Positions, functions:
PhD, Research Fellow, Professor of Economics, Director of Urban and Real Estate Economy Research Unit, Institute of Finance and Trade Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences;
Visiting professor of College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology;
Visiting professor of Institute of Economic and Resources Management, Beijing Normal University;
Visiting professor of School of Economics & Management, Southeast University;
Visiting professor of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology;
Secretary general of “Global Urban Competitiveness Report”;
Chief Editor of “Chinese Urban Competitiveness Report”;
Vice secretary of The Center for the Humanities and Social Sciences Studies by Young Scholars at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences;
Vice secretary of Chinese Society for Urban Studies;
Vice secretary of Chinese Urban Development Academy;
Vice secretary of China Society of Urban Economy;
Chinese leader of “Doing business in China” of World Bank and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences;
Economy Consultant of city government of Chengdu, Xian and Dongguan.

Specialization:
Specialized in theoretical and demonstrative studies in urban economy, urban competitiveness and real estate.

Experience:
2000– , Work in Urban and Real Estate Economy Research Unit, Institute of Finance and Trade Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
– Edit “Urban Globalization Index” With Professor Peter Taylor, Academician of British Academy
– Edit “Global Urban Competitiveness Report” with American scholar Peter Karl Kresl
– Edit “Chinese Urban Competitiveness Report”
– Oct. 2000, Be elected to be expert of evaluating “ Reform and development of small and medium enterprises” for United Nations Development Program
– Oct. 2000, Be elected to be expert of “doing business” of World Bank
1997–2000, Doctorate Degree, Nankai University
1994–1997, Master Degree of Economics, Nankai University

Rewards:
2005, Sun Yefang Economy Prize (highest prize in economics in China)

Publications - Books and Monographs:
Ni Pengfei and Peter Kresl, Global Urban Competitiveness Report (2007-2008), City, Everything is Possible (Eneglish), Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009.
Ni Pengfei and Peter Kresl, Global Urban Competitiveness Report (2007-2008), City, Everything is Possible (Chinese), Social Sciences Academic Press (China), 2008.
Ni Pengfei, 2008 Doing business in China (English), Social Sciences Academic Press (China), 2008.
Ni Pengfei, 2008 Doing business in China (Chinese), Social Sciences Academic Press (China), 2008.
Ni Pengfei, Chinese Urban Competitiveness Report（Vol.6）, Social Sciences Academic Press (China),2008.
Ni Pengfei, Chinese Urban Competitiveness Report（Vol.5）, Social Sciences Academic Press (China), 2007.
Ni Pengfei, Chinese Urban Competitiveness Report（Vol.4）, Social Sciences Academic Press (China),2006.
Ni Pengfei, Chinese Urban Competitiveness Report（Vol.3）, Social Sciences Academic Press (China),2005.
Ni Pengfei, Chinese Urban Competitiveness Report（Vol.2）, Social Sciences Academic Press (China), 2004.
Ni Pengfei, Chinese Urban Competitiveness Report（Vol.1）, Social Sciences Academic Press (China), 2003.
Ni Pengfei, China Urban Competitiveness: Theoretical Hypothesis and Empirical Test (Chinese), China Economy Press (China), 2001
Ni Pengfei, China Urban Competitiveness: Theoretical Hypothesis and Empirical Test (Chinese), China Economy Press (China), 2001

Publications - Articles and Chapters in Books:
A Study on Urban Competitiveness in China, [J]Economic Science.
The Theoretical Framework of Improving Urban Competitiveness in China, GuangMing Daily.
Urban Competitiveness: Global Observation and China Strategies, Economic Daily.
Competitiveness: Review on 24 Cities in China, Economic Daily.
The Comparison in Urbanization between Guang Dong and Liao Ning, Economic Daily.
Conceptual Framework and Analytic Paradigm of Urban Competitiveness in China, [J] the Dynamic development of Economics.
The Empirical Study on the Relationship between Urban Competitiveness and Infrastructure in China, [J]China Industrial Economics.
China: Urban Compound Competitiveness and Culture, Openness Journal.
The Housing Market Equilibrium Model Seeking for Equal, Finance and Trade Economics.
The Real Estate Cycle Fluctuation in China: Explanatory Transformation and feasible Polices, [J]Finance and Trade Economics.