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Prof. Cao Yong
Professor, School of Economics
Nanjing University


Cao Yong is a Professor at the School of Economics, Nanjing University, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in economics, financial market and institutions, monetary economics and the Chinese economy.

He has published research papers on the Chinese economy in international as well as Chinese journals and recently co-authored the book “The Chinese Economy: Reform and Development” with Cai Fang, the Director of the Institute of Population and Labor Economics in the Chinese Academy of Social Science and Justin Lin Yifu, the Chief Economist of the World Bank. His recent research is on China’s industrial structure change, monetary policy and globalization and completed working papers on these areas.

Cao Yong had also been with Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) for 20 years since 1993, where he worked as lecturer, associate professor, director in Asia Commerce and Economic Study Center and vice dean in charge of China programs. He has provided intensive consultancy to various government organizations and corporations from China, Singapore, US and Australia. He has also served as independent directors in companies listed in Singapore and New York stock exchanges.


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