LI Daokui (David)
Professor of Economics
School of Social Sciences
School of Economics and Management
Tsinghua University
E-mail: lidk@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn
Education
1992 |
Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University, USA （Dissertation: Essays on Ownership, Corporation Control and Privatization) (Advisors: Eric S. Maskin, Andrei Shleifer, and Martin L. Weitzman) |
1985 |
B.S. in Management Information Systems, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, China Main Academic Appointment |
2019 – present |
Co-President, Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics |
2018 – present |
Director, Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking (ACCEPT), Tsinghua University |
2004 – present |
Director, Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking (ACCEPT), Tsinghua University |
2014 – 2017 |
Director, Center for China in the World Economy (CCWE), Tsinghua University |
2006 – present |
Dean, Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University |
2002 – 2006 |
Mansfield Freeman Chair Professor of Economics, Department of Finance, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University |
2002 – 2006 |
Special-Term Professor, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University |
1999 – 2004 |
Associate Professor of Economics with tenure, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2004-06, on no-pay leave) |
1992 – 1999 |
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
1997 – 1998 |
National Fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford University, USA |
1985 – 1986 |
Visiting Scholar, Harvard Institute for International Development, HIID, Harvard University, USA |
Research Areas
Government and Economics, The Chinese Economy, Economic Development, International
Economics, Comparative Economics
Teaching Areas
Government and Economics, Economic Development, Intermediate Microeconomics, International Economics, The Chinese Economy
Academic Affiliations
2006 – present |
Vice President, The Chinese Association for World Economic Studies |
1998 – present |
Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), |
2004 – present |
Member of the editorial board, China Economic Review |
2000 – 2004 |
Member of the editorial board, Journal of Comparative Economics |
2000 – present |
Member of the editorial board, The China Review |
2000 – 2005 |
Member of the editorial board Economics BulletinMember of the Editorial Board |
2005 – present |
Editor, China and World Affair |
Policy/Business Advising and Academic Activities (International)
2016 – 2017 |
Member of the translation and editorial board, The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition (Chinese Version) |
2014 |
External Consultant, IMF 2014 Triennial Surveillance Review |
2011 |
External Advisor, IMF 2011 Triennial Surveillance Review |
2010 – present |
Council Member, Mining and Metals, World Economic Forum Member, Global Agenda Council, World Economic Forum |
2010 – 2012 |
Member, Monetary Policy Committee, the People’s Bank of China |
2003 – 2006 |
Member of the Executive Committee, Association of Comparative Economic Studies (ACES) |
2001 – 2002 |
President, Chinese Economics Society (CES), USA |
1989.1 – 1989.5 |
Consultant, World Bank (Social Security Studies) |
Policy/Business Advising and Academic Activities (Inside China)
2018.3 – 2023.3 |
Member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Committee (CPPCC) |
2018 |
Delegate, Beijing People’s Congress |
2018.12 |
Chair, Tsinghua Nobel Forum. Leading U.S. and European academics, including four Nobel laureates in economics discussed economic discussed economic lessons learnt from China's reform and opening up in Beijing. |
2005 – present |
Chair, China and the World Economic Forum, Tsinghua University The quarterly fora feature policy reports and lively debates. The invited participants come from top research institutions governments and enterprises, both in China and around the world |
2014 – 2018 |
Independent Director, JD.com |
2013 – present |
Member, China-German Economic Advisory Committee |
2012 – present |
Member, The Expert Committee |
2005 – present |
Presentations with the board of directors of or senior executives of: Anglo America, Banco de Chile, Bank of America, Barclays, BP, BMW, Caterpillar, China-EU Business Summit, Credit Suisse, Ford Glencore, GM, Mars, Rio Tinto,Siemens, Schneider, TATA, Vale, Volkswagen, Volvo, etc. Professional Speeches and Presentations (a selected list) |
2018.2 |
Academic Symposium in Honor of Professor Janos Kornai, Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary |
2011 – 2018 |
Boao Forum, Hainan (each year) |
2011 – 2018 |
China Development Forum (each year), Beijing |
2017.6 |
Astana Economic Forum, Astana, Kazakhstan |
2016.11 |
Core Group Meetings, Munich Security Conference |
2016.9 |
Keynote speech in the opening session, Confcommercio Forum in Villa d'Este, Lake Como, Italy |
2009.4 – 2011.4 |
Biennial Town Hall Meeting of Opinion Leaders, IMF, Washington, D.C. |
2013.8 and 2015.8 |
Luncheon Speaker, Jackson Hole Economic Symposium of the US Fed |
2012.10 |
Greenmantle Conference, Munich, Germany |
2011.9 |
The Munk Debate with Niall Ferguson, Henry Kissinger, Fareed Zakaria, Munk Debates---Be it resolved, the 21st century will belong to China(Toronto, Canada) |
2011.6 |
The Munk Debate with Niall Ferguson, Henry Kissinger, Fareed Zakaria, Munk Debates---Be it resolved the 21st century will belong to China(Toronto, Canada) , |
2009 – 2017 |
World Economic Forum (Annual Meetings in Davos and the Annual Meetings of New Champions) |
Research-Related Interviews (a selected list)
CCTV, Xinhua News Agency, China Daily, Guangming Daily, The Phoenix Satellite TV, BBC, CNN, CNN-SNF, CNBC, The Economics, The New York Times, Reuters, Chicago Tribune, Bloomberg Business News, WWJ News Radio, The Voice of America, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Detroit News, Dallas Morning News, Dow Jones Business Wire, Michigan Daily, National Public Radio(NPR) (Talk of the Nation), The Tokyo Shimbun and the Chunichi Shimbun, Lansing State Journal, TVB of Hong Kong, WAAM News Radio.
