Prof. Yang Yao

Prof. 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. Prof. Yao has published more than a hundred papers in leading Chinese and international journals, including China Social Sciences, American Economic Review, American Political Science Review, and Management Science. He has also authored or edited more than a dozen books on political economy, philosophy, and China’s economic development. His recent monograph, ‘The Theory of Disinterested Government: A Political Economy Explanation for China’s Economic Ascent’, was published by Cambridge University Press. He also writes regularly for magazines and newspapers.