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Bai Gao

Professor of Sociology
Sociology
Box 90088, Durham, NC 27708-0088
7131, 2200 West Main Street (Suit 700), Durham, NC 27705

Research Interests


how big manufacturing countries such as the United States, China, Japan and Germany respond to the information revolution, especially the rise of the industrial internet of things?

industrial policy in the era of post globalization    

Selected Grants


FDI and the Chinese Model of Economic Development in Comparative Perspectives

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 2005 - 2007

Institutional Analysis of Global Production Networks: Market Competition and Industrial Upgrading in the Chinese Automobile Industry

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 2003 - 2004

Facism Versus Liberalism: The Transformation of Economic Governance in Germany, Japan, and the United States in 1930-1945

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 1998 - 1999

Conspicuous Consumption in Contemporary China

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 1994 - 1995

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Co Editor for the English Journal titled Vocation, Technology, Education · December 7, 2025 - December 20, 2027 help authors develop research papers · Awarded by: Institute of Vocational Eduction Research, Shenzhen Polytechnic University I was covered for my air ticket, lodging and food. I don't know the dollar amount as the host paid directly.
Fellow and Visiting Professor · May 22, 2025 - June 21, 2025 Awarded by: Group on Civilization and Conception of World Order · $3,170.00 I was also covered for transportation, including air and train tickets.
Visiting Professor · May 6, 2025 - May 17, 2025 join the field work on supply chains in Shenzhen · Awarded by: National Institute of Development Strategy, Sun Yat-sen University I was covered with air ticket, lodging and food, but I don't know the dollar amount as the host paid directly

External Relationships


  • Shenzhen Polytechnic University
  • Tsinghua University
  • United Nations Industrial Organization

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