quah from the London School of Economics will address the second lecture of the series on Technological Diffusion and Economic Growth. The lecture will be held on MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2001 AT 5:30 PM AT THE RAYSON HUANG THEATRE, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

Danny Quah is Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He is associated with the Technology and Growth Program at the LSE's Centre for Economic Performance, and serves on the Academic Panels of Her Majesty's Treasury and the Office for National Statistics in the United Kingdom. In 1998, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded him a grant to study the weightless economy and the economics of information technology. His academic research has been further supported by awards from the British Academy, the U.K. Economic and Social Research Council, and the MacArthur Foundation. In economics, he has made contributions in a number of areas, ranging from time-series econometrics, business cycles, inflation, and international income inequality to, most recently, technology and economic growth. He also contributes to public understanding of economics, especially on technology, through regular public lectures and commentaries on economic development in newspapers and on radio and television.

Details of the other three upcoming lectures of the Technology and the Economy Public Lecture Series, which will also be held at the Rayson Huang Theatre at HKU, are as follows:
 Technology and Economic Growth in Asia
Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Harvard University
May 25, 2001 (Friday) 5:30 to 6:30pm
 Education Matters: Education and the New Economy
Professor Alan Krueger, Princeton University
June 12, 2001 (Tuesday) 5:30 to 6:30pm
The New Economy and the Stock Market
Professor Boyan Jovanovic,
University of Chicago and New York University
June 19, 2001 (Tuesday) 5:30 to 6:30pm

Members of the Press and interested public are cordially invited to attend. Admission to the public lecture series is free of charge but registration is requested. For further information, please visit: http://www.econ.hku.hk/lecture/public-lecture.html or contact Ms Mabel Woo, School of Economics and Finance HKU, at mabel@econ.hku.hk or 2859 2192.