Zhang Weiying | |
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张维迎 | |
![]() Zhang Weiying at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2011 | |
Born | Wubu County, Shaanxi, China | 1 October 1959
Alma mater | Northwest University (M.Phil.), Oxford University (D.Phil.) |
Occupation(s) | Economist, professor, writer |
Years active | 1994–present |
Known for | Advocacy of free markets |
Notable work | Price, the Market and the Entrepreneurs, 30 Years of China's Reform |
Movements in contemporary |
Chinese political thought |
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Zhang Weiying (Chinese: 张维迎; pinyin: Zhāng Wéiyíng; born October 1, 1959) is a Chinese economist and was head of the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University. He is known for his advocacy of free markets and his ideas have been influenced by the Austrian School.[1]