Keynote address – ‘East beats West?’

Dr Linda Yueh

Dr Linda Yueh is an economist, broadcaster and author. A fellow in economics at Oxford University, she is the economics correspondent for Bloomberg TV. Linda directs the China Growth Centre (CGC) at St. Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, is an associate of the Globalisation programme at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) and the IDEAS: International Affairs, Diplomacy & Strategy research centre both at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and a fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts (FRSA). Her work examines major economies such as Britain, China, United States, Europe as well as developing countries, and her research focuses on economic growth and the rise of emerging economies. Previously, she was an international corporate lawyer and a regular media commentator on global economic and business issues. 

Linda has published widely and has written several books. Her recent books include: Macroeconomics (co-authored with Graeme Chamberlin) which is a recommended textbook of the UK Government Economic Service, The Economy of China, Globalisation and Economic Growth in China (co-edited with Yang Yao), The Law and Economics of Globalisation: New Challenges for a World in Flux (editor), and The Future of Asian Trade and Growth: Economic Development with the Emergence of China (editor). Enterprising China: Business, Economic and Legal Developments Since 1979. She has advised the World Bank, European Commission, Asian Development Bank, World Economic Forum, and is a Non-Executive Director of JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust plc.