Shenggen Fan, Ph.D.
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Research field: Economics
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Publications
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Journal Article (55)
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Shenggen Fan, Ana Ramirez (2012) Achieving Food Security While Switching to Low Carbon Agriculture. In Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 4 (4).
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Shenggen Fan, Tolulope Olofinbiyi (2012) From famine to food security: A new agenda and approach must be adopted, 4-9. In EuroChoices 11 (1).
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Shenggen Fan, Ravi Kanbur, Xiaobo Zhang (2011) China's regional disparities: Experience and policy, 47-56. In Review of Development Finance 1 (1).
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Shenggen Fan, Clemens Breisinger (2011) Development assistance and investment in agriculture: Promises and facts, 20-28. In Technikfolgenabschätzung-Theorie und Praxis (TATuP) 20 (2).
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Bingxin Yu, Shenggen Fan (2011) Rice production response in Cambodia, 437-450. In Agricultural Economics 42 (3).
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Derek Headey, Sangeetha Malaiyandi, Shenggen Fan (2010) Navigating the perfect storm: reflections on the food, energy, and financial crises, 217-228. In Agricultural Economics 41 (s1).
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Li XING, Shenggen FAN, Xiaopeng LUO et al. (2009) Community poverty and inequality in western China: A tale of three villages in Guizhou Province☆, 338-349. In China Economic Review 20 (2).
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Alejandro Nin-Pratt, Bingxin Yu, Shenggen Fan (2009) Comparisons of agricultural productivity growth in China and India, 209-223. In Journal of Productivity Analysis 33 (3).
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Derek Headey, Shenggen Fan (2008) Anatomy of a crisis: the causes and consequences of surging food prices, 375-391. In Agricultural Economics 39 (s1).
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Shenggen Fan, Bingxin Yu, Somchai Jitsuchon (2008) Does Allocation of Public Spending Matter in Poverty Reduction? Evidence from Thailand, 411-430. In Asian Economic Journal 22 (4).
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Book (11)
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(2012) Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies. In International Food Policy Research Institute.
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(2010) Narratives of Chinese economic reforms: How does China cross the river?, 190. In World Scientific.
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(2009) Regional Inequality in China: Trends, Explanations and Policy Responses, 272. In Routledge.
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(2008) Public expenditures, growth, and poverty in developing countries: Lessons from developing countries, 272. In Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) by Johns Hopkins University Press.
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(2007) Poverty reduction strategy in the new millennium: emerging issues, experiences, and lessons. In China Finance and Economics Publishing House.
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(2007) Public policy and poverty reduction in the Arab Region. In Arab Planning Institute.
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(2007) The dragon and the elephant: Agricultural and rural reforms in China and India. In Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) by Johns Hopkins University Press.
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Shenggen Fan, X. Li, Cheng Fang et al. (2006) Agricultural R&D and poverty [In Chinese].
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Shenggen Fan, Connie Chan-Kang (2006) Road development, economic growth, and poverty reduction [In Chinese], 97. In China Agricultural Publishing House.
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(2005) Globalization and small farm-holders, 361. In China Agricultural Publishing House.
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Generic (53)
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Shenggen Fan, Claudia Ringler, Ephraim Nkonya et al. (2012) Ensuring Food and Nutrition Security in a Green Economy, 4.Download PDF (696.67 KB)
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Shenggen Fan, Maximo Torero, Derek Headey (2011) Des actions urgentes s’imposent pour éviter les crises alimentaires récurrentes, 6.Download PDF (300.75 KB)
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Shenggen Fan, Joanna Brzeska (2011) The nexus between agriculture and nutrition: Do growth patterns and conditional factors matter?, 18..Download PDF (1.27 MB)
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Shenggen Fan, Joanna Brzeska (2011) The nexus between agriculture and nutrition: Do growth patterns and conditional factors matter?, 4..Download PDF (470.67 KB)
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Shenggen Fan, Maximo Torero, Derek Headey (2011) Urgent actions needed to prevent recurring food crises, 6..Download PDF (542.01 KB)
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Shenggen Fan, Maximo Torero, Derek Headey (2011) Urgent actions needed to prevent recurring food crises [In Chinese], 6.Download PDF (415.03 KB)
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Xinshen Diao, Shenggen Fan, Sam Kanyarukiga et al. (2010) Agricultural growth and investment options for poverty reduction in Rwanda, 142.Download PDF (911.46 KB)
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Shenggen Fan (2010) Halving hunger: Meeting the first millennium development goal through business as unusual, 28.Download PDF (937.74 KB)
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Shenggen Fan (2010) Halving hunger: Meeting the first millennium development goal through business as unusual [In Chinese], 28.Download PDF (2.18 MB)
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Kamiljon T Akramov, Bingxin Yu, Shenggen Fan (2010) Mountains , global food prices, and food security in the developing world, 36..Download PDF (640.86 KB)
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Book Section (26)
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Shenggen Fan (2010) Economic growth and social protection for the poor and vulnerable, 213-219. In Economic Growth and the Common Good: From crisis to sustainable development.
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Shenggen Fan, Joanna Brzeska (2010) Production, Productivity, and Public Investment in East Asian Agriculture , 3401-3434. In Handbook of Agricultural Economics .
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Xinshen Diao, Shenggen Fan, Sam Kanyarukiga et al. (2008) Agricultural growth and investment options for poverty reduction in Rwanda, 63-123. In Poverty alleviation: 21st century issues and challenges.
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Shenggen Fan, David Coady (2008) Introduction, 1-19. In Public expenditures, growth, and poverty in developing countries: Lessons from developing countries.
