Hang Yu
Welcome to my website!
I am an Assistant Professor at the National School of Development, Peking University.
My research agenda spans a range of development economics topics, including health, disaster, anti-poverty programs, and political economy. Methodologically, much of my work involves conducting randomized control trials in field settings and generating original data. I am currently running field experiments that help households cope with the HIV/AIDS pandemic and natural disasters. My research locations include China and Mozambique.
Email: hangyu.economics@gmail.com
Links: Check out our Mozambique Research Website and this YouTube Channel
Publication
"Social Stigma as a Barrier to HIV Testing: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Mozambique." Journal of Development Economics, forthcoming. [PDF] [AEA Registry]
“Knowledge, Stigma, and HIV Testing: An Analysis of a Widespread HIV/AIDS Program,” with Dean Yang, Arlete Mahumane, James Riddell, and James Allen. Journal of Development Economics, 160, (2023):102958. [PDF]
A previous version under the title “Direct and Spillover Impacts of a Community-Level HIV/AIDS Program: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Mozambique” is accepted at JDE based on pre-results review. [PDF] [ClinicalTrials.gov Registry] [AEA Registry]
“Teaching and Incentives: Substitutes or Complements?”, with James Allen, Arlete Mahumane, James Riddell, Tanya Rosenblat, and Dean Yang. Economics of Education Review, 91, (2022):102317. [PDF][AEA Registry]
Working Papers
"Correcting Perceived Social Distancing Norms to Combat COVID-19." with James Allen, Arlete Mahumane, James Riddell, Tanya Rosenblat, and Dean Yang. [PDF] [AEA Registry]
"The Value of Political Connections for Firms: The Case of Outside Directors in China." [PDF]
Work in Progress
“Interventions to Improve HIV Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in Beira, Mozambique,” with Dean Yang, James Riddell, Arlete Mahumane, and Jared Stolove. [ClinicalTrials.gov Registry] [AEA Registry]
Study instruments: Videos for the informational intervention in Portuguese and Sena, with English transcripts; Protocol for the stigma-relieving intervention