Research

Publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Understanding Social Protection in Vulnerable Regions: Evidence from Ethiopia’s PSNP. Zelalem Lijalem Assefa; Hang Yu. China Economic Journal, 2025, forthcoming (online).

2. Correcting Misperceptions about Support for Social Distancing to Combat COVID-19. James Allen IV; Arlete Mahumane; James Riddell; Tanya Rosenblat; Dean Yang; Hang Yu. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2024, 73(1): 221-242. Replication Data

3. Financial Sector Development and Industrialization: Lessons and Prospects for Ethiopia. Hang Yu; Jiaqi Zhao. China Economic Journal, 2024, 17(2), 300–321.

4. Social Stigma as a Barrier to HIV Testing: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Mozambique. Hang Yu. Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 161: 103035.

VoxDev article "People don’t realise the social stigma around HIV/AIDS is falling… So let them know!"

5. Knowledge, Stigma, and HIV Testing: An Analysis of a Widespread HIV/AIDS Program.Dean Yang; James Allen IV; Arlete Mahumane; James Riddell IV; Hang Yu. Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 160: 102958. Replication Data

VoxDev article "Community health programmes and HIV/AIDS outcomes in Mozambique"

6. Teaching and Incentives: Substitutes or Complements? James Allen IV; Arlete Mahumane; James Riddell; Tanya Rosenblat; Dean Yang; Hang Yu. Economics of Education Review, 2022, 91:102317. Replication Data

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles in Chinese

7. The Measurement of AI Exposure and Its Impact on Labor Demand in China: Evidence from Large Language Models. Dandan Zhang; Hang Yu; Lixing Li; Jiayin Hu; Yiqing Mo; Hongbo Li. Management World, in Chinese, 2025, 41(07): 59–70. Data links; Technical Documentation

Edited Volumes

Peking University Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development, “Belt and Road” Research Group. Conflict and Development: Political, Economic, and Social Studies of Ethiopia. (In Chinese). Beijing: Xinhua Publishing House, 2024-12. ISBN 978-7-5166-7725-4. Contributing author; institutional research volume.

Working Paper

1. AI and Labor Market Mismatch: Evidence from Matched Vacancy–Applicant Data. Hang Yu; Hongbo Li; Dandan Zhang; Runbo Zhang; Qiang Li. In Chinese. R&R at China Economic Quarterly.

2. When Incentives Aren’t Enough: Evidence on Inattention and Imperfect Memory from HIV Medication Adherence. Arlete Mahumane; Jared Stolove; James Riddell; Dean Yang; Hang Yu. [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

3. Livelihoods and Recovery After Cyclone Idai: Short- and Long-Run Household Evidence from Mozambique. James Allen IV; Hang Yu. 

Work in Progress

1. Road to School: The Renovation of Mozambique’s N6 Road and Human Capital Accumulation, with Cong Peng, James Allen IV. Manuscript in preparation.

2. Health Decision Making in the Aftermath of Disaster, with Dean Yang, Tanya Rosenblat, James Riddell IV, Arlete Mahumane, James Allen IV. Analysis in progress.

3. The Economic and Social Impact of Chinese International Development Cooperation in African Countries. Analysis in progress.

4. Hiring Decisions for Community Health Workers: What Machines Can Tell Through Multimodal Analysis, with Tian Xie. Analysis in progress.

5. Returns to Information in Hiring for Health Service Delivery, with Dean Yang, James Allen IV, Tanya Rosenblat, Joao Manuel, James Riddell IV, Basit Zafar. Data collected. [AEA Registry]

6. Training, Work Experience, and Labor Market Outcomes in Mozambique, with James Allen IV, Tanya Rosenblat, Dean Yang, Basit Zafar. Data collection in progress. [AEA Registry]