Dean Yang

Dean Yang

Dean Yang is a Professor in the Department of Economics and the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.

Research Projects

  • Health and Development in Mozambique. What are the barriers to improving public health outcomes in the context of HIV and COVID-19? Funders: USAID, NIH.

  • War Mobilization and Economic Development. How did British demand for war materiel during World War II affect long-run industrialization in India? Funder: Michigan Institute for Teaching and Research in Economics (MITRE), Department of Economics.

  • Long-Run Impacts of Early Education Quality. How did an exogenous decline in early education quality affect longer-run test scores and academic achievement? Partners: Philippine Department of Education, Innovations for Poverty Action.

  • The Economics of Religious Group Membership. What economic factors affect peoples’ decisions to join religious groups? Funder: MITRE.

  • Impacts of the Green Revolution. How did the technological gains from the Green Revolution affect the size and distribution of population on our planet? What were its effects on the environment? Funders: Population Institute, MITRE, Population Studies Center (via NIH NICHD center grant).

  • Remote Jobs. What are the barriers facing new college graduates in Sub-Saharan Africa who seek to participate in the global remote (virtual) job market? Funder: J-PAL Jobs and Opportunity Initiative.