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Leo Y. Yang is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Accountancy, Economics and Finance at Hong Kong Baptist University. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from UC San Diego (2023), an MPhil in Social Science from HKUST (2016), and an MA in Finance from Xiamen University (2014). His research focuses on Computational Social Science, Labor Economics, and Education Economics with a regional emphasis on China. He is affiliated with the Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions (SCCEI) and the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC).
Research Interests:
- Computational Social Science
- Policy Evaluation and Impact Analysis
- Social Media & Digital Governance
- Environmental and Labor Economics
Key Research Themes: His work examines the societal impacts of technology (e.g., AI adoption in FinTech lending), policy interventions (e.g., China’s education reforms), and governance mechanisms (e.g., social media censorship strategies). Recent studies include analyzing robot adoption’s environmental effects, unintended consequences of geographic tagging policies, and labor market dynamics in China.
Affiliations: SCCEI, IGCC, and collaborations with institutions like Stanford University and Renmin University.
