Se Yan

Dr. Se Yan completed his PhD in Economics at UCLA and joined the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University in 2008. He is a Research Professor in the Department of Applied Economics. Prior to his doctoral studies, Yan received his B.A. in international economics and M.A. in economic history at Peking University in 2000 and 2002, and M.A. in economics at UCLA in 2004. Dr. Yan's research specialities are economic history, development economics, macroeconomics and Chinese economy.

Dr. Yan's research has been widely recognized by international academia. His dissertation, "Real Wages and Wage Premia in China, 1860 to 1936" was awarded "the Best Dissertation Prize" at the 15th World Economic History Congress. His other papers have been published at "International Economic Review", "Explorations in Economic History" and so on. He has been recently invited to give talks at various universities, such as Harvard Business School, Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, University of Colorado at Boulder, HKUST, and Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has also received research grants from various places, such as the U.S. National Science Foundation and China Social Science Foundation. He is an associate editor of the "Australian Economic History Review".

At Guanghua School of Management, Dr. Yan teaches macroeconomics, economic growth and Chinese economy for undergraduate, MBA, Ph.D students and executives. He won Teaching Excellence Award of Peking University and First Prize of Teaching Excellence of Guanghua School of Management.

Research Areas Economic History Development Economics Macroeconomics Chinese Economy