Liyuan Yang

Researcher

Research Assistant, Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility

Predoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discipline Economics, Education
Research Areas Education, Methodology, Mobility, Social Interactions

Liyuan Yang is a predoctoral research assistant working with Professor Steven Durlauf on research in intergenerational mobility and segregation. He is also a Predoctoral Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Liyuan holds a M.A. in Public Policy from the Harris School of Public Policy and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Jilin University, China. His research interests lie broadly in econometric theory and its applications, particularly in settings related to inequality, mobility and economics of education.