HKU Business School Distinguished Scholar Lecture – A.I. and Economics
Language: English
Date: 25 November, 2025 (Tuesday)
Registration Time: 6:45 p.m.
Time: 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall, Graduate House, Main Campus, The University of Hong Kong
Registration: https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6A6vpIxpvdaukB0
Thomas J. Sargent is an American economist awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2011, jointly with Christopher Sims, for his “empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy.”
Sargent is a central figure in the development of the rational expectations theory. This approach incorporates into macroeconomic models the idea that households and firms form forecasts about the future based on their rational understanding of the economy. His work analyzed the consequences of this theory for the design and effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policy.
He has held professorships at the University of Minnesota, the University of Chicago, and New York University, where he is currently a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Sargent’s research provided a foundational framework for modern macroeconomic analysis.
Programme Rundown*
| 6:45 p.m. | Registration |
| 7:30 p.m. (2 mins)
| Introduction Prof. Yulei Luo |
| 7:32 p.m. (3 mins)
| Welcoming Remarks Prof. Hongbin Cai |
| 7:35 p.m. (30 mins)
| Keynote Session Prof. Thomas J. Sargent |
| 8:05 p.m. (30 mins)
| Dialogue with Prof. Thomas J. Sargent Speakers: Prof. Thomas J. Sargent Prof. Jin Li |
| 8:35 p.m. (15 mins) | Q&A Session |
| 8:50 p.m.
| Photo-taking Session |
| End of Event |
*The rundown is subject to change.
