Yutong CHEN

Welcome

I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA).

My research interests lie in development economics, labor economics, and health economics.

I received my Ph.D. (2024) and M.A. (2019) in Economics from the University of Virginia, an M.H.S. in Health Economics (2018) from Johns Hopkins University, and a B.A. in Economics (2017) from Waseda University.

Curriculum Vitae (Last update: Dec. 2025)

Teaching

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Publications

Economics (Authors listed alphabetically by last name)

Chen, Y. (2026). Digitalization as a Double-Edged Sword: Winning Services and Losing Manufacturing in India. Journal of Development Economics, 179, 103618. [Appendix]

Coverage: Ideas for India, Substack

Chen, Y., Chiplunkar, G., Sekhri, S., Sen, A., & Seth, A. (2025). How Do Political Connections of Firms Matter During an Economic Crisis? Journal of Development Economics, 175, 103471. [Appendix]

Coverage: Ideas for India, VoxDev

Chen, Y. (2024). Does the Gig Economy Discriminate Against Women? Evidence from Physicians in China. Journal of Development Economics, 169, 103275. [Appendix]

Coverage: VoxDev, 劳动经济学与社保研究, 香樟经济学术圈

Chen, Y., Debnath, S., Sekhri, S., & Sekhri, V. (2023). The Impact of COVID-19 Containment Lockdowns on MSMEs in India and Resilience of Exporting Firms. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 210, 320-341.

Health

Chen, Y., Kim, J., Chow, T. G., Hong, A. S., Liao, J. M., & Xie, L. (2026). Association between Astham and Dementia Across Age Groups. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. Accepted.
Xie, L., Tang, Y., Felix-George, R. Il, Joo, J. H., Chen, Y., Rivera-Sanchez, Y., & Liao, J. M. (2025). Factors Associated with Cost Barriers to Asthma Management by Insurance Coverage Status Among U.S. Adults. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Coverage: Medscape

Padula, W. V., Chen, Y. H., & Santamaria, N. (2019). Five‐layer border dressings as part of a quality improvement bundle to prevent pressure injuries in US skilled nursing facilities and Australian nursing homes: a cost‐effectiveness analysis. International Wound Journal, 16(6), 1263-1272.

Other Publications

Chen, Y., Miller, A. R., Segal, C., Spencer, M. (2025). Effects of COVID-19 Shutdowns on Domestic Violence in the U.S. in K. Couch (Ed.), Handbook of Inequality and COVID-19. [NBER Working Paper] (Book Chapter)
Padula, W., Chen, Y., Reid, N., Tierce, J., Popper, C., & Walz, K. (2020). PCN67 Using information from the microbiome to improve the efficiency of selecting therapeutic options for melanoma: A cost-effectiveness analysis. Value in Health, 23, S35. (Conference Abstract)