Research Projects/Grants
The National Social Science Fund of China
The National Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Research Grant Council of Hong Kong (RGC)
University of Michigan Faculty Research Award
Ford Foundation Research Grant
Journal Publications in English
Li D D, Maskin E S. Government and Economics: An Emerging Field of Study[J]. Journal of Government and Economics, 2021: 100005.
Broadberry, Stephen N., Hanhui Guan, and David D. Li. “China, Europe and the Great Divergence: A Study in Historical National Accounting, 980-1850” Journal of Economic History 12 (2018): 955-1000.
in, Xingye, David Daokui Li, and Shuyu Wu. “How will China hape the world economy?” China Economic Review 40 (2016): 272-280.
Du, Julan, and David D. Li. "The soft budget constraint of banks." Journal of Comparative Economics 35.1 (2007): 108-135.
Li, David Daokui, Junxin Feng, and Hongping Jiang: “Institutional Entrepreneurs.” American Economics Review. V.96, N. 2, pp.358—362, May 2006.
David Daokui Li and Yijiang Wang: “China vs. Eastern Europe: The Perspective of Initial Political Conditions.” Journal of European Economic Association. V.4, (2-3), pp.342-351, May 2006.
David D. Li “A Survey of the Economics Literature of China’s Non-State Enterprises” in Anne S. Tsui, Yanjie Bian, & Leonard Cheng (eds): “China's Domestic Private Firms: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Management and Performance.”. M.E. Sharpe, 2005.
Wu, Changqi and David D. Li “Firm's Behaviour in a Mixed Market: Case of China.” in Anne S. Tsui, Yanjie Bian, & Leonard Cheng (eds): “China's Domestic Private Firms: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Management and Performance.”. M.E. Sharpe, 2005.
David D. Li and Francis T. Lui: “Why Do Governments Dump State-Owned Enterprises? Evidence from China.” in Takatoshi Ito and Anne Krueger (eds) Governance, Regulation, and Privatization in the Asian-Pacific Region. pp. 211-230. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL. 2004.
David D. Li and Changqi Wu: “WTO Accession and Productivity” in Takatoshi Ito and Andre K. Rose (eds) Growth and Productivity in East Asia. pp109-148, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL. 2004.
David D. Li and Ling Li: “The Pension Reform Debt: A Simple Resolution of China’s Pension System Crisis.” The Cato Journal. V.23, n.2, pp.281-289, Fall 2003.
Policy Reports and Working Papers
Economic Lessons Learned from China’s Forty Years of Reform and Opening Up. ACCEPT Report, December 2018.
Chinese Economy after the 19th National Congress 2018, 2035 and 2050, CCWE Working Paper, 2017.11
China poised for a promising future, CCWE Working Paper, 2017.6
China’s Economy Strive to Bottom, CCWE Working Paper, 2017
International situation chaotic as China begins to stabilize, CCWE Working Paper, 2017
BRICS Mechanism Development Strategy Report, BRIIS Economic Think Tank Forum Working Report, 2017
Signs preview growth speed stopping to decline but the economic recovery is premature, CCWE Working Paper, 2016
The ‘BRICS’: From Concept to Concrete, BRICS Economic Think Tank Forum Working Report, 2014.
Books published in English
| 2024 |
China’s World View |
| 2021 |
Economic Lessons from China's Forty Years of Reform and Opening-up |
Honors and Awards
2016 |
Scholar of the Year, News China |
2016 |
2nd Beijing Overseas Chinese “Jinghua Award” |
2014 |
Cao Fengqi Financial Development Award |
