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China Economics

Watch The McKinsey Quarterly’s “Is China Recession Proof?” panel discussion

The McKinsey Quarterly recently held a panel of leading Chinese economists who explain how the world’s fastest-growing economy keeps expanding despite the global downturn […]

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China Economics

Intellectual Property: China formulating first middle and long-term plan for patent agency industry

The Chinese State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) released China’s first Plan for the Development of Patent Agency Industry (2009-2015) in Beijing recently. The plan proposed further improving the patent agency industry legal system and establishing a management system which would combine administrative supervision and self-regulation in the industry over the next seven years […]

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Economics Software

Autodesk Adds Significant New Benefits to Assistance Program

With more than 4,700 participants in the Autodesk Assistance Program and more than 5,400 product downloads to date, Autodesk is announcing significant additions to the program announced six weeks ago. The program was designed to help displaced workers in the architecture, engineering, design and manufacturing industries maintain and develop their 3D design technology skills and help improve their employability in a down economy […]

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China Economics

Living in China: Privileges attached to the “Hukou” should be eliminated

Cai Fang, a senior researcher with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences recently criticized the current Hukou system as a main cause behind social inequality. He suggested the Chinese government scrap all privileges inherent in an urban Hukou as part its efforts to reform the Hukou system […]

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Design Economics Software

Autodesk Helps United States Spend Stimulus Dollars

Autodesk’s Richard Humphrey and Terry Bennett spoke with New England Cable Network about how visualization and simulation technology is being used to help address shovel-ready transportation network projects […]

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Consumer Behavior Design Economics

Watch Alex Steffen’s “Seeing a Sustainable Future” talk at TED

Worldchanging.com founder Alex Steffen argues that reducing humanity’s ecological footprint is incredibly vital now, as the western consumer lifestyle spreads to developing countries […]

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China Economics Trend Watching

Architecture & Urban Planning in China: future cities to make small carbon footprint

Even as China undergoes one of the most rapid urban transformations in the world, the Chinese government is promoting sustainable development to curb the country’s growing rate of carbon emissions, a World Bank urban specialist said in Beijing on recently […]

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Consumer Behavior Economics Trend Watching

Watch Dan Ariely’s “Are we in control of our own decisions?” talk at TED

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counter-intuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we’re not as rational as we think when we make decisions […]

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China Economics Innovation

China, Technology, Innovation and the Environment: More cash, less gas emissions?

Can the Chinese eventually enjoy a standard of living comparable to developed nations while discharging less greenhouse gases?

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Autodesk featured on NPR’s “Virtual Shovel-Ready Projects Get Stimulus Money” Morning Edition

Shovel-ready projects in the U.S. and around the world are relying on Autodesk infrastructure software […]