Yan Wang
@ywang2005b
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Senior Academic Researcher at Global Development Policy Center Boston U; Previously Senior Economist @WorldBank for 20 years
Washington, DC
Joined December 2012
Donald Trump has dismantled USAID, and cut spending for foreign aid projects drastically. But what does the evidence show for which kinds of foreign aid work, and which don't? I explored:
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上镜讲述中国故事的外媒记者已经寥寥无几，我还知道名字的只有英国天空新闻的Helen-Ann Smith。她在甘肃天水铅中毒事件和9/3阅兵的现场报道比较有特点，牛津英语听起来清晰圆润，元音味道尤其纯正。最近她去了老挝，观察越战期间遭美军轰炸的贫困山区建立起来的风力发电设施，由中国电力建设公司承建。
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Glad that our timely piece with Justin Lin has been published by the project syndicate. The editor requested my chart showing that nighttime luminosity has improved significantly in SSAfrica, our joint paper via JORS with Yinyin Xu. Source: Project S.
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Justin Yifu Lin & Yan Wang highlight the role of value chains in driving low-carbon growth across emerging economies.
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Kenya’s Treasury says a dollar-to-yuan swap on $3.5B remainder in SGR loans could save $215M. Eric and @YufanHuang07 discuss the winners, potential risks, and ripple effects as Ethiopia and Indonesia pursue similar restructurings. Watch - https://t.co/VjWclNd9ku
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Glad that our timely piece with Justin Lin has been published by the project syndicate. The editor requested my chart showing that nighttime luminosity has improved significantly in SSAfrica, our joint paper via JORS with Yinyin Xu. Source: Project S.
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Justin Yifu Lin & Yan Wang highlight the role of value chains in driving low-carbon growth across emerging economies.
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在新疆建立新水系，全球这样大面积治理生态的国家只有中国这么一个。 这样治理10年，即便只有20%的土地变成良田，中国就会多出1.8亿亩耕地，按照中国人独立自主的精神，未来大豆也许都不依靠进口
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China 🇨🇳 has grown to become the largest financier + constructor of infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) 🌍. A new journal article by @ywang2005b + Yinyin Xu discuss the economic impacts of China's infrastructure projects in SSA:
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NEW journal article release! @ywang2005b + Yinyin Xu find that Chinese infrastructure projects lead to positive spillovers in sub-Saharan Africa. The authors presented their findings @ the 2025 World Bank Infrastructure for Development Conference:
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Kenya swaps $3.5B Exim loans from USD to RMB, saving $215M and advancing China’s RMB push, reshaping debt politics for Africa. @eric_olander & @christiangeraud discuss this deal and look at the future of RMB internationalization. Watch - https://t.co/Er8Ow4JsQ1
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How have Chinese 🇨🇳 investments affected Sub-Saharan Africa's economic activities? @ywang2005b + Yinyin Xu were invited to present their findings at the 2025 World Bank Infrastructure for Development Conference. Read the NEW journal article:
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China is racing ahead in green tech and vastly improving in AI. Meanwhile, the White House is attacking science and research and America’s government is shut down. It’s time for America to get serious. My take:
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Worlds Highest Bridge - From Underneath: Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge Full documentary: https://t.co/2fXpixtp4K
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Hangzhou supremacy. DeepSeek, Unitree, and this is bionics from BrainCo. Someone asked me recently “what is there to see in Hangzhou?” Well, don't you think it's grand when a millenia-old city past its glory days reinvents itself as Cyberpunk Central? https://t.co/387Xt4XoFW
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A bionic hand that can “read” brain signals and move independently of the body is opening new possibilities for people with disabilities. ✨ #BrainTech #China
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🇨🇳 Witness the genius behind Shenzhen's epic Futian Light Show! 🌃 43 buildings. 6 LED towers. One seamless symphony of light and tech—all orchestrated by an elite team of Chinese talents. This is more than a show; it’s the future, engineered. 🚀✨ #ShenzhenLightShow #ChineseTech
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