题目： 1. Latest Development in Income Inequality Measurement
2. Opportunities for PhD students and Research Staff offered by WIDER of United Nations University
（注：WIDER: World Institute for Development Economics Research）
主讲人：Dr. Guanghua Wan, Senior Research Fellow, WIDER, United Nations
University
主持：陆铭博士
时间：4月3日下午3：00－5：00
地点：复旦经济学院750号201
主办：复旦经济学院
United Nations University
Mission: "to contribute, through research and capacity building, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems that are the concern of the United Nations, its Peoples and Member States"
Four Key Roles:
An international community of scholars
A bridge between the United Nations and the international academic
community
A think-tank for the United Nations system
A builder of capacities, particularly in developing countries
WIDER
Mission:
To undertake multidisciplinary research and policy analysis on structural changes affecting the living conditions of the world's poorest people.
To provide a forum for professional interaction and the advocacy of policies leading to robust, equitable and environmentally sustainable growth.
To promote capacity strengthening and training for scholars
Dr. Guanghua Wan
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: China
CURRENT POSITION: Senior Research Fellow, WIDER
EDUCATION
PhD University of New England, Australia (7/1985-8/1989)
Specialising in Economic Development and Chinese Economy
PhD thesis: China’s Foodgrain Production and Its Variability
MEc University of New England, Australia (3/1984-6/1985)
Specialising in Microeconomics and Econometrics
BAgEc Nanjing Agricultural University, China (8/1978-9/1982)
Specialising in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management
WORK EXPERIENCE
Teaching Full-time staff - the University of Sydney, Australia; University of New England, Australia, and Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Guest lecturing or presentations – Peking University, China; University of California at Davis, USA; Shanghai Jiaotong University, China; Xian Jiaotong University, China; North-west University, China; Hanoi Agricultural University, Vietnam; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China; China Agricultural University, China; Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; Shijiazhuang University of Economics, China; Central China Agricultural University, China; Nanjing Agricultural University, China; Shanghai Fisheries University, China
Administration Director, China Links Program, University of Sydney (1999 – 2002)
President, Association for Chinese Economic Studies (1998 – 2000)
Acting Chair of Department, University of Sydney (February 2002)
Liaison Officer for Selecting Head of Department (Sept – Dec. 2001)
Chair, Department Research Committee (2001 – 2002)
Member, Faculty Liaison Committee, University of Sydney (1998 – 2002)
Member, Faculty Teaching Committee, University of Sydney (1998 – 2002)
Member, Faculty Research Committee, University of Sydney (2002)
Research: Successfully obtained funding for numerous projects and published extensively in a wide range of areas (see list of publications)
JOURNAL REFEREES FOR
International Economic Review (since 1992), Journal of Comparative Economics (since 1994), Contemporary Economic Policy (since 1996), Journal of Productivity Analysis (since 1995), Applied Economics (since 1995), Agricultural Economics (since 1992), Journal of Agricultural Economics (since 1989), Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (since 1992), American Journal of Agricultural Economics (since 2000), Asia Pacific Journal of Economics and Business, China Economic Review
COURSES TAUGHT
Development Economics, Applied Commodity Modelling, Production Economics, Business Management and Finance, Economic Forecasting, Decision Analysis, Statistics, Research Methodology
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Honorary Professor awarded by North-west University, China; Shijiazhuang University of Economics, China; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Research Fellowships awarded by Ford Foundation (via China Center for Agricultural Policy, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and the World Bank (via China Center for Economic Research, Peking University)
Citation of Excellence for publishing an article with the highest quality, awarded by ANBAR Electronic Intelligence
