Unirule Institute of Economics

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Unirule Institute of Economics (simplified Chinese: 天则经济研究所; traditional Chinese: 天則經濟研究所; pinyin: Tiānzé Jīngjǐ Yánjiūsuǒ) was a Beijing-based Chinese think tank established in 1993. Unirule conducted research and education in social sciences, primarily in economics, governance, policy, and culture. Unirule was dedicated to the open exchange of ideas in economics in general, with a particular focus on institutional economics. In the University of Pennsylvania's 2012 Global Go To Think Tanks Report, Unirule ranked 14th in the category of "Best Think Tanks with an Annual Operating Budget under $5M USD".^[1] In August 2019 the institute announced that it would be closing down due to governmental pressure.

Unirule aimed at promoting modern theoretical study of economics in China, providing research products in economics and other social sciences, such as institutional solutions for governments, enterprises and other institutions, and pursuing the augmentation of social welfare as a whole.

Unirule fellows were non-residential research economists, jurists, sociologists, and humanists coming from various research institutes, such as Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Development Research Center of State Council, and Zhejiang University.