Yi Gang
Yi Gang | |
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易纲 | |
12th Governor of the People's Bank of China | |
In office 19 March 2018 – 25 July 2023 | |
Premier | Li Keqiang (2018–2023) Li Qiang (2023) |
Party secretary | Guo Shuqing Pan Gongsheng |
Preceded by | Zhou Xiaochuan |
Succeeded by | Pan Gongsheng |
Personal details | |
Born | Beijing, China | 5 March 1958
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Alma mater |
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Occupation | Economist |
Yi Gang (Chinese: 易纲; pinyin: Yì Gāng) (born 5 March 1958) is a Chinese economist who served as the governor of the People's Bank of China from 2018 to 2023,[1] vice governor of the People's Bank of China from 2007 to 2018, director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange from 2009 to 2015, and assistant governor of the People's Bank of China from 2004 to 2007.[2]
Biography
Yi Gang was born in Beijing, March 5, 1958. He studied at
Yi has published more than 40 articles in Chinese and 20 academic papers in English that have appeared in economics journals such as the Journal of Econometrics, the China Economic Review, and Comparative Economic Studies. Yi is the author of ten books, and he served as a consultant for the Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, the Journal of Econometrics, China Economic Review, Comparative Economic Studies, Economic Theory, Contemporary Policy Issues, and the Journal of Asian Economics. He also serves on the editorial board of the China Economic Review and the Journal of Asian Economics.[7]
In October, 2016, Yi helped represent China at the semi-annual meetings of the
In October 2017, at the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, he was elected as an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[9]
From March 2018 to July 2023, Yi was appointed as the governor of the People's Bank of China.[10] In July 2018, he was named Vice Chair of the Financial Stability and Development Committee.[11]
He is also an adviser to the China Finance 40 Forum (CF40).[12]
References
- ^ "中国人民银行行长:易纲(图|简历) _中国经济网——国家经济门户". finance.ce.cn. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "易纲教授简历" (PDF). Peking University National School of Development. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ISBN 978-0393292398.
- ^ Yi, Gang, "Stein Estimation and Model Selection", ideals.illinois.edu, 1986.
- ^ "About SAFE". www.safe.gov.cn. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ Top Chinese finance official delivers lecture at IUPUI, receives honorary degree. From rtsvideo RTVS Video Archive on May 17th, 2018. [1]
- ^ "Yi Gang 易纲", chinavitae.com. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ^ "十九届中央委员、候补委员、中央纪委委员名单-国际在线". China Radio International (in Chinese). Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "国务院副总理、国务委员、各部部长完整名单". Xinhua. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ "Members of China's Financial Stability and Development Committee Revealed". China Banking News. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Organizational Structure". CF40.
External links
- Harrison, David, "China Wants to Make Currency Policy ‘More Market-Oriented,’ PBOC’s Yi Says" (subscription possibly required), Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2015.