The Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking University (INSE) is a pilot academic institute in China that aims at achieving independent theoretical innovation in social sciences. Its predecessor, the Center for New Structural Economics (CNSE), was founded by Prof. Justin Yifu Lin, former World Bank Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, in December 2015, as one of China's Top Think Tanks. In December 2018, CNSE was upgraded to INSE.

Drawing on the development experiences of China and other developing countries, INSE aims to serve as a top-tier educational base, a leading academic institute and a flagship think tank by pioneering the theoretical innovation, application and dissemination of New Structural Economics (NSE). INSE facilitates NSE academic research as well as policy practice, and advocates the concepts of "seeking knowledge from practice; guiding practice with knowledge; validating knowledge by achievement; integrating knowledge and achievement."

With the mission to deepen, promote and apply NSE, INSE fosters related academic research, policy practice, talent cultivation and international exchange, to empower scholars, experts, students and government elites in developing countries to transcend the confines of "mainstream" development theories rooted in the experiences of developed countries. Through NSE ideas, theories and instruments, they can draw a roadmap to modernization tailored to their countries’ characteristics and advance the high-quality economic development.

Find more about INSE in Brochure; Annual Report 2020-2021; Annual Report 2022.