Yu Zhu

Economics Professor at University of Dundee specializing in education returns and labor markets. Research analyzes higher education expansion effects, immigrant economic outcomes, and Chinese economic development. IZA Research Fellow and editorial board member.

Empirical work examines wage premiums, educational stratification, and policy impacts using microeconometric methods. Current projects investigate international student mobility effects on trade.

Publications demonstrate consistent focus on education-labor market linkages across diverse contexts, with recent emphasis on inequality mechanisms and East Asian development patterns.