In the afternoon of December 10, 2015, Tao Ran, a professor from School of Economics of Rennmin University of China, held a lecture titled "China's growth model: logic and challenges" for teachers and students from School of Public Administration in room 632 of Ningyuan Building. Totally more than 40 people from School of Public Administration attended this lecture, including such teachers as Associate Professor Wu Wei, Associate Professor Li Xiaojia, Associate Professor Zhang Yi and Dr. Wang Qing as well as undergraduates and graduates.

                                              
                                              Professor Tao Ran


In the lecture, Professor Tao Ran firstly had a brief review of China's growth model in the past 20 years, pointing out successful experience of China's economic growth in the past as well as the hidden bubbles risks. Then he profoundly elaborated necessary reforms in order to achieve the transformation of economic growth to a new model. Finally, he pointed out the problems and challenges we are going to face in the second half of China's economic reform and put forward some possible policies and suggestions.

                                              
                                              The scene of the Lecture

The fascinating speech made by Professor Tao Ran benefited the students a lot and left a deep impression on them. This lecture was thought-provoking and generated a heated discussion, particularly having a strong implication on China's current economic reform and development. Teachers and students interacted and deeply communicated with Professor Tao Ran with respect to the issues they are interested in. At last, the lecture ended in a warm applause. 

Professor TaoRan graduated from Department of Economics of The University of Chicago in the United States of America in 2002 and received his doctoral degree. From 2003 to 2007, he did post-doctoral research work in The University of Oxford in the UK. Now he is a professor in School of Economics of Rennmin University of China, Deputy Dean of Hanqing Advanced Institute of Economics and Finance of Rennmin University of China, an adjunct researcher in Center for Urban Development and Land Policy of Peking University-Lincoln Institute, a senior researcher in Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy and foreign policy program of Brookings Institution, and a senior fellow in ChangCe Thinktank. His main research areas are political economy, public finance and grassroots governance in rural areas in China’s economic transition, floating population and land-lost farmers in the process of urbanization, as well as economic and social sustainable development.