Education

2024        Kyoto University - Ph.D. (Economics)                                                      

2020        Kyoto University -  MA (Economics)                                              

2018        The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen  - BBA (Economics)

Publications

• Maternal education and child development: Insights from nutritional status in Kenya, HT Nguyen-Phung, Y Yu, PH Nguyen, H Le, (2026), Health Economics, 35(5), https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.70081

• The feasibility and acceptability of conducting a randomised controlled trial evaluating a healthcare professional-supported, self-management intervention for people suffering from fatigue after critical illness, Y Yu, SE Brown, A Shah, W Czuber-Dochan, S Bench, C Martin, G Cook, D McWilliams, E Hedley, N Rahman, R Langley, L Stayt, (2026), Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 12(52), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-026-01798-7

• Can judicial independence restrain corporate fraud? Empirical evidence from Chinese A-share listed firms, T He, Y Yu, Y Zhang, L Wang, (2026), International Review of Law and Economics, 86, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2026.106324

• Women’s empowerment in Zimbabwe: Examining the role of educational reform,Y Yu, HT Nguyen-Phung, H Le, (2025), Social Indicators Research, 1(43), https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-024-03515-4

• The impact of judicial independence on the corporate debt financing cost − Empirical evidence from China, Y Zhang, Y Yu, Y Zhang, T He, (2025), Journal of Contemporary Accounting &Economics, 1(22), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcae.2025.100533

• Maternal education and child survival: Causal evidence from Kenya, HT Nguyen-Phung, Y Yu, PH Nguyen, H Le, (2024), Review of Economics of the Household, 1(31), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-024-09717-6

• Fertility Policy and Gender Discrimination in the Workplace: Evidence from the Two-Child Policy Reform in China, Y Yu, H Kono, (2024), Discussion papers: e-24-001, Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University, https://www.econ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dp/papers/e-24-001.pdf

Seminars and Conference Presentations

2026   The Chicago School in Experimental Economics (Osaka)

2026        Asian Economic Development Conference 2026 (Hong Kong)

2025        The 20th Annual Conference of Japan Health Economics Association (Tokyo)

2025        CfHCR seminar series by Oxford Institute of Applied Health Research (Virtual)

2024        International Economic Association - World Bank (IEA-WB) Conference Gender Norms and the Law (Virtual)

2024        The Chinese Economic Association (UK/Europe) Annual Conference 2024 (London)

2023        The Quantitative Social Science Workshop by Peking University (Beijing) 

2020        The 13th Next-Generation Global Workshop (Virtual) 

Working Experience

2025-present   Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University   

2024-2025       Post-doctoral Researcher, Oxford School of Nursing & Midwifery, Oxford Brookes University

2021-2022       Digital Marketing Specialist, Luxury Department, Nihon L'Oréal   

Language Proficiency

Chinese & Cantonese & Hakka: Mother tongue

English & Japanese: Fluent

Hobbies

Kendo, Boldering, Calligraphy