Professor David Daokui Li is a leading Chinese economist. He has been professor of Economics of Tsinghua University since 2006. Together with Eric S. Maskin, 2007 Nobel Laureate of Economics, he is a Co-president of the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE). He also served as the founding Dean of the Schwarzman College of Tsinghua University from 2014 to 2017. His research and teaching cover a wide range of economic fields, including government and economics, economic development, comparative economics, and the Chinese economy.
As the Director of the Center for China in the World Economy (CCWE), which has evolved to become the Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking (ACCEPT) of Tsinghua University, he has been active in policy discussions inside and outside China. Between 2008 and 2023, he served as a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). In July 2019, he was appointed the Chief Economist of the New Development Bank.
Professor Li holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. He obtained his B.S. from Tsinghua University in 1985 as a member of the first cohort of graduates of the School of Economics and Management.