The most influential people in China should be Min Weifang of Peking University, Chen Xuefei, Wang Shanmai of Beijing Normal University (President of Education Economics Association), Jin Xibin, Wang Yukun of Beijing Institute of Education, Fan Xianzuo of Huazhong Normal University and so on.

At present, there are many invited scholars in the field of educational economics in China, and they are also the backbone. Mainly divided into Beijing and Shanghai, the positions are Beijing Normal University and East China Normal University respectively. The former emphasizes economy, while the latter emphasizes education.

The first one abroad is M. Kanoy, who is the editor-in-chief of the International Encyclopedia of Educational Economics. I suggest you buy this book, which is published by Peking University Press and translated by Min Weifang with graduate students. Very good, rich in content.