Dr. Peter J. Montiel is an economist known for his contributions to the field of development economics, particularly regarding macroeconomic policy and finance in developing countries. He is the Farleigh S. Dickinson Jr. ’41 Professor of Economics at Williams College, where he has been a faculty member since 1991.

Dr. Peter J. Montiel obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from MIT and has worked with several international organizations, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, contributing his expertise to various projects and research in economic development.

Dr. Xuejing Zuo Graduated in 2018 with a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Houston. Currently an Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor at the School of Economics, Fudan University, selected for the university-level talent program. Principal investigator of a project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and involved in major national research projects. The main research areas are experimental economics and labor economics, with over 8 years of field experiment experience. Research papers published in top-tier and authoritative international journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Review of Economics and Statistics, and The Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.

Professor Liu Yu graduated with a double major in Mathematics and Economics from the Experimental Class on Mathematical Economics at Wuhan University in 2007. He completed his master's degree at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2008 and earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University in 2014. His current research focuses on the impact of tax systems on business growth and the allocation of resources across firms. He teaches three courses at Fudan University: Development Economics, China and Globalization, and the Chinese Tax System.

Professor Behrman from the University of Pennsylvania is a leading international researcher in empirical microeconomics, with an emphasis on developing economies. His research interests include empirical microeconomics, labor economics, human resources, project evaluation, economic demography, incentive systems, and household behaviors.

He has published over 480 professional articles (primarily in leading general and field economic journals, but also in leading demographic, sociology, public health, nutritional, and biomedical journals) and 35 books. He has been a researcher with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, United Nations Development Program, UNICEF, other international organizations, and various governments.