Great Decisions 2022 Speaker Series

Industrial Policy

Will a more involved U.S. government help the economy revive?

The current discussion of industrial policy in the United States is not simply about whether or not to support specific companies or industries, but about trust or mistrust of the government and its ability to manage the economy and deal with a rising China. The upheaval in supply chains during the pandemic exposed weaknesses in the international economy. What policies can the United States implement to deal with trade and the economy?

Presented by Dr. Paul Hong, Distinguished University Professor of Operations Management and Asian Studies Program, University of Toledo.

Dr. Paul Hong is a Distinguished University Professor and  Chair in the Department of Information, Operations and Technology Management of John B. and Lillian E. Neff College of Business and Innovation at The University of Toledo, USA.

His research focus is in the areas of global supply chain management, industrial policy and national competitiveness. He has published more than 100 articles in 30 major premier journals including Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Supply Chain Management, International Journal of Production Research, Corporate Governance: An International Review, Journal of Business Research, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, International Journal of Production Economics, Journal of Service Management, International Journal of Information Management, Business Horizons, Journal of Cleaner Production, Harvard Business Press, and European Management Journal.  

His global supply chain and industrial policy views have been featured in the national media including  Forbes, Fortune, US News & World Report, The Hill,  ABC News, Reader’s Digest, Business Insider, Huffington Post, Asia Times Financial, Verify, Columbus Dispatch, Toledo Blade, Real Simple and others.  He is the author of five books including "Rising Asia and American Hegemony: Case of Competitive Firms from Four Leading Nations” (Springer, 2020).  He is the editor-in-chief of New Populism Encyclopedia by Springer (2022).