The list of the "Top Ten Influential Economists of 2025" has been announced. In 2025, China's economy has shown steady recovery and quality improvement amid multiple internal and external challenges. Macroeconomic policies have been precisely coordinated and enhanced in efficiency, steadily advancing the goals of stabilizing growth, adjusting structure, and preventing risks. As China's high-quality development deepens, influential economists, with their profound academic expertise and years of practical market experience, have demonstrated keen insight into major trends and anchored their direction to the times. Sina Finance, in collaboration with the Chief Economists Forum, the New Economist Think Tank, and Weibo Finance, jointly selected the "Top Ten Influential Economists of 2025." The selection process evaluated candidates based on five key dimensions: professionalism, influence, innovation, foresight, and activity. The final results were determined through panel voting, taking into account factors such as research output and impact. Professor Yin Jianfeng of the University of International Business and Economics and Chief Economist of CZBANK has been honored as one of the "Top Ten Influential Economists of 2025."
Highlights of Key Insights: Yin Jianfeng: Exploring new mechanisms for local public finance—transitioning from land finance to capital operations. Yin Jianfeng: No need for excessive pessimism toward Chinese assets in 2026. Yin Jianfeng: Aging population may not be a bad thing—the rise of the silver economy. Yin Jianfeng: Seeking investment opportunities in a low-interest-rate era.
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