Yaguang Zhang

Assistant Professor in the School of Economics at Peking University

Yaguang Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the School of Economics at Peking University. He earned his PhD in Economics from Peking University in 2008 and his BA from Fuchow University in 2000. He teaches History of Economic Thoughts in Ancient China both at graduate and undergraduate levels in the School of Economics. His research interests include monetary theory in ancient China, finance policy in modern China and the relation between traditional culture and economic development.

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Monetary theory from a Chinese historical perspective

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