Prof. Yao Yang

Dr. Yang Yao is a Professor and Dean of the Di-shui-hu Advanced Finance Institute (DAFI) at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and a Visiting Professor at Peking University. He previously served as Dean of the National School of Development at Peking University and is the Founding Editor of China Economic Quarterly. His research focuses on political economy, China’s economic transition and development, and political philosophy. He has published more than one hundred research papers in leading journals, including American Economic Review, American Political Science Review, and Management Science, and has authored and edited numerous books on political economy and China’s economic development.