1982, BA in Economics, Fudan University; 1983, MSc and 1988, PhD in Population Studies, London School of Economics. Since 1988, with Fudan University: currently, Director, State Innovative Institute for Public Management and Public Policy Studies; concurrently, Professor of Population and Development; research includes population dynamics and policy in China, labour market, ageing and social security. Author or editor of 16 books and more than 100 academic articles and book chapters, including China's Demographic History and Future Challenges, Science (2011).