Xiaojing Zhang, is a Professor of Economics and the Director of National Institution for Finance & Development, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). An author of several books and papers, Prof. Zhang is also the recipient of prestigious awards such as the SUN Yefang Financial Innovation Prize for 2015 and SUN Yefang Economics Prize (Top Economics Award in China) for 2005 and 2007. He actively participates in the research and consultant work on 11th, 12th, and 13th national Five-Year Plan. He also organizes a team to compile the National Balance Sheet for China with annual authoritative release. He was a Visiting Scholar at the International Monetary Fund in 2009; a Visiting Professor at Harvard and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in 2006-2007; and a Visiting Fellow at Stockholm School of Economics, from 1999-2000. His research interests are open economy macroeconomics, economic growth and development economics. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the Graduate School of CASS (Beijing) in 1998.