Compiled from the following sources:

Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 6/12/2006
Career Data Updated: 6/12/2006

PHOTO: Yao Yang
Yao Yang 姚洋
Professor of the China Center for Economic Research of Beijing University
Born: 1964

Biography

Yao Yang, male, Han nationality, was born in 1964, received a doctorate in developmental economics from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in the USA, a master's degree in development economics and a B.S. in economic geography from Beijing University.

Dr. Yao has published numerous papers in well known journals. His research interests include managerial economics, labor market and development, agricultural economics and Chinese economic history. He is a professor of the China Center for Economic Research of Beijing University.