The aging of the population and pension reform in China - challenges and impacts on the economy

The seventh session of the FMSH and EHESS BRICS Seminar  (2017-2018) will host YUAN Zhigang (Fudan University).

YUAN Zhigang is professor of economics at the school of economics, Fudan University. He is also director of the Employment and Social Security Research Center, vice president of the Shanghai Economist Society, member. After he received his Ph.D. degree in economics from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in 1993, he has been working at the School of Economics, Fudan University, where he served as the school dean from 2004 to 2015, and the director of the economics department in 1999-2003. Due to his contributions to economics researches and teaching, he was named the distinguished professor of the Changjiang Scholars Program in 2007 and National Outstanding Teacher in 2006 by the Ministry of Education of China. He has been a consultant to numerous government organizations including the Fujian Provincial People’s Government, the Shanghai Municipal Government, and was member of the Chinese Ministry of Labor and Social Security Advisory Committee.

His research interests include various macroeconomic topics covering employment, social security system, consumption, financial reforms and the real estate market. Over 150 papers and 20 books were published. 

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