Author: Jun Yoo Objective of the activity By the end of this session, students will be able to: 1. Describe the pre- and post-COVID growth of China’s gig economy. 2. Analyze how the pandemic shock altered supply and demand for gig work in China. 3. Evaluate worker experiences under platform Read more…
Author: Jun Yoo Objective of the activity Purpose • Deepen understanding of regulatory differences (top-down China vs. fragmented U.S.). • Build comparative policy-analysis and concise-presentation skills. Pre-class activities Create teams of 4–5 students. Each team tackles the following policy-transfer prompt: “Design a 2026 Beijing version of California’s Proposition 22, drawing Read more…
Author: Tyler Crown Objective of the activity Learning goals: (1) Students will experiment with freely available data and reinforce theoretical knowledge by observing correlations. (2) Students will familiarize themselves with key economic indicators, and apply theoretical knowledge to the interpretation of data. Pre-class activities The main reading for this class Read more…
Campus John Jay College, Graduate Center Department Economics Research and Teaching Interests Political Economy of Development, Chinese Economy, Economic History. Weblink https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty/zhun-xu
Description This project will allow students to gather information from an interactive map that shows projects under development that involve Chinese investment in other countries. At the end of this exercise, students will have a snapshot of how projects are developed differently according to context and strategic considerations. Author Helena Read more…