Justin Yifu Lin — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank (2008-2012)
Professor of economics at Peking University
Founded the China Center for Economic Research (now Peking University National School of Development)
Developed the academic theory of New Structural Economics
State Council Counsellor of China since September 2013
Earned a PhD from the University of Chicago, studying under Nobel Prize laureate Theodore Schultz
Honorary Dean of the National Development Institute at Peking University

Biography

Justin Yifu Lin is a prominent Chinese economist and professor of economics at Peking University. He held the significant international role of Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank from 2008 to 2012. Since September 2013, he has also served as a State Council Counsellor of China.

Born in Taiwan in 1952, Lin initially served as a ground force captain in the Republic of China Army. In May 1979, he sought refuge in the People's Republic of China.