Name：Wang Wei
Title：Professor, Doctoral Tutor
Research Interest: Macroeconomics, Demographic Economics, Social Security Studies, Development Economics, Labor Economics, Regional Economics
Courses Taught: Undergraduate Courses: Welfare Economics, Data Processing and Analysis, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics; Graduate (Ph.D. and Master's) Courses: Principles of Economic Policy (Ph.D., Master's); Master's Courses: Theories and Applications of Welfare Economics, Econometric Model Analysis; Ph.D. Courses: Theories and Applications of Social Security, Selected Readings in Social Security Classics, Special Topics in Social Security
E-mail：wangwei2@mail.shufe.edu.cn
Educational Background
September 1990 – July 1994: Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, School of Mathematics, Hunan Normal University.
September 2003 – March 2006: Master of Economics, School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
March 2006 – March 2009: Ph.D. in Economics, School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
September 2011 – March 2012: Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, University of Florida, United States.
March 2014 – March 2015: Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, University of Florida, United States.
Working Experience
July 1994 – August 2003: Worked at Sinopec Hunan Bailin Petrochemical Company, China.
March 2006 – June 2009: Part-time Lecturer, International Cultural Exchange Institute, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
July 2009 – June 2012: Assistant Researcher, Master's Thesis Supervisor, Institute of Finance and Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
June 2012 – June 2016: Associate Researcher, Doctoral Thesis Supervisor; Distinguished Associate Professor, Institute of Finance and Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
June 2016 – August 2017: Researcher, Doctoral Thesis Supervisor, Institute of Finance and Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
September 2017 – Present: Professor, Doctoral Thesis Supervisor, School of Public Economics and Administration, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
March 2018 – Present: Distinguished Professor, Doctoral Thesis Supervisor, School of Public Economics and Administration, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. Dean of the Department (ceased in September 2020), Member of the University Academic Committee, Member of the School Professor Committee, and Member of the School Degree Committee.
Social Service
1. September 2013 – Present: Director, Research Center for Urban and Rural Consumption and Population, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
2. August 2012 – Present: Adjunct Researcher, Modern Finance Research Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
3. October 2012 – Present: Researcher, Social Security Research Center, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
4. January 2013 – Present: Researcher, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Financial Information Technology.
5. May 2013 – June 2016: Adjunct Professor, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics.
6. June 2017 – June 2022: Member of the Expert Committee, Institute of Innovation-Driven Development, Anhui University of Technology.
7. July 2018 – Present: Member of the Expert Database, Outlook Think Tank.
8. May 2019 – Present: Distinguished Expert and Adjunct Researcher, Huaxia Economic Development Research Institute.
9. January 2022 – Present: Fuxing Distinguished Professor, Hunan Province.
10. July 2022 – Present: Adjunct Professor, Guangxi Normal University.
11. July 2022 – Present: First Batch of Decision-Making Consulting Experts in the Expert Database for Deepening the Reform of the Medical and Health System in Shanghai.
12. January 2022 – Present: Advisor to the People's Government of Xiangyin County, Hunan Province.
13. Vice President of the Chinese Association for Consumer Economics, Vice President of the Gerontological Economics Branch, Chinese Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Director of the Chinese Regional Economics Association, Executive Director of the Shanghai Population Society, Director of the Shanghai Association of Quantitative Economics.
14. Reviewer for the National Social Science Fund, Reviewer for the National Natural Science Fund, Reviewer for the Ministry of Education's Humanities and Social Sciences Projects, Reviewer for the Ministry of Education's Talent Programs (including the Changjiang Scholars National Program) and Degree Thesis Reviews.
15. March 2008 – Present: Anonymous reviewer for the following Chinese and English academic journals: China Social Sciences, Economic Research Journal, Journal of Management World, China Economic Quarterly, World Economics, Economic Trends, Journal of Financial Research, China Industrial Economics, China Population Science, Finance and Trade Economics, China Management Science, Economic Science, World Economics Review, Journal of Finance and Economics, China Economic Issues, Journal of Renmin University of China, Journal of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Humanities Journal, Journal of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition of Shandong University Journal, Business Economics and Management, Journal of Zhejiang University of Technology, Journal of Beijing Technology and Business University, Journal of Donghua University, Shanghai Economics, Frontiers of Economics in China, Economic Modelling, Editorial board member for Journal of Consumer Economics.
