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Shang-Jin Wei

Shang-Jin Wei, a former chief economist at the Asian Development Bank, is professor of finance and economics at Columbia Business School and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

Epidemic control workers who perform nucleic acid tests wear protective clothing to protect against the spread of COVID-19 as they ride shared bicycles in a nearly empty street in the Central Business District on November 23, 2022 in Beijing, China. In an effort to try to bring rising cases under control, the local government last week closed most stores and restaurants for inside dining, switched schools to online studies, and asked people to work from home. Though the government recently revised its COVID strategy, it has said it will continue to stick to its strict zero tolerance policy with mandatory testings, quarantines and lockdowns in many areas in an effort to control the spread of the virus. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

BUSINESS CONFIDENCE

11 JAN 2023

Can China save its economic miracle?

While hopes are high that China will return to growth after ending its zero-Covid policy, it still faces many economic challenges

Shang-Jin Wei

4 min read

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

7 OCT 2022

What Liz Truss needs to do to get the Bank of England out of trouble

Reversing more tax cuts, introducing a fixed household energy subsidy and reducing spending would help

Shang-Jin Wei

5 min read

CHINA

4 FEB 2020

Will the coronavirus cause a major growth slowdown in China?

The panic generated by the new coronavirus, 2019-nCov, which originated in Wuhan, one of China’s largest cities and a major domestic transport hub, reminds many of the fear and…

Shang-Jin Wei

6 min read