Date: Apr 19, 2007

China and the Global Economy

Merrill Lynch Center roundtable looks at rapidly growing Chinese economy and its impact on international trade

Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY – “China’s Impact on the Global Economy” is the subject of the fifth annual Roundtable on the State of Economic Globalization at Hofstra University on Wednesday, April 25, 2007, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the Lowenfeld Exhibition Hall, 10th Floor, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, south campus. The program is free and open to the public.

Sponsored by the Merrill Lynch Center for the Study of International Financial Services and Markets of the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, the roundtable will feature:

•    Dr. James P. Neelankavil, Department of Marketing & International Business
      Frank G. Zarb School of Business, moderator

•    Dr. Li Cui, Senior Economist, IMF - Asia Desk.
     “Causes and Effects of China’s Economic Growth”

•     Dr. Wi-Saeng Kim, Department of Finance & Banking,
       Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University
      "China’s Economy and Foreign Direct Investments”

•    Dr. Yong Zhang, Department of Marketing & International Business
            Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University
     "International Business Activities and China’s Economy?"

•    Dr. George Papaioannou, Director, The Merrill Lynch Center
      Closing remarks.

The Merrill Lynch Center was established to promote and facilitate faculty and student study in the field of international financial services and markets and to communicate knowledge to the academic and business communities.

Hofstra University is a dynamic private institution where students find their edge to succeed in more than 140 undergraduate and 150 graduate programs in liberal arts and sciences, business, communication, education and allied human services, and honors studies, and a School of Law. With a student-faculty ratio of 14-to-1, our professors teach small classes averaging 23 students that emphasize interaction, critical thinking and analysis.