Research Projects
1. March 2022 – December 2025: “Research on the Comprehensive Implementation of Supply-Side Structural Reform” (Project Approval No. 22ZDA049), National Social Science Fund Major Project, Principal Investigator, Ongoing.
2. November 2023 – December 2026: “Research on the Income Inequality Effects of Population Aging and Policy Responses” (Project Approval No. 23VRC052), National Social Science Fund Major Project (Leading Talent Project), Principal Investigator, Ongoing.
3. November 2017 – November 2021: “Research on the Macroeconomic Effects of Longevity Risk and Policy Responses” (Project Approval No. 17ZDA049), National Social Science Fund Major Project, Principal Investigator, Completed.
4. September 2017 – September 2021: “Research on the Impact of Population Aging on China's Economic Growth and Countermeasures” (Project Approval No. 71773071), National Natural Science Fund General Project, Principal Investigator, Ongoing.
5. January 2018 – December 2019: “Innovative Mechanisms and Systems to Meet the Consumption Needs for a Better Life of the People” (Subproject “Innovative Mechanisms and Systems for Upgrading the Consumption Quality of a Better Life of the People”), Subproject of the National Social Science Fund Special Project for Explaining the Spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (Project No. 18VSJ070), Principal Investigator, Ongoing.
6. July 2015 – December 2017: “Research on Establishing a Multi-point Support Consumption Growth Pattern under the New Normal” (Subproject “Research on Income Growth and Income Distribution System Reform to Support the Formation of Consumption Growth Pattern under the New Normal: Also Discussing the Consumption Growth Effect of Poverty Reduction”), Subproject of the National Social Science Fund Major Project (Project Approval No. 15ZDA013), Principal Investigator, Ongoing.
7. December 2022 – June 2023: “Research on the Path and Countermeasures for Shanghai to Achieve Common Prosperity First,” Shanghai Municipal People's Government Decision-Making Consulting Key Project (2022-AZ-02-A), Principal Investigator, Ongoing.
8. May 2022 – December 2022: “Predictive Research on the Impact of Digital Economy on Employment in Shanghai” (2022110181), Shanghai Municipal People's Government Development Research Center Decision-Making Consulting Project, Principal Investigator, Ongoing.
9. January 2023 – December 2025: Shanghai Oriental Scholar Distinguished Professor Program Project, Principal Investigator, Ongoing.
10. June 2017 – May 2018: “Research on the Performance Evaluation and Enhancement Path of Technological Innovation in Shanghai,” Shanghai Science and Technology Development Fund Soft Science Research Key Project (Project Approval No. 17692105500), Principal Investigator, Ongoing.
Publications
English Journals
1. Haoyu Hu, Wei Wang, Fangjin Ye, “Tracking the role of self-employment on perceptions of citizenship: Evidence from urban migrant workers in China”, Population, Space and Place, online. (SSCI Q1)
2. Haoyu Hu, Wei Wang, Ge Xin, “Enrollment in public pension program and household land transfer behavior: Evidence from rural China”, Applied Economics, online. (SSCI Q3, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics International Q3 in Economics)
3. Haoyu Hu, Wei Wang, Dawei Feng & Zhongkun Zhu. “Raising more children brings more benefits? From the perspective of Intergenerational financial transfers”, Social Indicators Research, 2022,159, 593-615. (SSCI Q2)
4. Yufei Liu, Xiaokun Chang, Wei Wang (Corresponding author) & Meng Zhao. “The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Consumption: Evidence from Weekly UnionPay Card Transaction Data in Shanghai”, Frontiers of Economics in China, 2021,16(4), 744-777. (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics International Q3 in Economics)
