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Genghis Khan

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Charter cities can be thought of as the next generation of special economic zones. Today’s guest is Lotta Moberg, a macroeconomic analyst at the Dynamic Allocations Strategies team at William Blair in Chicago. Lotta is considered somewhat of an expert on special economic zones, given that her dissertation explored the entrepreneurial state and the government as an entrepreneurial and commercial actor, as well as special economic zones. This is also the topic of her book, The Political Economy of Special Economic Zones. In this episode, we discuss everything there is to know about special economic zones, including knowledge and incentive problems, economic activity versus political need, concentrating resources versus implementing them in the economy as a whole, and private versus government initiatives. Lotta shares some of the key determinants for successful special economic zones, the importance of regulatory reform, and why China has been so successful in implementing them, as in the case of Shenzhen. We also go into the differences between charter cities and special economic zones and how the two can complement each other. Tune in today to find out more!Key Points From This Episode:•   How Lotta got into the special economic zone space through development economics.•   Thinking about market development, and what drew Lotta to special economic zones.•   Lotta explains the knowledge problem and how it relates to appropriate resource allocation.•   How resources are potentially allocated in a market economy versus a socialist economy.•   The incentive problem as it relates to specific zones and what incentivizes those in charge of those zones to spend unnecessarily on them.•   Generating economic activity versus benefiting political need, which can harm the economy.•   Measuring whether a special economic zone is successful or unsuccessful is difficult.•   Concentrating resources to attract foreign investors versus implementing them in the economy as a whole and allowing investors to pick their location.•   Agglomeration through private initiatives versus government initiatives with specific benefits.•   Special economic zone or charter city level reform versus a national level reform.•   Key determinants for successful special economic zones, including regulatory reforms.•   The difference between charter cities and special economic zones is governance.•   Why Lotta believes that China’s special economic zones, like Shenzhen, were so successful.•   Why it’s difficult to replicate a special economic zone like Shenzhen elsewhere in the world.•   Looking at a charter city like a conglomerate and approaching the knowledge and incentive problem in the case of a charter city.•   How the charter city space has evolved and how to spread the message more effectively.•   How charter cities and special economic zones can complement one another. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Lotta MobergLotta Moberg on TwitterLotta Moberg on LinkedInThe Political Economy of Special Economic Zones

Charter cities can be thought of as the next generation of special economic zones. Today’s guest is Lotta Moberg, a macroeconomic analyst at the Dynamic Allocations Strategies team at William Blair in Chicago. Lotta is considered somewhat of an expert on special economic zones, given that her dissertation explored the entrepreneurial state and the government as an entrepreneurial and commercial actor, as well as special economic zones. This is also the topic of her book, The Political Economy of Special Economic Zones. In this episode, we discuss everything there is to know about special economic zones, including knowledge and incentive problems, economic activity versus political need, concentrating resources versus implementing them in the economy as a whole, and private versus government initiatives. Lotta shares some of the key determinants for successful special economic zones, the importance of regulatory reform, and why China has been so successful in implementing them, as in the case of Shenzhen. We also go into the differences between charter cities and special economic zones and how the two can complement each other. Tune in today to find out more!Key Points From This Episode:•   How Lotta got into the special economic zone space through development economics.•   Thinking about market development, and what drew Lotta to special economic zones.•   Lotta explains the knowledge problem and how it relates to appropriate resource allocation.•   How resources are potentially allocated in a market economy versus a socialist economy.•   The incentive problem as it relates to specific zones and what incentivizes those in charge of those zones to spend unnecessarily on them.•   Generating economic activity versus benefiting political need, which can harm the economy.•   Measuring whether a special economic zone is successful or unsuccessful is difficult.•   Concentrating resources to attract foreign investors versus implementing them in the economy as a whole and allowing investors to pick their location.•   Agglomeration through private initiatives versus government initiatives with specific benefits.•   Special economic zone or charter city level reform versus a national level reform.•   Key determinants for successful special economic zones, including regulatory reforms.•   The difference between charter cities and special economic zones is governance.•   Why Lotta believes that China’s special economic zones, like Shenzhen, were so successful.•   Why it’s difficult to replicate a special economic zone like Shenzhen elsewhere in the world.•   Looking at a charter city like a conglomerate and approaching the knowledge and incentive problem in the case of a charter city.•   How the charter city space has evolved and how to spread the message more effectively.•   How charter cities and special economic zones can complement one another. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:<a href="https://www.lottamoberg.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Lotta Moberg</a><a href="https://twitter.com/lottamob?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Lotta Moberg on Twitter</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lotta-moberg-4a856b25/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Lotta Moberg on LinkedIn</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Political-Economy-Special-Economic-Zones/dp/1138237817" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Political Economy of Special Economic Zones</a>

The Political Economy of Special Economic Zones with Lotta Moberg

Andrew Lee

Lotta Moberg, CFA from the CFA Society Chicago Education Advisory Group discusses opportunity zones with guest Andrew Lee, Managing Director, Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing at UBS Wealth Management. Find Lotta on LinkedIn  Find Andrew on LinkedIn For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts/

Lotta Moberg, CFA from the CFA Society Chicago Education Advisory Group discusses opportunity zones with guest Andrew Lee, Managing Director, Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing at UBS Wealth Management. Find Lotta on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lotta-moberg-4a856b25/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> Find Andrew on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-lee-b241a/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> For more episodes go to <a href="http://www.cfachicago.org/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.cfachicago.org/podcasts/</a>

Opportunity Zones with Andrew Lee & Lotta Moberg, CFA

Lotta Moberg is a Macroeconomic Analyst for William Blair’s Dynamic Allocation Strategies (DAS) team. She has a Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University and earned her BA in Economics from Lund University (Sweden). Prior to joining the DAS team, Lotta worked in Russia for the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and in Kosovo for the Swedish Armed Forces. She has published articles on special economic zones, tax benefits, tax competition, and municipal bankruptcy. Lotta's book The Political Economy of Special Economic Zones: Concentrating Economic Development is available at your favourite online store. Check out www.economicrockstar.com/lottamoberg for all the links, books and resources mentioned by Lotta in this episode. Never miss a show by subscribing on Apple Podcasts and if you'd like to support the show for as little as $1 per month, please visit www.patreon.com/economicrockstar.

Lotta Moberg is a Macroeconomic Analyst for William Blair’s Dynamic Allocation Strategies (DAS) team. She has a Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University and earned her BA in Economics from Lund University (Sweden). Prior to joining the DAS team, Lotta worked in Russia for the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and in Kosovo for the Swedish Armed Forces. She has published articles on special economic zones, tax benefits, tax competition, and municipal bankruptcy. Lotta's book The Political Economy of Special Economic Zones: Concentrating Economic Development is available at your favourite online store. Check out <a href="http://www.economicrockstar.com/lottamoberg" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.economicrockstar.com/lottamoberg</a> for all the links, books and resources mentioned by Lotta in this episode. Never miss a show by subscribing on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/economic-rockstar/id941441148?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> and if you'd like to support the show for as little as $1 per month, please visit <a href="http://www.patreon.com/economicrockstar" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/economicrockstar</a>.

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