Leo YANG

Ph.D. Student in Political Science

University of California San Diego

Biography

Leo Yang is a Ph.D. student in Political Science at University of California, San Deigo(UCSD). He was trained as an economist in two different graduate programs (major in Finance and Social Science). His research interests include the social computation, the political economy, and the development economics. He is a research fellow of the Institute for Internet Law, Peking University, and the Comparative Studies.

Interests

Social Computation
Political Economy
Development Economy

Education

M.Phil in Social Science, 2016

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Master in Finance, 2014

Xiamen University
BSc in Internationcal Business and Trade, 2010

Xiamen University, Tan Kah Kee College

Selected Publications

Negative Media Shock and Political Turnover in China: Evidence from Coal Mine Accidents

By examining the effects of coal mine safety accidents on political turnover, this paper examines the effect of the media on political accountability in China. Under the assumption that the municipal party secretary is responsible for accidents involving safety violations leading to the loss of lives, and using the number of deaths to proxy for the severity of accidents, we find that negative media coverage of safety accidents both increases the possibility of retirement as well as decreasing the chance of promotion of the municipal officials — depending crucially on whether an official was an “elite candidate” who would have enjoyed a significantly higher chance of promotion in the absence of the accident. Moreover, we also find that the marginal effect of media exposure is affected by both an official's length of tenure and the local political cycle.

Leo Yang, Ying Fang

R&R In JCE

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Working Paper

Informal Elite Competition and Power-Sharing under Authoritarianism
Jean Hong, Leo Yang

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Negative Media Shock and Political Turnover in China: Evidence from Coal Mine Accidents
Leo Yang, Ying Fang

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The Chinese Great Famine Revisited: Using Panel Data Approach for Program Evaluation
Ying Fang, James Kung, Leo Yang

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Invited & Upcoming Talks

The 2nd China Public Finance Forum
Sat, Dec 10, 2016, Xiamen University
Annual Conference of Chinese Association of Quantitative Economics
Fri, Oct 14, 2016, Central University of Finance and Economics
16th ZEW Summer Workshop for Young Economists
Mon, Jun 30, 2014, The Centre for European Economic Research
China Meeting of Econometric Society (CMES 2014)
Wed, Jun 25, 2014, Xiamen University

Contact

Pdshuimu@gmail.com
858 405 2327
Shuimu
Social Sciences Building, Room 531, UCSD, California, 92093, USA
Monday 13:00 to 15:00 or email for appointment