5. Hu Haoyu, Wang Wei & Feng Dawei, Yang Hualei, “Relationships between population migration and the fiscal sustainability of pension system in China”, Plos One,2021,16(3), e0248138, (SCI Q2)
6. Liu Yufei, Qu Xi, WangWei & Xiaokun Chang, “Does population aging hinder the accumulation of human capital? Evidence from China”, Frontiers of Economics in China, 2020, 15(2),257-281. (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics International Q3 in Economics)
7. Shi Qing, Wang Chen & Wang Wei (Corresponding author) “Liquidity Shock, Credit Constraint and the Development of Private versus State Owned Enterprises”, Frontiers of Economics in China, 2019,14(4),583-603. (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics International Q3 in Economics)
Publications in Domestic Authoritative Journals
1. Wang Wei, Xu Le, Cai Jiawen, Jiang Zhenmao, “The Impact of Social Capital on Interprovincial Population Migration,” Journal of Finance and Economics, Issue 1, 2019. (Category B Authoritative)
2. Wang Wei, Wu Kun, “The Puzzle of Urban Household Savings Rate in China—A Re-examination Based on Age-Period-Cohort Decomposition,” China Industrial Economics, Issue 7, 2019. (Category B Authoritative)
3. Wang Wei, Liu Yufei, Xu Yan, “The Dynamic Evolution of Labor Productivity in China in the Context of Labor Population Age Structure,” Academic Monthly, Issue 8, 2019. (Reprinted by the People's University Reprint Materials) (Category B Authoritative)
4. Wang Wei, Xian Jinkun, “Population Aging and Family Entrepreneurship Decisions,” China Population Science, Issue 1, 2020. (Category B Authoritative)
5. Wang Wei, Xian Jinkun, “Population Aging, Education Financing Models, and China’s Economic Growth,” Economic Research Journal, Issue 12, 2020 (Cover Article). (Category A Authoritative)
6. Wang Wei, Yang Jiahao, Wu Kun, Xu Le, “The Impact of the Two-Child Policy on Family Childbearing and Consumption—An Examination Based on CFPS Data,” Journal of Finance and Economics, Issue 12, 2020. (Category B Authoritative)
7. Wang Wei, Wang Wenpeng, “Life Expectancy, Human Capital, and Early Retirement Behavior,” Economic Research Journal, Issue 9, 2021 (Cover Article). (Category A Authoritative)
8. Wang Wei, Wang Wenpeng, “Life Expectancy, Pension Insurance Premium Reduction, and Elderly Labor Supply: Also Discussing China’s Retirement Policy Reform,” Journal of Management World, Issue 9, 2021. (Category A Authoritative)
9. Wang Wei, Jin Wenhui, “Population Aging, Pension System Design, and the Dynamic Evolution of Income Inequality,” World Economics, Issue 2, 2022. (Category B Authoritative)
10. Wang Wei, Cui Yadong, “Liquidity Constraints and Migrant Workers’ Labor Supply: Also Analyzing the Phenomenon of Excessive Labor among Migrant Workers,” Journal of Finance and Economics, Issue 12, 2022.
11. Tang Jue, Tian Liu, Wang Wei, “Can Reducing Pension Insurance Burden Promote the Development of a Multi-level Pension Security System?” Journal of Financial Research, Issue 4, 2022. (Category B Authoritative)
12. Xian Jinkun, Lan Yuan, Wang Wei, “Population Aging and Corporate Outward Foreign Direct Investment—An Empirical Study Based on Chinese Manufacturing Listed Companies,” International Finance Research, Issue 8, 2022. (Category B Authoritative)
13. Wang Wei, Zhang Shaohui, “Has the Implementation of the Social Insurance Law Alleviated the Mismatch of Corporate Investment and Financing Terms?—An Empirical Study Based on Data from A-Share Listed Companies in China,” Finance and Trade Economics, Issue 3, 2022. (Category B Authoritative)
14. Wang Wei, Liu Yufei, Shi Qing, “Population Aging, Urbanization, and China’s Economic Growth,” Academic Monthly, Issue 1, 2022. (Category B Authoritative)
