Li Jingwen (economist)

Li Jingwen (Chinese: 李京文; pinyin: Lǐ Jīngwén; October 30, 1932 – March 31, 2021) was a Chinese economist and management expert. He was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He was a member of the 7th and 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1] He was a delegate to the 8th National People's Congress.[1]

Li Jingwen
李京文
Born(1932-10-30)October 30, 1932
DiedMarch 31, 2021(2021-03-31) (aged 88)
Beijing, China
Alma materWuhan University
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Scientific career
FieldsEconomics
InstitutionsSchool of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Technology

Biography

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Li was born in Luchuan County, Guangxi, on October 30, 1932.[2] In 1951, he was admitted to Wuhan University. In 1953, as the first group of students selected by new China to study in the Soviet Union, he was selected to study in the Soviet Union for five years and received a master's degree in economics from the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.[2] He returned to China in 1958 and that same year became a technician in Hebei Provincial Planning Commission. One year later, he was transferred to the State Planning Commission [zh]. In 1963, he participated in the preparation for the establishment of Beijing Institute of Economics and worked at the institute until 1971. He worked at the State Infrastructure Commission [zh] and Building Materials Industry Ministry [zh] from 1971 to 1985. In 1985, he was appointed director of the Institute of Quantitative Economy and Technical Economy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. In 1999, he became dean of the School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Technology. On March 31, 2021, he died of illness in Beijing, aged 88.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g 巨星陨落!中国工程院院士、经济学家李京文逝世 [A superstar fall! economist and academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering Li Jingwen passes away]. 163.com (in Chinese). March 31, 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Zhao Xi (赵熹), ed. (March 31, 202). 著名经济学家、中国工程院院士李京文逝世 [Famous economist and academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering Li Jingwen passes away]. bjnews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  3. ^ 李京文院士逝世 [Academician Li Jingwen is dead]. sina (in Chinese). April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.