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Lawrence J. Lau
Kwoh-Ting Li Professor of Economic Development, Department of Economics;
Senior Fellow (by courtesy), Institute for International Studies;
Senior Fellow, Stanford Center for International Development at SIEPR

Lawrence Lau's research interests include Economic Theory, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Applied Microeconomics, Econometrics, Agricultural Economics, Industrial Economics and the Economies of East Asia, including China. Currently, he is conducting research on the theory and empirical analysis of production and technological change, economic growth of industrialized and newly industrialized countries, the East Asian currency crisis, and economic reform in China and other economies of transition.

Recent publications include:

  • The Sources of Economic Growth of the East Asian Newly Industrialized Countries Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Vol. 8, No. 3, 9/94 (with J. I. Kim)
  • The Sources of Long-Term Economic Growth: Observations From the Experience of Developed and Developing Countries in The Mosaic of Economic Growth, Stanford University Press 1996 (with Ralph Landau, Timothy Taylor and Gavin Wright, eds.)
  • Reform without Losers: An Interpretation of China's Dual-Track Approach to Transition The Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 108, No.1, February 2000, forthcoming (with Ying-Yi Qian and Gerard Roland)

His teaching interests include microeconomic theory, econometrics, applied microeconomics, economic development, and economic growth.



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