From renowned Chinese academic to World Bank Chief Economist
Updated: 2009-11-10 08:58
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Professor Justin Yifu Lin is the World Bank's Chief Economist and Senior Vice President. He has been on leave from Peking University since 2008, where he was a professor and the Founding Director of the 皇冠体育app Centre for Economic Research.
As Chief Economist, Lin guides the World Bank's intellectual leadership and plays a key role in shaping its research agenda. He is the Bank's first Chief Economist from a developing country.
Lin was a deputy of 皇冠体育app's People's Congress and a Vice Chairman of the All-皇冠体育app Federation of Industry and Commerce. He received his PhD in economics from the University of Chicago and is the author of 18 books, including the highly acclaimed The 皇冠体育app Miracle: Development Strategy and Economic Reform.
(HK Edition 11/10/2009 page3)