Vice President

Research Focus
Macro-economy, industrial economy, governmental regulation on public utility

Biography
Dr. Wu is now the doctoral adviser and visiting professor of Nankai University, the economic consultant for Guiyang Municipality of Guizhou Province, the Independent Director of Shenzhen Fountain Corporation. He was responsible for the “CDI Macro-economic Climate Index” from 1995 to 1997. He also presides over “Urbanization and public policy Column” on Chinese Financial Daily. In recent years, Dr. Wu focuses his research on four fields: urbanization and its public policies; industrial and regional development; macro-economy; strategic consulting for large enterprises.

Education
Ph.D. in economics, Nankai University; Master in Applied Mathematics, Wuhan University

Selected Publications
Urbanization and Public Policy, 2008;
Competitiveness of China’s Container Ports;
Exchange Rate Regime and Economic Stability in Transition Countries: Comparison between China and Russia

Selected Projects 
Strategic design for Guizhou Huaneng Coking Gas Co Ltd. 
Sustainable model of the state-owned property management in Futian District, Shenzhen City
Surveillance system on urban public utility in Shenzhen
Surveillance system on state-owned property in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province
Contact
Email: wulc@cdi.com.cn

Vice President

Research Focus
Regional development strategy, industrial planning

Biography
Dr. Qu Jian has abundant experience in consulting projects. He has taken the lead of nearly 100 projects from governments of all levels, as well as many feasibility studies for the enterprises of both foreign and domestic. Dr. Qu has written over 100 academic papers, mostly of which are on FDI and regional development. He also makes lots of appearances in economic programs on TV.

Education
Ph.D. in economics, Nankai University
Post-doctor in economics, Fudan University, Registered Consulting Engineer

Selected Projects
The Transfer and upgrade of the China’s processing trade
Economic Strategy for the Yellow River Delta Region
Research on investment trends of international enterprises
Industrial planning of Yantian Port Logistics Park, Shenzhen
Planning of High-tech industry Belt in Shenzhen

Contact
Email: qujian@cdi.com.cn

Executive Vice President

Research Focus
Low Carbon Economy, Macroeconomic, Industrial Policy Studies

Biography
Dr. Guo has abundant working experiences in university, government and large enterprise. As the Vice President of CDI, he is in charge of economic research & consulting projects, especially the study on government policy made for both central and local governments. In 2008, Dr. Guo was awarded the Cheveling Fellowship, funded by British government, and has been to Scotland for the program of “Low Carbon Economy”. In 2009, he organized a research team in CDI to study on Low Carbon Economy, especially on Low Carbon City.

Education
Ph.D. in economics, Nankai University

Selected Publications
Low Carbon Urbanization: An New Orientation in China's Urbanization, China Opening Herald, 2010
Low Carbon Economy: the Opportunities and Challenges for China in the Next Four Decades, China Opening Herald, 2009
Perspective on the Development between Shenzhen & Hong Kong and the integration of the PRD Region, China Economy Publishing House, 2005 
CEPA and Strategies for China Regional Economic Integration, China Opening Herald, 2004
Made in China: Word Factory Transferred to China, Jiangsu People’s Publishing House, 2003 
Innovation & Learning: Industrial Cluster and Economic Growth, China Economy Publishing House，2003
World Manufacturing Center and the Formation of International Financial Center, China Opening Herald, 2003
China to be a “Dual World Factory: a security analysis of the Deltas of Pearl River and Yangtze River”, China Opening Herald, 2002
Changes of China’s Economy after WTO Entry”, Tianjin Economy, 2002
One Country with Four Seats: Free Trade Zone of the Four in WTO Framework, China Opening Herald, 2001

Contact
Email: guowd@cdi.com.cn

Executive Vice President

Research Focus
Regional economy

Biography
Mr. Tang is the Executive Vice President of China Development Institute. Prior working with China Development Institute, He was the Deputy Director of Development Research Centre of Hainan Province. He has many years’ editing experience in media and being a veteran editor in economy, he has been in charge of editing many books, including “Economic Yearbook of Hainan Special Economic Zone”, “The Front Problem in China’s Reform and Opening-up” etc..

Education
B.A. in Economics, Wuhan University

Contact
Email: szthj@cdi.com.cn 

President

Research Focus
Macroeconomics, Institutional Economics, Economics of Transition

Biography
President of China Development Institute; Professor at the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Director of China's National Economic Research Institute (NERI).
Prof. Fan 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.
Prof. 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 Syndicate.

Education
Ph.D. in economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS); Visiting Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Harvard University, USA

Selected Publications
Urbanization: Congregation of a Series of Public Policies, China Economy Press, 2010;
Toward a Low Carbon Development: China and the World, China Economy Press, 2010;
Study on Special Economic Zones in China, China Economy Press, 2009;
Reining Brittle World, Zhengzhou University Press, 2004;
The Principle of Development, SDX Joint Publishing Company, 2002;
Political Economy of China’s Reform, Far East Press, 1996;
Market Mechanism and Economic Efficiency, Shanghai United Press, 1993;
Incremental Approach to Reform: An Economic Analysis of Economic Reform, China Social Sciences Press, 1992;
Macroeconomic Analysis of Public Ownership, Shanghai United Press, 1990;
Comparison and Synthesis of the Three Approaches in Contemporary Economics, Shanghai United Press, 1990.

Contact
Email: fangang@cdi.com.cn