Shang-Jin Wei is the N. T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy and Professor of Finance and Economics at

Columbia Business School Columbia Business School (CBS) is the business school of Columbia University, a private research university in New York City. Established in 1916, Columbia Business School is one of six Ivy League business schools and is one of the oldest busin ...

. At

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manha ...

, Wei is also affiliated with the School of International and Public Affairs and the

Weatherhead East Asian Institute The Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) at Columbia University is a community of scholars affiliated with Columbia's schools, bringing together over 50 full-time faculty, a diverse group of visiting scholars and professionals, and students from ...

. His research covers international finance, trade, macroeconomics, and China, and he writes and speaks frequently in the area of U.S.-China economic integration and other international finance and trade issues.

Education

Wei received his bachelor's degree from

Fudan University Fudan University () is a national public research university in Shanghai, China. Fudan is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education of China. It is ...

and master's from the

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in 1986 and 1988 respectively. He received an M.S. in business administration (finance) and his Ph.D. in

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analy ...

from

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in 1991 and 1992, respectively.

Career as an economist

Wei was an associate professor of public policy at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...

, the New Century Chair in Trade and International Economics at the

Brookings Institution The Brookings Institution, often stylized as simply Brookings, is an American research group founded in 1916. Located on Think Tank Row in Washington, D.C., the organization conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in e ...

. He was the

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster gl ...

's Chief of Mission to Myanmar in 2004, and later the assistant director of the Research Department and chief of the Trade and Investment Division, and adviser at the

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Inte ...

. In 2007 Wei joined the faculty of

, where he is the director of the Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business and the director of the Working Group on the Chinese Economy. He is also Research Associate at the

National Bureau of Economic Research The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is an American private nonprofit research organization "committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic c ...

and Research Fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research in Europe.Weatherhead East Asian Institut
Shang-Jin Wei
Columbia University Retrieved June 11, 2019. Wei has been a consultant to the U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,

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Economic Commission on Europe, United Nations Development Program, the Asian Development Bank, and private companies such as

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. In 2014, Wei became Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank.

Publications

He has published in the ''

Journal of Political Economy The ''Journal of Political Economy'' is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the University of Chicago Press. Established by James Laurence Laughlin in 1892, it covers both theoretical and empirical economics. In the past, th ...

'', ''

Quarterly Journal of Economics ''The Quarterly Journal of Economics'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Oxford University Press for the Harvard University Department of Economics. Its current editors-in-chief are Robert J. Barro, Lawrence F. Katz, Nathan N ...

'', ''

The Economic Journal ''The Economic Journal'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal of economics published on behalf of the Royal Economic Society by Oxford University Press. The journal was established in 1891 and publishes papers from all areas of economics.The edit ...

'', ''

American Economic Review The ''American Economic Review'' is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Economic Association. First published in 1911, it is considered one of the most prestigious and highly distinguished journals in the field of ec ...

'', ''

The Journal of Finance ''The Journal of Finance'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Finance Association. It was established in 1946 and is considered to be one of the premier finance journals. The editor-in-chief ...

'', Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, ''

Review of Economics and Statistics ''The'' ''Review of Economics and Statistics'' is a peer-reviewed 103-year-old general journal that focuses on applied economics, with specific relevance to the scope of quantitative economics. The ''Review'', edited at the Harvard University ...

'', ''

Journal of International Economics The ''Journal of International Economics'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of economics. The journal publishes articles on both theoretical and empirical aspects of international economics. Various topics covered include trade pat ...

'', ''

European Economic Review The ''European Economic Review'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in economics. The journal was established in 1969 and the five main editors are: Florin Bilbiie, (University of Lausanne); David K. Levine, (European Universi ...

'', ''

Canadian Journal of Economics The ''Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal of economics published quarterly by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Canadian Economics Association. In 1967 the journal was established from ...

'', and ''

Journal of Development Economics The ''Journal of Development Economics'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Elsevier. It was established in 1974 and is considered the top field journal in development economics. Its editor-in-chief from 1985 to 2003 was P ...

''. He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of ''China's Evolving Role in the World Trade'', with R. Feenstra (

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, 2010); ''The Globalization of the Chinese Economy'', with J. Wen and H. Zhou (Edward Elgar, 2002); ''Economic Globalization: Finance, Trade and Policy Reforms'' (Beijing University Press, 2000); and ''Regional Trading Blocs in the World Economic System'', with J. A. Frankel and E. Stein (Peterson Institute for International Economics, 1997). He has been quoted in

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and

Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

Selected publications

*Wei, Shang-Jin, and Robert Feenstra (2010). ''China's Growing Role in World Trade''. Chicago:

. *Wei, Shang-Jin, Guanzhong James Wen, and Huizhong Zhou, eds. (2002). ''The Globalization of the Chinese Economy''. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.

References

External links

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Shang-Jin Wei's Weatherhead East Asian Institute profileShang-Jin Wei's NBER homepageShang-Jin Wei's Columbia Business School profileWei profile at VOX
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wei, Shang-Jin 1964 births Living people Economists from Shanghai Fudan University alumni Pennsylvania State University alumni UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science alumni Columbia Business School faculty Harvard University faculty Weatherhead East Asian Institute faculty Writers from Shanghai Educators from Shanghai