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Muzhe Yang

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Muzhe Yang

Economics
Muzhe Yang, Ph.D., holds the Charles William MacFarlane Professorship
Office: RBC 456
muy208@lehigh.edu
610-758-4962

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Curriculum Vitae

Muzhe Yang’s research aims to provide empirical evidence on causal relations that have policy implications. Examples of his work include peer effects in physicians’ new drug prescription behaviors; the impact of publicly reported provider quality information on CABG markets; the impact of exposure to food advertising on purchasing behaviors; the roles of nationality and ethnicity in international and inter-regional trade; effects of signaling behaviors on college admission outcomes; effects of paid maternity leave on breastfeeding practices; fetal health effects of long commutes to work during pregnancy; maternal and fetal health effects of working during pregnancy; and the effects of power plant emissions, air pollution, noise pollution, light pollution, and water pollution on fetal and infant health.

Education

  • Peking University, China, B.A., M.A.
  • University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D.

Research Interests

  • Health Economics
  • Applied Econometrics
  • Public Policy
  • Treatment Effect Analysis
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