Prof. Tao Yitao’s Main research areas are history of economic thoughts, Western economics, and issues on China’s SEZs. She studied in Shanghai University of Finance and Economics for Ph.D, majoring in History of Chinese Economics Thoughts from 1987 to 1989, supervised by Mr. HU Jichuang, a famous scholar. Prof. Tao started her career in Shenzhen University since Jul. 1994, successively as Director of Department of Economics, Party Secretary in Business School, Dean in Business School, and presently Deputy Secretary of CPC Committee of Shenzhen University, Director of China Center for Special Economic Zones Research.
Prof. Yuan Yiming holds also positions of deputy director of Shenzhen Industrial Economics association, expert of Shenzhen City Government Soft Science Expert Committee, and academic leader of “Economics of Population, Resources & Environmental economics”. And he also serves as local consultant of the World Bank. His main research areas are economic development, industrial organization and policy research. In recent years he has presided 25 research projects including projects for the World Bank, the State Ministry of Education, Shenzhen municipal government.