This seminar Professor Schell introduced us the pattern of economic growth to maturity observed in the US and Japan in recent decades and compare this experience to the process currently underway in China. Alumni and students joined the discussion and learnt that the effects of changing demographics on growth and what are the consequences for aging Asian populations. In William’s session, he observed the capital market and property price changes in the past 5 years correlating to economic data and explained the prediction of future economic trend and make investment decision from the historical data.