【Topic 】Catch-up Cycle and the Rise of the latecomers: Toward a Theory from the case of Steel

【Speaker 】Keun Lee, Department of Economics, Seoul National University

【Time 】13:30 - 15:00, Dec. 6, 2012, Thursday

【Venue 】Room 407, Weilun Building, Tsinghua SEM

【Language 】English

【Organizer】Research Center for Technological Innovation

Dr. Keun Lee is the director of the Center for Economic Catch-up, and a professor of economics at the Seoul National University, He holds a Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He was a consultant at the World Bank, lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and a research fellow at the East West Center, Hawaii. He specializes in economics of catch-up addressing such themes as firm growth, industrial policy, and innovation with focus on Korea and China.