YANG Juan

Education

• 2002.10–2007.7 PhD, in economics, University of York, UK
• 1998.9 –2002.7 B.A. in Finance with distinction, Nankai University

Work Experience

• 2017.8- Professor, Beijing Normal University
• 2013.7-2014.6 Postdoc, University of Western Ontario
• 2012.9-2017.8 Associate professor, Beijing Normal University
• 2007.9-2012.8 Assistant professor, Beijing Normal University
• 2005.7-2005.10 Business analyst for telecom industry in DCX company. (part-time)
• 2004.10-2007.2 Teaching fellow for Microeconomics 3 and Mathematics for Economist in University of York.
• 2003.10-2004.7 Teaching fellow for Microeconomics 2 in University of York.

Research Interests

• Economics of Education, Educational Finance and Labor Economics

Research Projects

• “The Construction Of Beijing Education Finance Index By Counties” Beijing Education Bureau, 2014,1- 2016,1
• “Allocation Of Educational Resources Under The Integration Of Beijing, Tianjin And Hebei Provinces” Beijing Government, 2015, 10-2017,10
• "The Impact Of Family Background To Rural Children's Higher Education Attainment" IDRC/CIGI Young China Scholars Poverty Research Network, 2011,6- 2012, 6
• “Public Expenditure, Equality Of Education And Income Gap” Project No: 12YJC790230, Funded By The Ministry Of Education. 2012, 1—2013,12
• “The Research On Intergenerational Mobility In Education” Project No. 71203014, Funded By Nature Science Foundation Of China, 2013,1—2015,12
• “County Governments’ Evaluation System In Education”, World Bank, 2008，6-2009，10

Publications

Main Journal Articles

• The Impact Of Education Expansion On Wage Inequality (With Gao, Man), Applied Economics, 2018 Vol. 50.
• Pain Of Disasters: The Educational Cost Of Exogenous Shocks Evidence From
• Tangshan Earthquake In 1976 (With Wang, Jun), China Economic Review, 2017 Vol.41
• The Impact Of Education On Income Inequality And Intergenerational Mobility (With Muyuan Qiu), China Economic Review, 2016(2) Vol.37
• The Changing Determinants Of High School Attainment In Rural China ( With Terry Sicular, Desheng Lai), China Economic Review, 2014(9) Vol. 30
• Earnings Differentials Between The Public And The Private Sectors In China: Exploring Changes For Urban Local Residents In The 2000s(With S. Démurger And Shi Li), China Economic Review, Volume 23, Issue 1, 2012
• The Impact Of Rustication On Sent-Down Cohorts’ Income (With Shi Li)，Frontiers Of Economics In China, 2011(2).
• Graduate Overeducation And Graduation Wages In China (With David Mayston), The Chinese Economy，2012(2).
• An Empirical Study On Educational Investment For All Levels Of Higher Education In China ( With D. Mayston), Frontiers Of Economics In China, 2009(1)

Books

• The Research On Optimal Educational Choices, Beijing Normal University Press, 2010. (Also PhD Thesis)
• Economics Of Education And Training, Truth & Wisdom Press, 2012 (Translation)
• Do Employees In Public Sector Still Enjoy Earnings Advantages? ( With S. Démurger And Shi Li), Chapter 10 In Rising Inequality, Edited By Terry Sicular & Shi Li, Cambridge Press.