15. Wang Wei, Jin Wenhui, “Pension Insurance Contribution Base Limits, Income Inequality, and Social Welfare,” China Economic Quarterly, Volume 23, Issue 6, November 2023. (Category A Authoritative)
16. Zhang Zhenyu, Cao Sili, Wang Wei, Zhu Pingfang, “The Diminishing Marginal Effect of University Expansion?” China Economic Quarterly, Volume 23, Issue 2, May 2023. (Category A Authoritative)
CSSCI and Other Journals
1. Li Jun, Wang Wei, “How Does Unemployment Risk Affect the Childbearing Intention of Migrant Population?” Research on Financial and Economic Issues, Issue 4, 2024. (CSSCI)
2. Wang Wei, Wu Chunxiu, “Relaxed Fertility Policy, Family Resource Allocation, and the Formation of Adolescent Human Capital,” Frontiers of Social Science, Issue 4, 2024. (CSSCI)
3. Wang Wei, Li Jun, “High-Quality Development of Pension Finance Empowers the Construction of a Financial Powerhouse,” Journal of Hunan University of Science and Technology (Social Science Edition), Issue 4, 2024. (CSSCI)
4. Wang Wei, Li Jun, “The Impact of Financial Literacy on Household Online Consumption,” Journal of Zhejiang University of Technology, Issue 3, 2023. (CSSCI)
5. Wang Wei, Li Jun, “Can the Development of Digital Inclusive Finance Improve Residents' Childbearing Intention?” Frontiers of Social Science, Issue 12, 2022. (CSSCI)
6. Xian Jinkun, Wang Wei, Lan Yuan, “Population Aging and the De-Realization of China's Economy,” Investment Research, Issue 7, 2022. (CSSCI)
7. Shi Qing, Zhao Xin, Wan Shan, Wang Wei, “External Market Shocks, Heterogeneous Firms, and Employment Fluctuations,” World Economics Review, Issue 3, 2022. (CSSCI)
8. Wu Feifei, Zhang Tong, Wang Wei, “Population Aging, Labor Market Distortions, and the Evolution of Export Advantages,” Industrial Economic Research, Issue 5, 2022. (CSSCI)
9. Xian Jinkun, Wang Wei, Lan Yuan, “Does Population Aging Necessarily Lead to Capital Substituting Labor?” Southern Economics, Issue 5, 2022. (CSSCI)
10. Wang Wei, “Quickly Shift to a Comprehensive Pro-Natal Policy,” Fudan Financial Review, Issue 1, 2022.
11. Wang Wei, “Responding to the Challenges of Population Aging in China,” Nan Guo Xue Shu, Issue 1, 2022.
12. Wang Wei, Shen Jie, Wang Wenpeng, “Housing Prices and Resident Consumption Inequality,” Journal of Shandong University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), Issue 6, 2020. (CSSCI)
13. Xian Jinkun, Wang Wei, “High-Speed Rail and Service Firm Productivity,” Business Economics and Management, Issue 10, 2020. (CSSCI)
14. Liu Yufei, Wang Wei, “Gift Expenditure, Peer Comparison, and Upgrading of Household Consumption Structure—Evidence from CFPS Data,” Academic Research, Issue 6, 2020. (CSSCI)
15. Wang Wei, Jiang Zhenmao, “Technology Introduction or Independent Innovation: The Choice for Lagging Firms to Achieve Performance Catch-Up,” Financial Development, December 2020 (Invited Paper).
16. Wang Wei, “The Role and Problems of Consumption Voucher Policies” (Expert Discussion on “COVID-19 and Consumption”), Journal of Consumer Economics, Issue 3, 2020.
17. Wang Wei, “How to Achieve Higher-Quality Employment,” People's Tribune, Issue 11, 2019.
18. Wang Wei, Jin Wenhui, “The Basic Pension Level of Low-Income Urban Workers—Also Discussing the Parametric Adjustment of the Contribution Mechanism,” Frontiers of Social Science, Issue 8, 2019. (CSSCI)
19. Liu Yufei, Wang Wei, “The Consumption Upgrade Effect of Urbanization—An Analysis Based on Provincial Panel Data in China,” Urban Issues, Issue 7, 2019. (CSSCI)
20. Wang Wei, Jiang Zhenmao, Shen Jie, Qin Gaoxia, “Further Research on Releasing Consumption Potential in Shanghai,” Scientific Development, Issue 9, 2018.
21. Wang Wei, “Thoughts on Promoting Brand Construction in China,” Journal of Consumer Economics, Issue 6, 2018 (Discussion).
