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, Center for China in the World Economy (CCWE), Tsinghua University
2014 – 2017 Dean, Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University
2006 – present 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 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
2010 – 2012 Member, Monetary Policy Committee, People’s Bank of China
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 Informal Gathering of World Economic Leaders (IGWEL) at the IMF
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
