The Technology and Management Centre for Development (TMCD) and Saïd Business School (SBS) present a joint workshop on methodological advances and empirical applications in economic growth, regional development and technological change among developing economies. This iteration of the workshop will focus on government innovation policy and firm-level technological change in China. In addition, recent research on how to measure international trade in intangible assets will be presented. All are welcome to attend and participate in this workshop.

The talks will be:

1. Zajin Wang, National Centre for Science and Technology Evaluation, China “Research on the Evaluation of China’s STI Policies: Policies’ Value Orientation, Evaluation Framework & Index System”

2. Jiewei Li, Peking University, China “Innovation of Chinese Manufacturing Firms in Response to Rising Cost: Opportunity, Strategy, and Influence”

3. Max-Sebastien Dovi, Oxford TMCD and Oxford Department of Economics “Analysing China’s Political Economy: Extracting Information from Chinese Policy Documents”

4. Asmi Khushi, Oxford TMCD “Insights on trade in intangibles”