Location: Huntley 230 Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:45 am – 1:15 pm
| Week | Date | Topic | Text References |
| Week O | Thur 6 Sept | Introduction: GDP and Forex | Naughton Ch 1-3 |
| Geographic Constraints, Historical Legacies | 09.06 notes | ||
| Week I | Tues 11 Sept | conference in Toronto | NO CLASS!! |
| Thur 13 Sept | Mao: “Big Push” Industrialization | Ch 4 09.13 notes |
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| Planning and Its Consequences | |||
| Week II | Tues 18 Sept | Post-Mao Reform Process | Ch 5 09.18 notes |
| Thur 20 Sept | Growth Zotero and EconPapers |
Ch 7 09.20 notes |
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| Week III | Tues 25 Sept | Transforming the old core: Agriculture & Incentives | Ch 11 09.25 notes |
| Agriculture and Inputs | Ch 12 | ||
| Thurs 7 pm | tentative evening makeup class at Canton Canton 2172 Sycamore Avenue, Buena Vista, VA 24416 map |
Chat about favorite person in Wish Lanterns | |
| Thur 27 Sept | Rural Industrialization | Ch 13 | |
| Current Topics | news | ||
| Week IV Ash paper due Tues |
Tues 2 Oct takehome midterm #1 handed out |
Rural-Urban Transformation | Ch 6 10.06 流动人口 |
| Thur 4 Oct | Demographics | Ch 8 | |
| Week V | Tues 9 Oct takehome midterm due |
Dividends, positive and negative | Ch 8 |
| Thur 11 Oct | NO CLASS | reading day | |
| Week VI | Tues 16 Oct | Social Transformation | Ch 10 |
| Thur 18 Oct | empirical paper | class discussion more migration class notes |
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| Week VII | Tues 23 Oct | Industry | Ch 13 10.23 notes econ 274 |
| short paper due | Thur 25 Oct | Migration redux | your papers 10.25 Migration |
| Manufacturing | Ch 14 | ||
| Week VIII | Tues 30 Oct midterm #2? |
China 2025: Industrial Policy | Ch 15 Industrial policy |
| Thur 1 Nov | Trade I | Ch 16 11.01 notes |
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| Week IX | Tues 6 Nov | Trade II | Ch 17 |
| Thur 8 Nov | Macro I: Fast Growth & Faster Growth | Ch 18 | |
| Week X | Tues 13 Nov | Macro II: Financial Sector | Ch 19 |
| Thur 15 Nov short paper due |
The Coming Crash? | Guest Speaker Leland Miller | |
| Thanksgiving Break Sat 17 Nov – Sun 25 Nov | |||
| Week XI | Tues 27 Nov | Macro III: Fiscal | Ch 20 |
| Thur 29 Nov | LR Issues: Environment | Ch 21 | |
| Week XII | Tues 4 Dec | LR Issues: Aging | readings |
| Thur 6 Dec | LR Issues: Fiscal & Financial | readings | |
| Final Exams Sat afternoon 8 Dec – Fri morning 14 Dec | |||
