Arthur Kroeber

Arthur R. Kroeber is the founder of Gavekal Dragonomics — a China-focused economic research firm with offices in Beijing and Hong Kong — and partner in its parent firm, Gavekal. Before establishing Dragonomics in 2002, he spent 15 years as a financial and economic journalist in China and South Asia. He is adjunct professor of economics at the NYU Stern School of Business and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. His book, “China’s Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know,” is published by Oxford University Press, with its second edition published in 2020. His most recent publication is “The Real China Model: Beijing’s Enduring Formula for Wealth and Power,” which was co-authored with Dan Wang and published in the September/October 2025 edition of Foreign Affairs.