"Chung-Hua is going through adjustments. Besides continuing to do independent research on major economic issues, as we traditionally have, we are also actively looking for government-commissioned projects," says Wu Ho-mou, the institution's vice president. Despite this, Chung-Hua has had no choice but to streamline, and two years ago began offering retirement packages to its researchers.
「中經院也在調整腳步，除傳統上對大型經濟政策主動做研究外，現在也積極爭取政府委託案，」中經院副院長巫和懋說，雖然如此，中經院仍不得不精簡人事，從前年開始鼓勵研究員優退，知名經濟學者馬凱就在這波不景氣聲中選擇從中經院退休，轉任中國時報總主筆。