Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
中国社会科学院经济研究所 | |
| Formation | 1929 |
|---|---|
| Type | National-level academic research institution on economic studies |
| Headquarters | No. 2 Yuetan North Street, Xicheng District, Beijing |
Director | Gao Peiyong |
Parent organization | Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
| Website | ie |
| Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 中国社会科学院经济研究所 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國社會科學院經濟研究所 | ||||||
| |||||||
The Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences is an institute under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences that conducts research economics.
History
In 1929, the Social Survey Department of the China Education and Culture Foundation was reorganized into the Institute of Social Survey. In 1934, it was merged with the Institute of Social Sciences of the Academia Sinica to form the Institute of Social Sciences of the Academia Sinica. In 1945, it was renamed the Institute of Social Sciences of the Academia Sinica. In 1950, it was renamed the Institute of Social Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 1953, it was renamed the Institute of Economics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 1977, it was renamed the Institute of Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.[1]
As of July 2017, there were 141 people employed in the economy.[2]
[3] In 2024, The Wall Street Journal reported that a deputy director of the Institute of Economics, Zhu Hengpeng, was detained and removed from his position after criticizing Xi Jinping's management of the national economy in a private WeChat group.[4][5] On 6 April 2025, the CASS announced that the Public Policy Research Center of the Institute of Economics, which was headed by Zhu, would close down.[6]
References
- ^ 吴承明著 (April 2014). 经济史；历史观与方法论. 北京：商务印书馆. p. 8. ISBN 978-7-100-09920-2.
- ^ "本所简介 - 中国社会科学院经济研究所". 中国社会科学院经济研究所官网. Archived from the original on 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ Yu, Verna (16 January 2023). "History revisited: what the isolationist Qing dynasty tells us about Xi Jinping's China". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Wong, Chun Han; Wei, Lingling (September 24, 2024). "Top Economist in China Vanishes After Private WeChat Comments". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on September 26, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Davidson, Helen (2024-09-25). "Top Chinese economist disappears after criticising Xi Jinping in private chat – report". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ Dang, Yuanyue (7 April 2025). "Top China think tank shuts down research centre after questions of party loyalty". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 April 2025.