Shang-Jin Wei
- N.T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy
- Economics Division
- Areas of Expertise
- Globalization, Macroeconomics
- Contact
- Office: 552 Kravis
- Phone: (212) 8549139
- E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Shang-Jin Wei is N.T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy and Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business and School of International and Public Affairs.
During 2014-2016, Dr. Wei served as Chief Economist of Asian Development Bank and Director General of its Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department. He was ADB’s chief spokesperson on economic trends and economic development in Asia, advised ADB’s President on economic development issues, led the bank’s analytical support for regional cooperation fora including ASEAN+3 (China, Japan, and Korea) and APEC, growth strategy diagnostics for developing member countries, as well as research on macroeconomic, financial, labor market, and globalization issues.
Prior to his Columbia appointment in 2007, he was Assistant Director and Chief of Trade and Investment Division at the International Monetary Fund. He was the IMF’s Chief of Mission to Myanmar (Burma) in 2004. He previously held the positions of Associate Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University, the New Century Chair in Trade and International Economics at the Brookings Institution, and Advisor at the World Bank.
He has been a consultant to numerous government organizations including the U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, United Nations Economic Commission on Europe, and United Nations Development Program, the Asian Development Bank, and to private companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers. He holds a PhD in economics and M.S. in finance from the University of California, Berkeley.
Dr. Wei is a noted scholar on international finance, trade, macroeconomics, and China. He is a recipient of the Sun Yefang Prize for Distinguished Contributions to Economics (for the invention of the Competitive Saving Motive published in Journal of Political Economy), the Zhang Peifang Prize for Contributions to Economics of Development (for pioneering work on measurement of global value chains published in American Economic Review), and the Gregory Chow Award for Best Research Paper; some of his research was supported by a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Dr. Wei’s research has been published in top academic journals including American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of International Economics, and Journal of Development Economics, and reported in popular media including Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Economist, Business Week, Times, US News and World Report, Chicago Tribune, South China Morning Post, and other international news media.
- Education
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PhD, University of California, Berkeley
- Joined CBS
- 2007
All Activities
Bizcast: How Trump’s Tariffs Could Backfire on American Households and the Economy
Trump’s Tariffs: How Protectionism Could Backfire on Households and Businesses
How to Counter Trump’s Tariffs Productively
Fintech as a Liberator: How Fintech Has Helped Ending Financial Repression in China and its Implications for other Developing Countries
Sex and the Chinese Economy
How to Make Climate Pledges Stick
Three Global Steps to a Biden Climate Initiative
There Is a Better Way to Regulate Chinese Social Media Apps
Using Digital Technology to Narrow the Opportunity Gap
Did China’s One-Child Policy Lead to an Inflated Housing Market? New Research from Columbia Business Argues Yes
Faculty: Eurozone Crisis Brings Risks — and Opportunities
Columbia Business School Publishes the First Empirical Study to Reveal How Intermediary Firms Expand International Trade
- Case ID
- 200301
US-China Economic Relations: Which Path to Take?
How should the United States respond to mounting tension over its trade relations with China?
- Case ID
- 90316
Foxconn versus BYD (B): Strategic Approach to Intellectual Property Management in Emerging Markets
- Case ID
- 100310
Negotiation in China: How Universal?
As a US entertainment company seeks to build a theme park in China, what negotiating skills may help the two sides reach an agreement?
- Case ID
- 100303
Viagra in China: A Prolonged Battle over Intellectual Property Rights
How should Pfizer contend with trademark litigation and counterfeits in the world's biggest market?
- Case ID
- 90316
Foxconn versus BYD (A): Commercial Espionage or Learning by Hiring?
How should a Chinese company respond when it suspects a rival is stealing trade secrets?