On October 17, 2026, the Award Ceremony for the Second “Professor Hu Naiwu Memorial Education Fund” together with the CMF China Macroeconomic Forum was held. The co-authored paper Theoretical Innovation in Macroeconomic Management and Chinese-Style Modernization: A Perspective from the Evolution of Iconic Concepts (published in Economic Research Journal, Issue 1, 2023) by Professor Cheng Lin from the School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, together with his students Yue Xiangyu (currently Associate Professor at the School of Economics, SUFE) and Xia Yanqiu (currently Assistant Researcher at the School of Economics, Yunnan University), received the “Hu Naiwu Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Chinese Macroeconomic Theory”.
Citation
Published in Economic Research Journal, the paper Theoretical Innovation in Macroeconomic Management and Chinese-Style Modernization: A Perspective from the Evolution of Iconic Concepts sorts out the innovation context of China’s macroeconomic management theory from the unique perspective of the evolution of iconic concepts. It connects historical logic with real-world practice and profoundly interprets the evolutionary rules of macro-governance thinking in the course of Chinese-style modernization. Rooted in the historical mission of constructing an independent knowledge system for Chinese economics, the paper taps indigenous intellectual resources for Chinese macroeconomic theory and provides an important academic reference for understanding the economic theoretical logic of Chinese-style modernization.
Author Profiles
Cheng Lin is Senior Professor at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and Director of the Institute for the History of Chinese Economic Thought. He is a recipient of the Special Government Allowance from the State Council, Distinguished Professor under the National Talent Program of the Ministry of Education, and a member of the 8th Discipline Appraisal Group for Theoretical Economics of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council. He previously served as President of the Chinese Association for the History of Economic Thought, Chief Expert for Major Projects of the National Social Science Fund of China, and Chief Editor of A History of Chinese Economic Thought, one of the first key textbooks of the Ministry of Education’s Marxist Engineering Project for the New Era. His long-term research covers the history of Chinese economic thought and comparative studies of Chinese and foreign economic thought. He has published more than 40 papers in top journals including Social Sciences in China and Economic Research Journal, multiple monographs in Chinese and English from renowned publishers at home and abroad, and edited several book series supported by the National Publication Fund and the National Key Publication Planning Project.
Yue Xiangyu is Associate Professor at the School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. His main research fields are the history of economic thought and macroeconomic governance. His works have appeared in journals and the theoretical edition of newspapers such as Economic Research Journal, Historical Research, Economic Science, Journal of Finance and Economics, and People’s Daily.
Xia Yanqiu holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and completed her postdoctoral research at East China Normal University. She is currently Assistant Researcher at the School of Economics, Yunnan University. Her research focuses on the history of Chinese economic thought. Her publications appear in journals including Economic Research Journal, Studies in Chinese Economic History, Journal of Finance and Economics, Journal of Nanchang University (Humanities and Social Sciences), and Journal of the History of Economic Thought. She was selected for the Shanghai Super Postdoctoral Program.
The Hu Naiwu Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Chinese Macroeconomic Theory is established to honor Professor Hu Naiwu’s extraordinary contributions to the development of Chinese macroeconomic theory and talent cultivation, carry forward his academic ideas and educational spirit, and promote and flourish the advancement of Chinese macroeconomic theory.
