Moderator: Professor Liu Peng, School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China
Date: April 24
Time: 12:00-14:00, Thursday
Venue: Conference Room 320, Qiusi Building, Renmin University of ChinaAbout the speaker:
Liu Lizhi, the Assistant Professor of McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University. Professor Liu’s research focuses on political economy, with publications in leading academic journals and presses including American Economic Review: Insights. Recognized as one of Poets&Quants’ “50 Best Undergraduate Business Professors” (2021), her work has earned the “Axiom Business Book Award Silver Medal” (International Business/Globalization category) and was named one of the China-Britain Business Council’s “Best China Books of 2024.” She is also the recipient of the 2020 Ronald H. Coase Award for “Best Doctoral Dissertation in Institutional and Organizational Economics.”
Abstract:
The rise of e-commerce stands as a landmark development in China’s economy over the past two decades. Yet, it represents more than just a new market or technology—it illuminates an enduring theme in human history: the relationship between institutions and markets. Simultaneously, it offers a critical lens through which to examine the evolution of China's economic transformation. In this lecture, Dr. Liu Lizhi will present findings from her new book, From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-commerce in China (Princeton University Press, 2024). Drawing on over a decade of research, she will share insights based on extensive firsthand interviews, survey data, and rare access to corporate internal records, alongside a randomized controlled trial conducted across three provinces. Her work explores the institutional foundations and far-reaching implications of China’s e-commerce market.
