Nancy Qian — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

James J. O'Connor Professor of economics at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management
Founded China Econ Lab, an independent voluntary organization
Researches fundamental drivers of long-run economic growth and geo-economics
Serves as an Advisory Board Member at Autoflight
Columnist for Project Syndicate

Biography

Nancy Qian is the James J. O'Connor Professor of economics at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. Her research focuses on uncovering the fundamental drivers of long-run economic growth, including geography, demography, culture, institutions, and geo-economics.

At Northwestern, Professor Qian teaches statistics and Geo-economics. She co-directs the Global Poverty Research Lab and co-organizes the economic history workshop.