Dean C Yang
Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy, Professor of Economics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Research Professor, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research
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Dr. Yang’s research deals with the economic problems of developing countries. His current research topics include international migration, microfinance, health, education, and political economy.
- Catia Batista, Daniel Han, Johannes Haushofer, Gaurav Khanna, David McKenzie, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Caroline Theoharides, Dean C Yang. 2025. Brain drain or brain gain? Effects of high-skilled international emigration on origin countries. Science
- Montero, Eduardo, Dean C Yang. 2021. Religious Festivals and Economic Development: Evidence from Catholic Saint Day Festivals in Mexico. NBER Working Paper Series [Epub]
- Yang, Dean C, Carter, Michael R, Laajaj, Rachid . 2019. Temporary agricultural input subsidies have lasting impacts: The Mozambique experiment. VoxDev 13.10.19
- Yang, Dean C, Barua, Rashmi , Shastry, Gauri Kartini. 2019. Financial education for female foreign domestic workers in Singapore. Economics of Education Review :101920.
- Yang, Dean C, Shrestha, Slesh A. 2019. Facilitating Worker Mobility: A Randomized Information Intervention among Migrant Workers in Singapore. Economic Development and Cultural Change 68(1):63-91.
- Silverman, Daniel Susman, Yang, Dean C, Giné, X , Goldberg, J . 2018. Revising Commitments: Field Evidence on the Adjustment of Prior Choices. The Economic Journal 128(608):159-188.
- Yang, Dean C, Brune, Lasse , Giné, Xavier , Goldberg, Jessica . 2017. Savings defaults and payment delays for cash transfers: Field experimental evidence from Malawi. Journal of Development Economics 129(Supplement C):1-13.
- Yang, Dean C. 2017. Migration policies for development. Revue d'Economie du Developpement 25(1):75-95.
- Yang, Dean C, Brune, Lasse , Giné, Xavier , Goldberg, Jessica . 2016. Facilitating Savings for Agriculture: Field Experimental Evidence from Malawi. Economic Development and Cultural Change 64(2):187-220.
- Yang, Dean C, Beam, Emily , Mckenzie, David . 2016. Unilateral Facilitation Does Not Raise International Labor Migration from the Philippines. Economic Development and Cultural Change 64(2):323-368.