Yang Yao (academic)

Yang Yao (; born 11 November 1964) is a Chinese economist, academic and author. He is a professor, director of China Center for Economic Research and Dean of National School of Development at Peking University. He is the executive director of the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development and is an editor of ''China Economic Quarterly''. Yao is also appointed by Ministry of Education as Cheung-Kong Scholar Chair Professor.

Yao's research is primarily focused on economic development and institutional change in China. He has published over 100 research papers and is the author or co-author of books including ''China's Private enterprise'', ''Economic Reform and Institutional Innovation'' and ''CSR and Competitiveness in China'', among others.

Yao is the recipient of several awards such as Sun Yefang Economic Science Award and Pu Shan Award. He is a member of China Economists 50 Forum and is a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at Robert Bosch Foundation. Provided by Wikipedia