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Professor Lawrence J. Lau |
Professor Lawrence J. Lau received his BS degree (with Great Distinction) in Physics and Economics from Stanford University in 1964, and his MA and PhD degrees in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1966 and 1969 respectively.
Professor Lau joined the faculty of the Department of Economics at Stanford University in 1966, becoming Professor of Economics in 1976 and the first Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in Economic Development at Stanford University in 1992. From 1992 to 1996, he served as a Co-Director of the Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University, and from 1997 to 1999, as the Director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Upon his retirement from Stanford University In 2006, he became Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in Economic Development, Emeritus. From 2004 to 2010, Professor Lau served as Vice-Chancellor (President) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 2010, he was appointed Chairman of CIC International (Hong Kong) Co., Limited and serves concurrently as Ralph and Claire Landau Professor of Economics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
In addition, Professor Lau is also a Vice-Chairman of the Subcommittee of Population, Resources and Environment of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee and a Non-Official Member of the Executive Council of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.