The list of "Top 10 Influential Economists of 2025" has been officially released. In 2025, China's economy demonstrated steady recovery and quality improvement amid multiple internal and external challenges. Macroeconomic policies were precisely coordinated and enhanced in effectiveness, advancing steadily in stabilizing growth, adjusting structure, and preventing risks. As China's high-quality economic development deepens, influential economists have leveraged their profound academic foundations and years of practical market experience to gain insights into major development trends and anchor their direction to the times.

The selection was jointly conducted by Sina Finance, the Chief Economists Forum, and the New Economist Think Tank, in collaboration with Weibo Finance. The final award results were determined by the judging panel based on comprehensive evaluations across five dimensions: professionalism, influence, innovation, foresight, and activity level. The process included voting by the review committee and consideration of data such as research output rate and impact.

Li Feng, Vice Dean of the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Vice Dean of the China Financial Research Institute, has been honored as one of the "Top 10 Influential Economists of 2025."

Highlights of his notable viewpoints include: Li Feng: DeepSeek's success shares similarities with NVIDIA—innovation cannot be fully planned in advance. Li Feng: From Boeing's decline to DeepSeek's rise—how capital can either foster or stifle innovation. Li Feng: A new challenge in corporate governance for listed companies—how audit committees can smoothly take over the role of supervisory boards.

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