SCCEI Names Distinguished Skyline Scholars for 2025–26 Academic Year
SCCEI Names Distinguished Skyline Scholars for 2025–26 Academic Year
The Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions (SCCEI) is pleased to announce its 2025–26 cohort of Skyline Scholars: Professors Yuyu Chen, Hanming Fang, Ke Wang, and Jing Zhang*.
The Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions (SCCEI) is delighted to announce its 2025–26 cohort of Skyline Scholars—an elite program that brings leading global experts on China’s economy and institutions to campus. Launched in February 2024, the Skyline Scholars Program empowers distinguished scholars and public figures through Stanford-based appointments, fostering interdisciplinary engagement, data-driven research, and public discourse on China’s evolving economy and society. During their residency, each scholar participates in a rich spectrum of activities including giving lectures and seminars and participating in collaborative research efforts.
2025–26 Skyline Scholars
Yuyu Chen, Professor of Economics at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management, will be in residence from September 2025 through August 2026. His research focuses on labor markets, productivity, health, environmental pollution, media impacts, and management practices.
Hanming Fang, Norman C. Grosman Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, will join as a Skyline Scholar in winter 2026. A leading applied microeconomist, Fang’s extensive work spans public economics, insurance and healthcare markets, and the economics of discrimination.
Ke Wang, Professor Emeritus at Kobe University (Japan), will be in residence from September 2025 through August 2026. A specialist in Chinese history and political thought, his longstanding research includes state ideology across dynasties, ethnic issues in China, and Sino-Japanese relations.
Jing Zhang*, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Peking University, will be on campus in spring 2026. A preeminent political sociologist, her expertise lies in rural governance, social conflict, and the evolution of social governance. Her forthcoming book, From Stories to Knowledge (2025), connects empirical research with broader questions of governance and society. *Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, Jing Zhang is no longer able to visit Stanford this academic year.
This year’s Skyline Scholars bring diverse disciplinary perspectives—from economics to sociology and historical political analysis—further elevating SCCEI’s role as a hub for cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research on China. Their combined expertise promises to deepen Stanford students’ and faculty’s understanding of critical economic, social, and institutional dynamics shaping contemporary China.
