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The difference between China and the United States can be felt on the street, Thunderbird Professor Roe Goddard, Ph.D., said July 22, 2010, during the third installment of a four-part BRIC series organized by Thunderbird Executive MBA faculty and staff. “You go to China, and they are very optimistic,” Goddard said. “It’s just a happier place to be. You come here, and everybody is depressed.” Goddard shared the platform with Thunderbird Professor Mary Teagarden, Ph.D., another scholar with expertise in China. | Podcast: Roe Goddard and Mary Teagarden (48:31)

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Thunderbird Professor Roe Goddard, Ph.D., sat down this month with Thunderbird Knowledge Network reporter Darien Carroll and discussed China’s emergence from the global financial crisis. Goddard teaches a course on the regional business environment of Asia, and he follows China closely. Overall, he has made 49 trips to the country. His most recent visit was Oct. 19-25 with 23 students in Thunderbird’s On-Demand Global MBA program. Watch highlights of the Goddard interview in the following videos, or listen to a podcast of the entire conversation. | Video: Why China Fared Well in Global Financial Crisis (3:28) | Video: No surprises from China (3:32) | Video: Thunderbird On-Demand in China (2:35) | Podcast: Full Goddard conversation (9:58)

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For awhile, some economists thought that Asia would survive the global recession and come to the rescue of the West. Thunderbird Professor Roe Goddard, Ph.D., says Feb. 5 during a faculty roundtable discussion that that was wishful thinking. The challenge now is to avoid a knee-jerk reaction in the U.S. and Europe toward protectionism.
Audio: Unrest in China as unemployment rates soar (06:52)

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