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Biography
Professor Chunlai Chen is an applied economist in the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University. He holds a BSc. from Beijing Forestry University (China), MPA from Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University (USA), and PhD from the University of Adelaide (Australia).
He is an expert in foreign direct investment, international trade, agricultural economics, and rural development with an emphasis on China’s economy.
Before moving to Australia, Professor Chen worked in Rural Development Institute of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences for more than ten years. He provided systematic and comprehensive studies on foreign direct investment and its impact on China’s economy. He has also conducted extensive research on China’s agricultural production, marketing, trade policy and liberalisation, and rural development.
He is leading a research project funded by Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research on rural regional transformation in Bangladesh, China, Indonesia and Pakistan, which will have important policy impacts on rural development in Asian developing economies.
Professor Chen has two single-authored books: Foreign Direct Investment in China: Location Determinants, Investor Differences and Economic Impacts (Edward Elgar 2011), and Foreign Direct Investment and the Chinese Economy: A Critical Assessment (Edward Elgar 2017).
Research interests
- Foreign Direct Investment
- International Trade and the WTO
- Agricultural Economics
- Chinese Economy
Researcher's projects
- Impact of WTO and regional integration on China’s agriculture
- Foreign direct investment and its impact on China’s economy
Qualifications
Expertise Areas
- Agricultural Economics
- Economic Development and Growth
- Environment and Resource Economics
- International Economics and International Finance
- Heterodox Economics
- Finance
- International Relations
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Network (past 5 years)
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Understanding the Drivers of Successful and Inclusive Rural Regional Transformation
Chen, C., Alam, M. J., Findlay, C., Huang, J., Rahman, M. & Rola-Rubzen, F.
Commonwealth Dept of Foreign Affairs&Trade, Australian Cnt for International Agricultural Res(ACIAR)
1/01/20 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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National Parliamentary Fellowships Program - Japan
Armstrong, S., Chen, C. & Drysdale, P.
Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia-Japan Foundation
21/07/16 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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Does the Belt and Road Initiative Increase the Carbon Emission Intensity of Participating Countries?
Wu, Y., Chen, C. & Hu, C., 2021, In: China and World Economy. 29, 3, p. 1-25Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Outward FDI and productivity promotion of exporting firms: firm-level evidence from China
Zhang, S., Li, H. & Chen, C., 2021, In: International Journal of Emerging Markets. 17, 9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The Impact of China’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment on Trade Intensity with Belt and Road Countries
Chen, C. & Wu, Y., 2021, In: Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. 57, 6, p. 1773-1792Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The impacts of trade intensity with China on carbon emissions in belt and road countries
Wu, Y., Chen, C. & Hu, C., 2021, In: Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. 28, 2, p. 558-577Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Does Outward Foreign Direct Investment Facilitate China's Export Upgrading?
Zhang, S. & Chen, C., 2020, In: China and World Economy. 28, 5, p. 64-89Research output: Contribution to journal › Article