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1 Curriculum Vitae D'harry X. WU www.amse-aixmarseille.fr Curriculum Vitae d’Harry X. WU PERSONAL INFORMATION NAME: Harry Xiaoying Wu (伍晓鹰) PLACE OF BIRTH: Beijing, China NATIONALITY BY BIRTH: P.R. China LANGUAGE: Chinese Mandarin (native, fluency in both writing and speaking); English (fluency in both writing and speaking) CITIZENSHIP: Australian and Hong Kong (Chinese SAR) HOME ADDRESS: Room 609, Nishi-kokubunji Life Tower, 2-9-1 Izumicho Kokubunji City, Tokyo, 185-0024, Japan OFFICE ADDRESS: Room A217, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, 2-1 Naka, Kunitachi, Tokyo, 186-8603, Japan CONTACT NUMBERS: Ph: (+81) (042) 580 8327 (work); (080) 4184 8587 (mobile) Email: [email protected]; [email protected] ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION • D.Phil., University of Waikato, New Zealand, conferred 1993 • M.Econ., Nankai University, China, conferred 1985 • B.Econ., Nankai University, China, conferred 1982 AWARD AND SCHOLARSHIP • United Nations DTCD Fellowship (1988-89) • Nankai Academic Thesis Awards, University of Nankai (1985) (equivalent to the First Class Master Degree) • Nankai Student Academic Prize, University of Nankai (1982) (equivalent to the First Class Honours Degree) CURRENT EMPLOYMENT AND POSITIONS HELD 1. Current Position and Employer • Professor of Economics (Adjunct), Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo • Visiting Professor, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiaotong Univeristy, Shanghai • Senior Advisor, The Conference Board (New York) and Research Director, The Conference Board China Center (Beijing) 2. Previous Positions and Employers 1 www.amse-aixmarseille.fr • Professor of Economics, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University (2009- 2018) • Associate Professor of Economics, School of Accounting and Finance (Economics Team), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong (2001-2008) • Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Business Studies (Economics Team), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (1997.09 – 2000) • Senior Economist, East Asia Analytical Unit (EAAU), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia (1995.11 – 1997.09) • Post-Doctoral Fellow, Chinese Economy Research Unit/Department of Economics, University of Adelaide, Australia (1992.11 – 1995.10) • Research Associate, Department of Economics, University of Adelaide, Australia (1989.11 – 1992.10) • UN/DTCD Fellow, University of Waikato, New Zealand (1988.04 – 1989.11) • Research Fellow, Institute of Population and Development, Nankai School of Economics, Nankai University, China (1987.01 – 1988.04) • Lecturer of Economics, Nankai School of Economics, Nankai University China (1985.07 – 1986.12) OTHER AND VISITING POSITIONS 1. Academic Visiting/Associate Positions • Visiting Fellow (July 2016; April 2014) BOFIT, Bank of Finland • Visiting Professor (June 2016; July 2015; September 2014; October 2013; July 2012) Aix-Marseille University, France • Visiting Professor (June 2012) University of London, Birkbeck College • Visiting Fellow (Nov 2010; July 2006; Sept 2001; April-June1996) and Research Associate (Since 1997), Groningen Growth and Development Centre, University of Groningen, The Netherlands • Visiting Fellow, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan (June-July 1999; June-July 2000; April-May 2002; June 2008) • Visiting Fellow, Economics Division, Research School of Pacific-Asia Studies, Australian National University (Oct 2005) • Research Associate, China Economic Research Unit/Centre for International Economic Studies, University of Adelaide (Since 1989) • Research Associate, CITIC (China International Trust and Investment Co.) Institute of International Affairs (Beijing) (1987-88) 2. Editorial Position of Academic Journals 2 www.amse-aixmarseille.fr • Editor, Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, Hitotsubashi University (2011-2013) • Member of Advisory Committee for International Productivity Monitor, The Centre for the Study of Living Standards, Canada (Since 2011) • Member of Editorial Board, The World Bank International Comparison Program (ICP) Bulletin (2007-2009) • Member of Editorial Board, The Review of Income and Wealth, the official publication of International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2004-2016) • Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies (UK), the official publication of Chinese Economic Studies Association (UK) (Since 2003) • Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Development Weekly (China) (1986-88) • Editor and Member of Editorial Board, Young Economist Forum (China), the official publication of Young Economist Association (1986-88). 