RESUME YANG Weiyong Born July 2, 1975, in Lishui (Zhejiang province, China) Professional Address : School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) 10, Huixin Dongjie, Chaoyang district, 100029，China Tel : 0086 10 64 49 35 92 E-mail : [email protected]

EDUCATION December 2004 Doctorate in Economics at the Research Center of International Economic Development (CERDI), University of Auvergne, . Research topic : Risks, Activity Diversifications and Rural Development in China during the Reform Period, defended publicly on December 7 2004 with “distinction and the board’s congratulations”. Research funds : scholarship of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France, the Teilhard de Chardin program (1997-2001). 2001 Master in Project Analysis (DESS) with merit, CERDI, University of Auvergne. 1997 Bachelor in double major (Economics and French), with merit, at Peking University, China. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Research Projects and Fieldwork 2007 International project “Implications of Asian Miracle on Africa : A Comparative Analysis of the Textile/Garment Sector in Senegal and China”, funded by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). A field survey was carried out in Dakar in October 2007. October 2007 Organization of International Conference on “Development Challenges in Rural China” at UIBE, with two French partners (CEFC and University of II). 2003-2006 Research Project entitled “Forest Resource Protection and Welfare of Local Population : Comparative Case Studies for China”, financed by the Ministry of Research and New Technologies of France (ACI). March 2006 Fourth household survey in a forest reconversion county in Inner Mongolia. March 2005 Third household survey in three townships of a forest region in Sichuan province. December 2003 Second survey of rural households in a township in Beijing (Labagoumen). 1999-2002 Member of the multidisciplinary Project on Forest Management in China (APN, CNRS / University of Auvergne). December 2001 Questionnaire design and economic survey of rural households in a township in Beijing (Labagoumen).

Publications and working papers

2007 “Reforms, Climatic Risks and Agro-industrial Diversification: Evidence from Chinese Provinces”, Journal of The Asia and Pacific Economy,Vol. 12, no.3.

2006 “Economic Reforms and Afforestation Incentives in Rural China”, co- written with S. Démurger. In Environment and Development Economics, vol.11, October.

2006 “Institutional Reforms, Climatic Risks and Agricultural Diversification: Evidence from Chinese Provinces”. Contribution to the book China's Agricultural Development: Challenges and Potentials (Ashgate, USA), July.

2006 “Réformes, ajustements structurels et revenu rural en Chine ” in Perspectives Chinoises, No. 92, November-December.

2006 « Reforms, structural adjustments and rural income in China »， China Perspectives，No.63, January-February.

2006 “The Impact of Firewood Collection by Local People on the Distributing of Arbors around the Nature Reserves: A Case Study in Wanglang Nature Reserve for Giant Panda (Sichuan)”, co-written with Ge, Xin and Li. Published in Chinese Journal of Ecological Science, vol. 26, No.1.

2005 “Reforms, risks and changes in Chinese cropping system: from cereal crops to commercial crops”, in Huang et al. (eds.), Issue of “San Nong” in China: Theory, Practice and Strategy, Zhejiang University Press.

2005 “Productive activity restructuring under environmental constraints in rural China: Evidence from a poor township of Beijing municipality”, co-written with S. Démurger et M. Fournier.

2004 “Activity Diversifications, Household Income and Income Instability in Rural China during the Reform Period”.

2002 “The Project of Labagoumen Natural Reserve, Beijing : Planning and Evaluation”.

2001 “Forestry Policies in China”, “Forestry Industry in China”, “Production and International Trade of Forest Products”. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2006- Associate professor of UIBE.

2005-2006 Post-doctor at University of Auvergne. Research topic: “Forest Resource Protection and Welfare of Local Population : Comparative Case Studies for China”.

January 2006 Course on China’s Environment Policies, Professional Master in Sustainable Development, University of Auvergne.

2003-2005 Full-time lecturer (ATER) in economics at Robert Schuman University in Strasbourg, France Course : Project Analysis, General Economics, Applied Econometrics and Business Strategies.

May 2003 Course on Economic Growth (10 hours), Training Program of Economic Policy Management of the World Bank (GPE), CERDI, University of Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France.

April 2003 Course on General Policies and Business Strategies (30 hours), Technology Institute of University of Auvergne (I.U.T.), Clermont- Ferrand.

January 2003 Course on General Economics (30 hours), I.U.T. GEA, University of Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand.

LANGUAGES

Mandarin Mother tongue

French Fluent

English Fluent