David Yang

Professor of Economics

davidyang@fas.harvard.edu

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David Yang (杨宇凡) is Assistant Professor of Economics at Harvard University.

Selected Publications

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Recent Articles and Chapters

  • 2017: Curriculum and Ideology, Davide Cantoni, Yuyu Chen, David Y. Yang, Noam Yuchtman, Y. Jane Zhang, Journal of Political Economy, Vol.125, No.2 (April)
  • 2019: The Impact of Media Censorship: 1984 or Brave New World?, Yuyu Chen, David Y. Yang, American Economic Review, Vol.109, No.6 (June)
  • 2019: Protests as Strategic Games: Experimental Evidence from Hong Kong’s Anti-Authoritarian Movement, Davide Cantoni, David Y. Yang, Noam Yuchtman, Y. Jane Zhang, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol.134, No.2 (May)
  • 2020: Polarization and Public Health: Partisan Differences in Social Distancing during Coronavirus Pandemic, Hunt Allcott, Levi Boxell, Jacob Conway, Matthew Gentzkow, Michael Thaler, David Y. Yang, Journal of Public Economics, Vol.191 (November)
  • 2020: Disparities in Coronavirus 2019 Reported Incidence, Knowledge, and Behavior Among US Adults, Marcella Alsan, Stefanie Stantcheva, David Y. Yang, David Cutler, The Journal of the American Medical Association (Network Open), 3(6):e2012403
  • 2021: Persistent Political Engagement: Social Interactions and the Dynamics of Protest Movements, Leonardo Bursztyn, Davide Cantoni, David Y. Yang, Noam Yuchtman, Y. Jane Zhang, American Economic Review: Insights, Vol.3, No.2 (June)
  • 2022: Data-intensive Innovation and the State: Evidence from AI Firms in China, Martin Beraja, David Y. Yang, Noam Yuchtman, Forthcoming, Review of Economic Studies
  • 2022: Misperceptions about Others, Leonardo Bursztyn, David Y. Yang, Annual Review of Economics, Vol.14 (August)
  • 2022: The Fundamental Determinants of Protest Participation: Evidence from Hong Kong’s Antiauthoritarian Movement, Davide Cantoni, Louis-Jonas Heizlsperger, David Y. Yang, Noam Yuchtman, Y. Jane Zhang, Journal of Public Economics, Vol.211 (July)

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