3. Member of Research Associations • Council Member, International Maddison Project (Since 2010) • Council Member (co-opted) of the 28th Council of the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth • Council Member of Australian Association of Chinese Economic Studies (since 1998) • Member of American Economic Association (since 1991) • Member of International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (since 1998) 4. Referee, Examiner, Reviewer • Referee for academic journals: Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Development Economics, Review of Income and Wealth, China Economic Review, World Development, Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, China Review, Economic Research Journal, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Economic History Review, World Development, World Economics • Reviewer for research grant committees: The Hong Kong Government University Grant Committee (UGC); University Research Grant Committee, University of Technology Eindhoven, Netherlands • External examiner of Ph.D thesis: University of New England; Australian National University; Griffith University, Australia; Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Aix- Marseille University; University of Waikato, New Zealand; Macau University AREAS OF RESEARCH INTERESTS • Macroeconomic measurement issues (employment, capital stock, output and price measurements) • Economic growth, growth accounting and related productivity analysis • Macroeconomic volatility – business and growth cycles 3 www.amse-aixmarseille.fr • Measuring purchasing power parities (PPPs) and comparative production function for international comparison • Development economics in the areas of labour migration, labour market, demography, income distribution and agricultural development and related policy issues • Economic reform and development in transition economies • Exchange rate regime, international trade and direct investment ON-GOING RESEARCH PROJECTS • Construction of industry-level capital stock and labour input index in China since 1949 • Cross industry and cross region productivity and efficiency analysis (production function analysis: index number, DEA, stochastic frontier) for China • Measuring and explaining China’s growth in the long run with various benchmark years of 1949, 1935, 1911, 1894, and 1840 focusing on industrialization, growth and catch up • Growth, macroeconomic volatility and institution development in China • The political economy of Chinese statistics TRACK RECORDS OF COMPETITIVE RESEARCH GRANT • 2017-2019: State Capitalism, Japanese National Science Foundation (Kaken/JSPS xxx) JPY4,500,000 (PI) • 2012-2015: Factor costs, structural changes and the role of the state in the Chinese economy, Japanese National Science Foundation (Kaken/JSPS 24330076) JPY8,710,000 (PI) • 2010-2013: Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), Tokyo, research grant for constructing China Industry Productivity Database and analysis of China’s industry-level productivity performance (PI) (with Kyoji Fukao) JPY20,000,000 (RIETI/CIP 2010FY, 2012FY, 2013FY) • 2005-2008: Competitive Earmarked Research Grant (CERG), Hong Kong Government UGC: Comparative Performance of Chinese and Indian Industries (with Prasada Rao and Boon Lee) (PI) Code: B-Q907, HK$401,424 • 2004-2006: CEDES/IDRC International Financial Architecture, Macro Volatility and Institutions: The Developing World Experiences, The China Case (with Esther Shea) (PI) US$48,300 • 2003-2007: University Research Grant: “Productivity Performance of Chinese Industry in 1952-2000”, 2003-07 (PI) T-G905; HK$168,642 • 2000-2006: Australian Research Council (ARC) Grant: Exchange Rate Policy Making in China (with Leong Liew Joint PI) (Joint PI) • 1999-2003: Competitive Earmarked Research Grant (CERG), Hong Kong Government UGC: International Comparison of Output and Productivity in Chinese manufacturing (with Angus Maddison) (PI) Code: B-Q293, HK$465,000 4 www.amse-aixmarseille.fr • 1999-2002: Faculty Grant/Area of Strategic Development (ASD): Ownership and Performance of Foreign Invested Firms in China (with Louis Cheng) (CoI) • 1999-2004: University Research Grant: Labour Input in Chinese Manufacturing: Effective Working Hours and Human Capital Investment (PI) • 1998-2000: Departmental Research Grant: Growth and Human Capital Investment (PI) • 1997-1999: Departmental Research Grant: Alternative Estimation of China’s Post-1949 Manufacturing Performance (PI) • 1994-1997: Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR) and Australian Research Council (ARC) Grant: China’s Grain Policy Reform (with Christopher Findlay and Andrew Watson as PIs) (CoI) • 1991-1994: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Rural Development Research Institute, jointly supported by University of Adelaide, Australia (with Christopher Findlay and Andrew Watson as Joint PIs) (CoI) (PI: Principal Investigator; CoI:
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