Yanfeng Gu (Ph.D. in Social Sciences) is an associate professor and research fellow at the Fudan Institute for Advanced Study in Social Sciences (IAS-Fudan). He received his Ph.D. in Social Sciences at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His primary fields are development economics, economic history, political economy, public administration and social policy. His research interests include market integration, culture, social trust and migration. His work has appeared in Chinese Sociological Review, Journal of Chinese Political Science, Sociological Study (in Chinese) and other leading journals in area studies.