Yuwen Zhang is an associate professor at the School of Public Administration at Renmin University, China. Zhang earned his master's degree in economics from Anhui University in eastern China and his doctoral degree in economics from Renmin University. After graduation, he entered into China Academy of Social Science (CASS) and worked in the Institute of Industrial Economy, then moved to the School of Public Administration, Renmin University. His main interest fields include public finance and corporate finance, the transitional structure of regulation on public finance in China, and the financing of public health. During his stay at Harvard, Zhang is working on the mechanism of U.S. local public debts and its implications for China, as well as the financing of public health and its implications for China.