China 21

Professor Albert Park of Hong Kong University of Science & Technology talks with Samuel Tsoi about his research on human capital and labor, firm performance, poverty and inequality, rural-urban migration, and the social safety net in the People's Republic of China. China 21 is produced by the 21st Century China Program, at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy. This podcast features expert voices, insights and stories about China’s economy, politics, society, and the implications for international affairs. Learn more at china.ucsd.edu Albert Park is a development economist who focuses on China. Prof. Park is the Director of the Institute for Emerging Market Studies, Chair Professor of Social Science, Professor of Economics, and Senior Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 香港科技大學 or HKUST. He completed his Ph.D. at Stanford and previously held faculty positions at the University of Michigan and University of Oxford. In recent years, his