Guozhang Yan is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Public Administration at Hunan University, specializing in Applied Economics. Previously, he completed another Ph.D. in Science of Law with a focus on Insurance and Social Security at the same institution. His research interests include elderly care, long-term care services, pension finance, and population aging. He has contributed to major projects funded by the National Social Science Fund of China, focusing on policy support systems and long-term care insurance. Guozhang has received multiple awards for academic excellence, including national and provincial scholarships, and is skilled in using various statistical and research software.
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Evaluation for Guozhang Yan’s Suitability for the Best Researcher Award
Guozhang Yan’s extensive research on elderly care and pension finance, supported by his dual Ph.D. degrees and involvement in high-impact projects, position him as a highly suitable candidate for the Best Researcher Award. His contributions to policy support systems and long-term care insurance, along with his recognition for academic excellence, make him a deserving recipient of this prestigious honor.
🎓Education:
Guozhang Yan is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Applied Economics at the School of Public Administration, Hunan University, China, where he has achieved a GPA of 92.5/100. His core courses include Special Topics on Metric Method and Advanced Econometrics, under the supervision of Prof. Lianyou Li. He also completed a Ph.D. in Science of Law with a focus on Insurance and Social Security at the same university from 2019 to 2023, maintaining a GPA of 92.5/100. His coursework in this program was similar, with a focus on advanced econometrics and metric methods. Additionally, Guozhang holds a Master of Science in Insurance and Social Security from Xiangtan University, China, with a GPA of 83/100, where he studied Theory of Insurance and Research Methods of Social Science. He completed his undergraduate studies with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing at Weifang University of Science and Technology, China, graduating with a GPA of 4.0/5 and focusing on Marketing, Statistics, Microeconomics, and Macroeconomics.
🏢Work Experience:
Guozhang Yan has accumulated significant research experience in his field. Since July 2019, he has served as a Research Assistant on a major project funded by the National Social Science Fund of China (SSFC) at Hunan University, where he is responsible for developing policy support systems for elderly care. His work involves constructing policy frameworks, studying multi-subject participation, and providing policy support research. From June 2018 to January 2019, he worked on a project for the Shenzhen Government Development Research Center, focusing on constructing and analyzing long-term care insurance policies and offering policy recommendations for the Shenzhen government. Additionally, from July 2016 to March 2019, he contributed to a Youth Project of SSFC at Hunan University, where he assessed risk factors and coping strategies for new rural social endowment insurance. During this period, he also led a study at Xiangtan University on the health quality of life for rural elderly based on the old-age insurance system, analyzing the system’s impacts and suggesting improvements for local government policies.
🏆Awards:
Guozhang Yan has been recognized with several prestigious awards throughout his academic career. He received the National Scholarship for Postgraduates in November 2018 and was honored as an Excellent Graduate of Hunan Province in April 2019. Additionally, he was named an Excellent Graduate of Xiangtan University and a Triple-A Student in September 2019, and he also received the Principal Scholarship of Xiangtan University in April 2019. In September 2020, he was awarded the Ph.D. Scholarship by Hunan University. These accolades highlight his exceptional academic achievements and contributions to his field of study.
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