Yolanda Fernandez Lommen

Country Director, People's Republic of China Resident Mission, ADB

Yolanda joined ADB more than 20 years ago during which she has worked mainly on Mongolia and the PRC. Prior to joining ADB, she was assistant professor of Economics at Complutense University in Madrid, and Head of the Asian Studies Unit at the Royal Center for International Relations in Madrid. She is Spanish and holds a DPhil on the contribution of the sources of growth in the Chinese economy in the first two decades of the economic transition.

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Aging: A Threat to People’s Republic of China’s Growth

Aging can adversely affect economic performance, demanding changes in social and economic policies to address the challenge. While the best-known dimension of aging relates to fiscal sustainability due to spiraling health care and pension costs, the repercussions are wider. More worryingly, aging will ultimately constrain economic growth because labor supply shortages result in lower GDP growth in the absence of increases in total factor productivity.

Yolanda Fernandez Lommen

Why Should People’s Republic of China Unlock Services?

A well-developed services sector plays a major role in improving production efficiency and promoting technical progress and innovation. The services sector has expanded rapidly in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) since economic reform was launched in 1979, and particularly after PRC joined the World Trade Organization in 2001. However, the size of the sector as a share of GDP appears to be significantly smaller than expected based on PRC's income level and development stage.

Yolanda Fernandez Lommen