Policy Consultation and Newspaper Articles
1. Wang Wei, Gao Qian, Peng Ying, “Optimizing the Supply of Consumer Goods to Consolidate the Foundation of the ‘Shanghai Shopping’ Brand,” Shanghai Municipal Experts' Reflections, Issue 6, 2018. (Endorsed by the Deputy Mayor of Shanghai Municipality, Provincial/Ministerial Level).
2. Wang Wei, “Accelerating the Upgrading of China's Consumption Structure in the New Era,” China Social Sciences News, June 13, 2018.
3. Wang Wei, “How to Fully Promote Consumer Demand?” Sichuan Daily (Theory Edition), December 28, 2020. (Reprinted by Study Strong).
4. Wang Wei, “Strengthening Policy Coordination to Address Population Aging,” Economic Information Daily, May 20, 2021.
5. Wang Wei, Wang Wenpeng, “Population Aging and China's Retirement Policy Reform,” The Paper, September 29, 2021.
6. Wang Wei, “Promoting High-Quality Integrated Development in the Yangtze River Delta,” China Macro Net, November 3, 2021.
7. Wang Wei, “Building a Strong Economic Foundation for the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation,” China Macro Net, November 18, 2021.
8. Wang Wei, “Comprehensively Implementing and Deepening Supply-Side Structural Reform,” China Social Sciences Net, September 15, 2022.
9. Wang Wei, “China Is Rapidly Moving towards Super-Aging: Challenges and Opportunities,” 21st Century Economic Report, September 20, 2023.
10. Wang Wei, “The Connotations, Characteristics, and Key Measures of High-Quality Economic Development in China,” China Social Sciences Net, November 24, 2023.
11. Wang Wei, “Opportunities and Challenges for the Silver Economy Development Brought by Population Aging,” First Financial, January 23, 2024.
12. Wang Wei, “The 2024 Government Work Report Sends Out Proactive Policy Signals,” Study Strong Platform, March 7, 2024.
13. Wang Wei, “Enhancing the Fundamental Role of Consumption in Economic Development and the Key Role of Investment in Optimizing the Supply Structure” (Suggestions from Influencers for the Two Sessions), First Financial, March 8, 2024.
Monographs and Contributions
1. Monograph: Research on Long-term Policies and Mechanisms for Expanding Consumer Demand, Shanghai People's Publishing House (Xuelin Press), September 2018. (Supported by the Shanghai Municipal Academic Publication Fund for Philosophy and Social Sciences.)
2. Contributing Author: 2018 China Industry Development Report—China Industry Development over 40 Years of Reform and Opening Up: Transformation, Upgrading, and Future Trends, Shanghai People's Publishing House, November 2018.
3. Monograph: Macroeconomic Effects of Longevity Risk and Policy Responses, Science Press, May 2023. (Selected for the 2022 National Philosophy and Social Sciences Achievements Library.)
4. Contributing Author: International Social Security Dynamics: Policy Empowerment for Sustainable Development of Persons with Disabilities, Shanghai People's Publishing House, June 2023.
5. Monograph: Population Aging and China's Economic Growth, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Press, August 2023.
Awards and Honors
1. Wang Wei, “Population Aging, Fertility Policy Adjustment, and Economic Growth,” awarded the 2018 Zhongzhen Outstanding Research Achievement Award (Paper Category) by Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
2. Zhang Yi, Wang Wei, and Liu Yufei, “Delayed Retirement Age, Employment Rate, and Labor Mobility: Job Crowding-out or Creation?” Second Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Philosophy and Social Sciences (14th Edition, Paper Category), Shanghai Municipality, 2018; Provincial/Ministerial Level.
3. Distinguished Professor of the Oriental Scholar Program, 2022.
4. Wang Wei, “Macroeconomic Effects of Longevity Risk and Policy Responses,” selected for the 2022 National Philosophy and Social Sciences Achievements Library; National Level.
5. Selected for a National Talent Program in 2023.
6. Wang Wei and Xian Jinkun, “Population Aging, Education Financing Models, and China's Economic Growth,” Second Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Philosophy and Social Sciences (16th Edition, Paper Category), Shanghai Municipality, 2023; Provincial/Ministerial Level.