Contemporary Chinese Economist Academic Biography · Lin Yifu

Author: Hu Shudong
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: Lin Yifu, born in Yilan, Taiwan in 1952. He graduated from the Department of Economics at Peking University in 1982 with a master's degree. From 1982 to 1986, he studied in the United States and obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago. In 1987, he conducted postdoctoral research at Yale University and returned to China the same year. He is currently the Director of the China Center for Economic Research at Peking University and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. An internationally renowned Chinese economist, he is recognized as a rising star in the field of Chinese economics. He has long been concerned with the reform and development of China's economy and has achieved fruitful academic results, making breakthrough contributions in the field of institutional economics. Among his works, research on China's rural reform and development is renowned both at home and abroad. This is the first time a series of biographies of famous economists has been published in China. The American economist Milton Friedman once said, "Whoever can correctly explain China's reform and development will win the Nobel Prize in Economics." Among all economists in the world, only Chinese economists are qualified to correctly explain China's reform and development. The "Academic Biographies of Contemporary Chinese Economists" includes four books that systematically showcase the process of four renowned Chinese economists writing about the transformation of China's economy. Their courage in facing challenges, the wisdom they demonstrated in addressing China's economic issues, and their unique theoretical approaches formed by integrating various schools of thought based on China's national conditions are condensed in a concise yet accessible manner. Their ideas are closely related to your interests and are often the subject of debate. Would you like to learn more about them?