Presenter: Professor Yu Xiaohua (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
Host: Lan Lan, Assistant Professor (Li Anmin Institute of Economics, Liaoning University)
Guest Introduction: Cheng Shiyu, Assistant Professor (Li Anmin Institute of Economics, Liaoning University)
Date: September 26, 2025 (Friday) 10:00 - 11:30 (Beijing Time)
Location: Conference Room on the First Floor of Wuzhouyuan, Chongshan Campus, Liaoning University
Online address: Tencent Meeting730-281-8924
Language: Chinese/English
Abstract:
Globalization is an important variable for understanding the economic and social development of the Yuan dynasty and subsequent China. The three westward expeditions of the Mongol Empire closely linked the economies of the Eurasian continent, marking the first wave of globalization. After the Yuan dynasty, the world experienced five waves of globalization. This study introduces globalization and the financial order as key variables into the analysis of ancient China’s economic development, in order to observe the economic growth and historical evolution of China over seven hundred years of globalization during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.
Speaker's Profile:
Yu Xiaohua is Chair Professor of Agricultural Economics in Developing and Transition Countries atGeorg-August-Universität Göttingen. He received dual Ph.D. degrees in Agricultural Economics and Demography from Pennsylvania State University in 2009. Since then, he has been teaching at the University of Göttingen. His main research interests include agricultural economics, machine learning, and economic history. From September 2022 to March 2023, he was a visiting professor at the Johnson School of Management, Cornell University. He has served, or is currently serving, as Associate Editor or Editorial Board Member of international journals such asAgricultural EconomicsandChina Economic Review, and as a scientific advisor for international organizations including the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), the FAO 2024 Annual Report, and the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO). He has published extensively in journals such asAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics,Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control,Land Economics, andFood Policy.
