Yang Cao

Yang Cao is a Professor of Sociology at UNC Charlotte with affiliations in the Public Policy Doctoral Program. His research examines social stratification, work organizations, and economic sociology with focus on China's market transition.

Cao's work analyzes income inequality dynamics, firm localization strategies, and labor mobility in reforming economies. Recent publications investigate cultural consequences of market transitions and changing work values in post-socialist China.

He teaches courses on quantitative methods and Chinese society. His research has been published in leading sociology journals including Social Forces and Journal of Public Economics.