George Lai

Academic Year: 
2002-03
Direction: 
From Yale
Exchange Partners: 
University of Tokyo
Research Interest: 
Japan's High-Tech Industrial Policy

Mr. Lai's project explores how a country's high-tech industry affects its economic and political relations with other countries. By analyzing the various efforts undertaken by the Japanese government, Mr. Lai hopes his research will prove a model for other emerging countries in the international arena. While at The University of Tokyo, Mr. Lai hopes to conduct library research but also to interview government officials, company employees, and individuals from a variety of fields.