Research

Publication

• Yu, W., Guan, G., Wang, Y., & Wang, Q. (2024). An analysis of the poverty reduction effects on land transfer: Evidence from rural areas in China. PLoS ONE, 19(2), e0298243.

Work-in-progress

• Evaluating the Impact of the Mariel Boatlift on Female Labor Market Outcomes: A Synthetic Difference-in-Differences Analysis (with Dr. Chunbei Wang and Dr. Chanita Holmes)

This project examines how the influx of Cuban immigrants during the Mariel Boatlift of 1980 affected the female labor market outcomes such as labor market participation, unemployment, and wages. By employing the Synthetic Difference-in-Differences approach, we provide new insights for shaping immigration policy.

• Evaluating the Impact of the Mariel Boatlift on Small Business Outcomes: A Synthetic Difference-in-Differences Analysis (with Dr. Chunbei Wang)

This project examines how the influx of Cuban immigrants during the Mariel Boatlift of 1980 affected the self-employment rate of the local workers.

• The Impact of Education on Mortality Trends by Gender and Race in the Appalachia (with Dr. Chanita Holmes)

This project aims to explore the relationship between educational attainment and mortality rates, with a specific focus on gender and racial differences within the Appalachian region.

Other Research Experience

• Joint Determination of Labor and Marriage Market

I worked as a research assistant and researched whether decadal changes in marriage market outcomes and labor market outcomes mutually influence each other.

• Procrastination in Groups

I worked as a research assistant and researched researched on present bias when people working in different environments (solo, coordination, competition.)