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<div><b>"The Role of Technology in China's Energy Intensity
Decline"<br>
<font color="#000000">A talk sponsored by the<br>
MIT China Energy Study Group at the Industrial Performance Center<br>
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Tuesday, March 15th<br>
2:30pm<br>
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Floor, Room 496<br>
One Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA<br>
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<b>Professor Karen Fisher-Vanden</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Dartmouth College</font></div>
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<div>Energy intensity in China has fallen almost continuously since
the onset of economic reform in the late 1970s. Understanding
the factors driving this decline in a large carbon-intensive country
like China is important for understanding the future trajectory of
global carbon emissions. In this research, we utilize a uniquely
rich data set of Chinese firm characteristics and technological
innovation activities to identify the key determinants of rising
energy efficiency within China's industrial sector. We further
explore three channels of technical change÷autonomous, imported, and
internal÷to examine differences in patterns of factor bias and
underlying firm objectives.<br>
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<div>Karen Fisher-Vanden is Assistant Professor of Environmental
Studies at Dartmouth College. Professor Fisher-Vanden is an
environmental economist who has worked in the areas of economic
instruments for pollution control, economic and integrated assessment
modeling for climate change policy analysis, and technological
innovation and diffusion in developing and transition economies.
Currently, she is studying the effects of market reforms on structural
change and technological diffusion in China and implications for
energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Professor Fisher-Vanden
holds a B.S in Mathematics and a B.A in Economics both from UC Davis,
a M.S. in Management Science from the Anderson Graduate School of
Management at UCLA, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard
University. She has held positions as a Senior Research
Scientist at Battelle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories in
Washington, D.C. and as an Air Quality Specialist at the South Coast
Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) in Los Angeles.</div>
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<div><font size="-1"><b>Directions to the MIT Muckley Building<br>
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</b>Fourth Floor of Building E40-The Muckley Building, One Amherst
Street, Cambridge, MA<br>
IPC Telephone Number - Tel: 617-253-7522<br>
<u>By Mass Transit</u>: The Muckley Building two blocks from the
Kendall Square Red-Line 'T' Stop. After exiting the 'T' Station walk
along Main Street towards the Longfellow Bridge. Take a right onto
Hayward St. (at the Au Bon Pain). The Muckley Building is the brick
office building at the next corner.</font></div>
<div><font size="-1"><u>By Car</u> from the Mass Pike: Getting off at
the Allston/Brighton Tolls, follow the directions to Cambridge.
Immediately after crossing the Charles River turn right onto Memorial
Drive. After going through the</font> Massachusetts Ave. underpass
take your first available left onto Wadsworth Street. The Muckley
Building in at the next corner.<br>
<u>By Car from Boston</u>: Cross over the Longfellow Bridge. At the
end of the Bridge take a right. This will put you onto Memorial Drive
westbound, going underneath the Longfellow Bridge. Follow Memorial
Drive for about a quarter mile, and take a right onto Wadsworth
Street. The Muckley Building in at the next corner.<br>
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<div><font color="#000000"><u>By Car from I-93, or the Central
Artery</u>. Take the Storrow Drive/Leverett Circle exit. Get onto
Storrow Drive westbound. After passing under Leverett Circle take your
first left-side exit. Take a right onto the Longfellow Bridge and
follow the "from Boston" directions above.<br>
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<b>Parking</b>: Parking is difficult. Occasionally a spot will be
available on Memorial Drive. There is a commercial garage on Ames
Street, and a commercial open-air lot on Third Ave. From the
Longfellow Bridge, do not get onto Memorial Drive, but continue
straight. Taking a right at the first set of lights puts you on Third
Ave. Taking a left at the second set of lights puts you on Ames St.
>From Wadsworth St. take a left onto Amherst St. Follow Amherst St.
until it ends, and take a right onto Ames St. Follow Ames St. through
the Main St. traffic signals.</font></div>
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