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Shenggen Fan, Annie White (2008) Lessons Learned, 225-240. In Public expenditures, growth, and poverty in developing countries: Lessons from developing countries.
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Shenggen Fan, Neetha Rao (2008) Public investment, growth, and rural poverty, 56-108. In Public expenditures, growth, and poverty in developing countries: Lessons from developing countries.
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Bingxin Yu, Anuja Saurkar, Shenggen Fan (2008) Public spending in developing countries: Trends, determination and impact, 20-55. In Public expenditures, growth, and poverty in developing countries: Lessons from developing countries.
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Xiaobo Zhang, Shenggen Fan (2007) Fiscal Decentralization, Nonfarm Development, and Spatial Inequality in Rural China. In Dragons with clay feet transition sustainable land use and rural environment in China and Vietnam.
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Shenggen Fan, Ashok Gulati, Sara Dalafi (2007) Introduction, 3-9. In The dragon and the elephant: Agricultural and rural reforms in China and India.
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Shenggen Fan (2007) Linkages between government spending, growth, and poverty in India and China. In Food Policy for Developing Countries: Case Studies.
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Conference Proceedings (1)
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Shenggen Fan, Connie Chan-Kang, Keming Qian et al. (2003) National and international agricultural research and rural poverty: the case of rice in India and China, 807-828. In Rice Science: Innovations and Impact for Livelihood. Proceedings of the International Rice Research Conference.
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Awards and Grants
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Jan 2009Distinguished Professional Contribution Award, Southern Agricultural Economics Association
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Jan 2006Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals, University of Minnesota
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Jan 2006Outstanding Alumni Award, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
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Jan 2005Outstanding Young Scholar Award from the National Science Foundation, China
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Jan 2003First Prize Award for the article “Pubic Investment, Growth and Poverty Reduction in Rural China”
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Jan 2003Award for contributions to the understanding of the r/ship b/n public investment & poverty reduction
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Jan 1999Outstanding Overseas Chinese Scholar
Biographical Information
Shenggen Fan has been director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) since 2009.
Dr. Fan joined IFPRI in 1995 as a research fellow, conducting extensive research on pro-poor development strategies in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. He led IFPRI’s program on public investment before becoming the director of the Institute’s Development Strategy and Governance Division in 2005.
He is the Chairman of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Food Security.
Dr. Fan received a PhD in applied economics from the University of Minnesota and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Nanjing Agricultural University in China.
Professional Service:
•Executive Committee member, International Association of Agricultural Economists, U.S.A., 2009-Present
•Adjunct Fellow, Institute of Indian Dalit Studies, India, 2004-Present
•Overseas Reviewer, China National Sciences Foundation, China, 2003-Present
•Editorial Council member, Food Policy, U.K., 2002-Present
•Class One Scientist in Social Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China, 2002-Present
•Director, International Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, China, 2002-Present
•Editorial Committee member, Journal of Chinese Rural Economy, China, 2001-Present
•Advisory Committee member, Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, China, 1999-Present
•Member, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, U.S.A., 1987-Present
•Adjunct Professor, Nanjing Agricultural University, China, 1996-2009
•Editorial Council member, Review of Agricultural Economics, U.S.A., 2001-2002
Dr. Fan joined IFPRI in 1995 as a research fellow, conducting extensive research on pro-poor development strategies in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. He led IFPRI’s program on public investment before becoming the director of the Institute’s Development Strategy and Governance Division in 2005.
He is the Chairman of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Food Security.
Dr. Fan received a PhD in applied economics from the University of Minnesota and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Nanjing Agricultural University in China.
Professional Service:
•Executive Committee member, International Association of Agricultural Economists, U.S.A., 2009-Present
•Adjunct Fellow, Institute of Indian Dalit Studies, India, 2004-Present
•Overseas Reviewer, China National Sciences Foundation, China, 2003-Present
•Editorial Council member, Food Policy, U.K., 2002-Present
•Class One Scientist in Social Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China, 2002-Present
•Director, International Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, China, 2002-Present
•Editorial Committee member, Journal of Chinese Rural Economy, China, 2001-Present
•Advisory Committee member, Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, China, 1999-Present
•Member, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, U.S.A., 1987-Present
•Adjunct Professor, Nanjing Agricultural University, China, 1996-2009
•Editorial Council member, Review of Agricultural Economics, U.S.A., 2001-2002
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Professional Experience
2009 - Present
Director General at International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Jan 2005 - Jan 2009
Division Director, Development Strategy and Governance Division at International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Jan 1998 - Jan 2005
Senior Research Fellow and Team Leader of Public Investment Program at International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Jan 1995 - Jan 1998
Research Fellow at International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Jan 1992 - Jan 1995
Research Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology at University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
Jan 1990 - Jan 1992
Post-Doctoral Fellow and Associate Research Officer at International Service for National Agricultural Research
The Hague, Netherlands
The Hague, Netherlands
Jan 1986 - Jan 1989
Research Analyst, Department of Applied Economics at University of Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Jan 1982 - Jan 1985
Research and Teaching Associate at Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Nanjing, China
Education
Jan 1986 - Jan 1989
University of Minnesota
in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Ph.D. Applied Economics
Ph.D. Applied Economics
Jan 1983 - Jan 1985
Nanjing Agricultural University
in Nanjing, China
M.Sc. Economics and Trade
M.Sc. Economics and Trade
Jan 1979 - Jan 1982
Nanjing Agricultural University
in Nanjing, China
B.Sc. Agricultural Economics and Business Management
B.Sc. Agricultural Economics and Business Management
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