Yong Wang is an Associate Professor of Economics and Academic Deputy Dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking University. He obtained a Ph.D. from University of Chicago, where he won the Martin and Margaret Lee Prize in Price Theory. His research fields are Growth and Development, Macroeconomics, Political Economy, China and India Economies. His recent research topics include structural change, industry dynamics, industrial policies, China’s state capitalism, and middle-income trap. He was a resident research fellow at the World Bank (2010-2011). He publishes papers on Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Monetary Economics, etc. and also serves as a guest editor for China Economic Review. He is the author of several books including Thinking and Debates on New Strucutral Economics (Peking University Press). Yong was frequently invited to present his research at policy institutions including IMF, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, US Department of State, US Department of Treasury, Federal Reserve Bank, People’s Bank of China, and Korean Institute of Finance.

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Phone: 86-10-62750658

Fax: 86-10-62768934

Email Address: yongwang@nsd.pku.edu.cn

Mailing Address:

Institute of New Structural Economics

Office Room 416N,Overseas Exchange Center

Peking University

Beijing, 100871

China