Chu Chin-yi, known by his English name Cyrus Chu, is a Taiwanese economist.
10 Facts About Cyrus Chu
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In 1998, Cyrus Chu was the Olin Visiting Professor of Law and Economics at the University of Chicago.
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Cyrus Chu has published 2 monographs on demography and family economics, respectively, both published by Oxford University Press, and more than 100 professional articles in journals including American Economic Review and Journal of Political Economy.
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Cyrus Chu was elected as an Academician of Academia Sinica, a Member of The World Academy of Sciences, Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States.
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Cyrus Chu recently joined the WID team of Thomas Piketty, analysing the taxation and wealth-registration individual data of Taiwan.
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Cyrus Chu added that due to the conservative nature of Taiwanese society, most foreign workers in Taiwan are blue-collar workers, and the remaining white-collar workers typically teach English, and are not leaders of big companies.
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The National Science Council was later renamed the Ministry of Science and Technology, and in March 2014, Cyrus Chu stepped down to be replaced by Chang San-cheng.
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Cyrus Chu succeeded Lai Shin-yuan as Taiwan's representative to the World Trade Organization in July 2016.
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In March 2017, Cyrus Chu was elected a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.
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Cyrus Chu submitted his resignation on 23 August 2019, and it became effective on 31 August 2019.