Fan Gang
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Fan Gang is one of China's most prominent economists and one China's most active reform advocates. He is currently based in Beijing, serving as a professor at the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
(CASS) as well as the director of China's National Economic Research Institute (NERI). He is also the Secretary-General of the China Reform Foundation.
. He is a well-respected expert in the macroeconomics of long-term development, international trade and currency, foreign relations and China's regional integration within Asia. He is most renowned for addressing such topics as China's financial risk and financial systems reform, foreign exchange regimes and revaluation, China's economic reform, and globalization.
with a political economics major in 1982. Fan then studied Western economics in the Economics Department of the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
from 1982 to 1985. He then attended Harvard University
from 1985 to 1988, receiving his Ph.D. in Economics.
. In "Enter the Dragon," Dr. Fan examines the trends that are shaping China’s economy – and spells out what they mean for the rest of the world.
Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
The Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences is a public educational graduate school located in Beijing as one of the first two graduate schools of the People’s Republic of China.-History:Founded in 1978, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences was approved by Central...
(CASS) as well as the director of China's National Economic Research Institute (NERI). He is also the Secretary-General of the China Reform Foundation.
Biography
Dr. Fan serves as an advisor to numerous organizations, including the Monetary Policy Committee of the People's Bank of ChinaPeople's Bank of China
The People's Bank of China is the central bank of the People's Republic of China with the power to control monetary policy and regulate financial institutions in mainland China...
. He is a well-respected expert in the macroeconomics of long-term development, international trade and currency, foreign relations and China's regional integration within Asia. He is most renowned for addressing such topics as China's financial risk and financial systems reform, foreign exchange regimes and revaluation, China's economic reform, and globalization.
Education
Dr. Fan Gang graduated from the Economics Department at Hebei UniversityHebei University
Hebei University is the only Comprehensive University in Hebei which is directly under Hebei provincial government and the Ministry of Education, China. It's located in Baoding, Hebei Province, China....
with a political economics major in 1982. Fan then studied Western economics in the Economics Department of the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
The Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences is a public educational graduate school located in Beijing as one of the first two graduate schools of the People’s Republic of China.-History:Founded in 1978, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences was approved by Central...
from 1982 to 1985. He then attended Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
from 1985 to 1988, receiving his Ph.D. in Economics.
Publications
Dr. Fan has written over 100 academic papers, over 200 articles for magazines and newspapers worldwide along with eight books on macroeconomics and the economics of transition. He now regularly writes a monthly series called "Enter the Dragon" exclusively for the public benefit corporation Project SyndicateProject Syndicate
Project Syndicate is an international not-for-profit newspaper syndicate and association of newspapers. It distributes commentaries and analysis by experts, activists, Nobel laureates, statesmen, economists, political thinkers, business leaders and academics to its member publications, and...
. In "Enter the Dragon," Dr. Fan examines the trends that are shaping China’s economy – and spells out what they mean for the rest of the world.
Present
- Director, National Economic Research Institute
- Secretary-General, China Reform Foundation
- President, China Development Institute
- Professor, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social SciencesGraduate School of Chinese Academy of Social SciencesThe Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences is a public educational graduate school located in Beijing as one of the first two graduate schools of the People’s Republic of China.-History:Founded in 1978, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences was approved by Central...
- Member, Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security of China
- Member, Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Center for Monetary Policy
- Member, Monetary Policy Committee of the People's Bank of ChinaPeople's Bank of ChinaThe People's Bank of China is the central bank of the People's Republic of China with the power to control monetary policy and regulate financial institutions in mainland China...
- Advisor, State Foreign Exchange Administration of China
- International Advisor, Center for International Development, Harvard University
- Non-Executive Director, Ping An InsurancePing An InsurancePing An , full name Ping An Insurance Company of China, Ltd. is a holding company whose subsidiaries mainly deal with insurance and financial services. The company was founded in 1988 and has its headquarters in Shenzhen.-Business:...
Company of China, Ltd. - Fellow of the World Economic ForumWorld Economic ForumThe World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
(since 1994) - Fellow of the Chinese Economist Society (USA; since 1993)
- Consultant to the World BankWorld BankThe World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
, the United Nations Development ProgrammeUnited Nations Development ProgrammeThe United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to...
(UNDP), the United Nations Economic Social and Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is an international economic organisation of 34 countries founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade...
(OECD)
2008
- Dr. Fan Gang ranked 33rd in the "World's Top 100 Public Intellectuals" by both Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines.
1995
- Dr Fan Gang awarded 'Global Leader for Tomorrow' by the World Economic ForumWorld Economic ForumThe World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
in Davos.