Justin Hurley : Yenching Scholars Program
Justin Hurley (’21, Political Economy) concentrated his studies at Berkeley in international development economics and minored in Chinese. After graduation, he began working at the Center for Global Development, a think tank focused on international development and global economic policy issues, where he aims to bridge research and policy to strengthen the effectiveness of US development policy. In 2024, he participated in a delegation to China with the Shanghai Institute of International Studies to discuss US-China relations, deepening his interest in studying China’s model of economic development and its role as a major international development financier. As a Yenching Scholar in the Politics and International Relations track, Justin plans to study Chinese urban economic development policy, focusing on how coordination between national and local governments can offer insights for other developing countries managing rapid urban growth.
