Berkeley APEC Study Center (BASC)

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Berkeley APEC Study Center (BASC) at the University of California, Berkeley The Berkeley APEC Study Center at the University of California, Berkeley, conducts multidisciplinary research on political, economic, and business trends in the Asia-Pacific, especially related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Our primary mission is to produce and disseminate k…

Interested in what BASC has been up to? Check out our Current Research page. We currently have two areas of research:
(1) The Political Economy of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and (2) ICT, Data Localization and Corporate Governance in the 21st Century.

Berkeley APEC Study Center - Current Research Current Research - (1) The Political Economy of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and (2) ICT, Data Localization and Corporate Governance in the 21st Century.

If you are interested in the business and politics behind China's technology sector, check out BASC RA Christine Jiang's two-part article.

Why China Changed Its Tech Policy (And What It Means For Cybersecurity and Trade) Late last year after the National People’s Congress, China made headlines by deciding to cut foreign-produced technology from all future government purchases. It also drafted its very first anti-terrorism law, which included stipulations requiring...

We're happy to announce the newest member of our Advisory Board: Lily Bradley. She brings a wealth of experience from the health sector and was the Presidential Innovation Fellow at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Welcome Lily!

Berkeley APEC Study Center BASC Advisory Board Berkeley APEC Study Center (BASC) at the University of California, Berkeley, conducts multidisciplinary research on political, economic, and business trends in the Asia-Pacific, especially related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

In 2013, we hosted two conferences on "Industrial Policy in the Financial Crisis Era," where scholars from around the world examined a wide range of national sectors in cross-country analyses. Many of these findings have been featured in the latest Special Issue of Business and Politics. Take a look today!

Business and Politics 16(4) - Special Issue: Industrial Policy in the Post-Crisis Era

The weather over the San Francisco Bay is beautiful. What a sight from the BASC office!

Interested in learning about the latest from BASC? Check out our Winter 2014/15 Newsletter. There are articles on Industrial Policy in the Post-Crisis Era, China's Western Region, Sub-Saharan Africa's Oil Trade with China and "Chinese Railway Diplomacy" in Southeast Asia.http://basc.berkeley.edu/pdf/Newsletters/winter2014:15.pdf

BASC Researcher, Katheryn Lee, argues that the Japanese and Korean governments need to actively support SMEs and entrepreneurship in order to solve the college graduate unemployment crisis.

Berkeley APEC Study Center Unemployment Crisis Among College Graduates in Japan and South Korea:... Berkeley APEC Study Center (BASC) at the University of California, Berkeley, conducts multidisciplinary research on political, economic, and business trends in the Asia-Pacific, especially related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

BASC researcher Christopher Hussey traveled through Myanmar this summer, and is currently writing his honors thesis on Southeast Asian tourism. Check out his take on Myanmar's tourist industry in the latest BASC Blog:

Berkeley APEC Study Center Myanmar: The New Tourist Frontier Berkeley APEC Study Center (BASC) at the University of California, Berkeley, conducts multidisciplinary research on political, economic, and business trends in the Asia-Pacific, especially related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

Jake Lerner blogs on cyber crime and government responses in Southeast Asia.

Berkeley APEC Study Center Cybercrime Enforcement: ASEAN’s New Industrial Policy? Southeast Asian states are stepping up their prosecution of cybercrime and illicit online activities.

Could Mongolia become APEC's newest member? Read the latest BASC blog, by Jake Lerner http://basc.berkeley.edu/?p=1120

Berkeley APEC Study Center Stepping Up: Why Mongolia Might Have a Serious Shot at APEC Membership Berkeley APEC Study Center (BASC) at the University of California, Berkeley, conducts multidisciplinary research on political, economic, and business trends in the Asia-Pacific, especially related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.