Chen Liming, from Longhui, Hunan, holds a PhD in Economics from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. He is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Finance and Statistics, Hunan University; the director of the Urban Development Planning Research Institute at Hunan University; a visiting scholar at the University of Nottingham, UK; an expert in cadre assessment and evaluation for the Organization Department of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee; and a third-party expert for Hunan Xiangzi Tendering Consulting Co., Ltd. He has published over 60 academic papers and has led 2 projects funded by the National Social Science Fund (including 1 key project), 1 project funded by the Ministry of Education's Humanities and Social Sciences Fund, 2 key projects funded by the National Statistical Research Plan, 1 project funded by the Hunan Provincial Social Science Fund, and 1 project funded by the Changsha Natural Science Foundation. He has also participated in over 10 scientific research projects. His personal homepage is https://jt.hnu.edu.cn/info/1168/6104.htm