Yusi Ouyang

Biography

Yusi Ouyang's research is in the empirical microeconomics area of development economics. She studies well-being of disadvantaged groups in the developing world, especially China; and explore ways to improve socioeconomic outcomes for the poor and marginalized. Her research in the past three years has primarily focused on socioeconomic disparities between China's ethnic minority people and their ethnic majority counterparts known as the Han. In future research, Ouyang hopes to examine origins and consequences of China's rural-urban divide, especially the well-being of rural elderly people and children (left-behind or migrant) of migrant workers.

Research Interest

Currently work on two research projects with collaborators: one examines China’s rural land policy and its implication for growth; the other explores how institutions directly attacking poverty can promote inclusive growth in Sub-Saharan Africa.