NIE Riming

Researcher & Vice president of SIFL INSTITUTE

Nie Riming, Ph.D. in Economics, currently a research fellow and vice president at the Shanghai Institute of Finance and Law. He is also a member of the Broad of trustees. Since February 2024, Nie has been  a visiting scholar at the University of California, San Diego. Nie hold a Bachelor's degree from Zhejiang University and a Ph.D. in Economics from Fudan University.

He started working at the Shanghai Institute of Finance and Law in April 2006. In March 2013, he served as a senior research assistant (visiting) at the School of Business of Hong Kong Baptist University.

Nie has been engaged in public policy research for a long time,focusing primarily on Chinese politics and economy, business innovation, and recent research areas including fiscal systems, social security systems, city governance in population migration and urbanization, as well as the economic and social mpact of Covid-19. Nie frequently publishes commentaries in major Chinese media outlets such as The Papers, Caixin, 21st Century Business Herald, CaijingMagazine, and China Reform. He also writes columns for media outlets such as the Financial Times Chinese edition, the Economic Observer, and Southern Metropolis Daily. He has been interviewed and featured in publications such as The New York Times, Caixin Weekly, Caixin.com, and South China Morning Post. Nie is the author of the book "Run to City: Seeking the Driving Force of Economic Growth" (CITIC Press,2016).

He can be reached via email at nierm[at]sifl.org.cn or rimingnie[at]gmail.com