Yiyu Xing

Welcome! I am an economist at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). I am working for the Integrated Substance Use and Addiction Programs (ISAP). Prior to this, I received my PhD in economics in 2024. My research interests lie in innovation, economic history, and healthcare. My current projects center on the following two themes: 

• How do institutions and policies influence the development and diffusion of technologies? 

• What are the impacts of publicly funded technology on local economic outcomes?

I am collecting and building novel historical datasets to track technology changes. 

Contact Information: nkxingyy@gmail.com, sarrusxing10@ucla.edu, yiyxing@mednet.ucla.edu 

News: 

• My pre-hire collective bargaining paper received a revision & resubmission at Labour Economics. 

• My joint project "Anchoring Opportunities: Local Economic Effects of Healthcare Infrastructure" is approved by RDC. 

• I got the 2026 Cole Grant from the Economic History Association!

• My prohibition paper received acceptance with minor revision at the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 

• My collaborative paper about COVID-19 has been accepted by Health Economics Review.