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Biography

Yanyan Yang

Yanyan Yang
Phone: (619) 260-4868
Office: OH-108

Associate Department Chair of Operations, Supply Chain Management and ITM, Clinical Professor of Supply Chain Management

  • PhD, Claremont Graduate University, Economics
  • MA, Claremont Graduate University, Economics

Yanyan Yang is a clinical professor of business analytics at the University of San Diego's Knauss School of Business. Prior to her current position, she was a visiting assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston, where she taught undergraduate courses including Economic Development and International Finance. Additionally, she worked as a senior quantitative researcher at Meta, where she leveraged her expertise in behavioral economics and data analytics to conduct UX research studies aimed at driving growth.

Select Publications

Graham Bird, Eric Pentecost, and Yanyan Yang. The Twin Deficits Hypothesis: An Empirical Examination. Open Economies Review, July 2018.

Areas of Expertise

Applied Econometrics, Data Analytics

Awards

  • American Economic Association Summer Program Outstanding Research Fellow Award, 2018
  • American Economic Association Summer Program Outstanding Research Fellow Award, 2017
  • American Economic Association Summer Program Outstanding Research Fellow Award, 2016
  • Best Research Award at the Institute for Studies on Economics and Employment in Italy, 2015

Office Hours

Section 09
1/26 - 5/11 M 9:30 am - 11:30 amOlin Hall 108
Section 01
1/26 - 5/11 M 9:30 am - 11:30 amOlin Hall 108
Section 02
1/26 - 5/11 M 9:30 am - 11:30 amOlin Hall 108
Section 05
1/26 - 5/11 M 9:30 am - 11:30 amOlin Hall 108