CRPE), is an economic research center of Zhejiang University.
It has very broad relationships with the local economy and governments of the Zhejiang Province and the industries within the Yangtze Delta Region, because this area has one of the most advanced, active private economies and developed industries in the People's Republic of China.
[citation needed] It's the first such center founded by and at a Chinese University in the mainland China.
It is also led directly by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, and is the only research institute in such domain.
According to some reviews, it's one of the best economic research centers and top advisors to the government in the mainland China.