Yan Shen
Yan Shen

Deputy Director of Institute of Digital Finance, Peking University

yshen@nsd.pku.edu.cn
简介
Yan Shen is Deputy Director of Institute of Digital Finance, Professor at National School of Development, Peking University, Member of Econometric Society, Member of American Economic Association, Member of CHARLS Project. Her research area: econometrics, microfinance.

Education Background

Ph.D. in Economics, University of Southern California, 2003
B.A. in Economics, Peking University, 1997

Experiences

2006.8-present
Associate Professor, National School of Development, Peking University

2008.9-2009.7
Visiting Professor, RAND Corporation

2003.8–2006.8
Assistant Professor, National School of Development, Peking University
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Books Published

《中国农村金融研究—改革、转型与发展》,与沈明高、徐忠合著。北京大学出版社,2014年8月。
《中国县级正规金融的发展与转型—来自微观数据的证据》,中国经济研究系列,北京大学出版社,2011年3月。
《企业社会责任与市场竞争力》,和姚洋合著,外文出版社,2010
“CSR and Competitiveness: The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Competitiveness and Sustainability of the Chinese Private Sector”, with Yang Yao,Foreign Language Press, 2009.

 
Recent Research Papers in English

       1. "Do Social Networks Improve Chinese Adults' Subjective Well-being?" with James P. Smith, Xiaoyan Lei and Guangsu Zhou, The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, forthcoming.
2. “Understanding Wealth and Housing Inequality among China’s Older Population”, with Albert Park, China Economic Journal, forthcoming.
3. “Inequality in Education Attainment and Expectation: Evidence from the China Family Panel Studies,” with Xiaoyan Lei, forthcoming, China Economic Journal, forthcoming.
4. “Evaluating the Effectiveness of China’s Financial Reform: The Efficiency of China’s Domestic Banks”, with Cheng Hsiao, Wenlong Bian, China Economic Review, Vol. 35, pp 70-82.
5. “The effect of China's agricultural tax abolition on rural families' incomes and production," with Xiaxin Wang, China Economic Review, 2014, Vol. 29, pp 185-199.
6. “Relying on Whom? Poverty and Consumption Financing of China’s Elderly”, with Albert Park, Yaohui Zhao and John Strauss, Aging in Asia, NAS volume, 2012, pp 148 - 172.
7. “How Will Fertility Imbalances Affect Human Capital Structure in China? --Evidence from the National Family Planning and Fertility Health Survey”, with Xiaoyan Lei, and Xiaxin Wang, China Economic Journal, 2012, Vol. 1, pp 29 - 45.
8. “The Effects of Childhood Health on Adult Health and SES in China”, with Jim Smith, Yaohui Zhao, John Strauss, Yang Zhe, Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp 127 - 156.
9. “Health Outcomes and Socio-Economic Status Among the Elderly in China: Evidence from the CHARLS Pilot”, with John Strauss, James P. Smith, Albert Park, Yaohui Zhao, Xiaoyan Lei, Zhe Yang, Journal of Population Aging,2010 (3), pp 111 - 142.
10. “Bank Size and SME Lending: Evidences from China”, with Minggao Shen, Zhong Xu, and Ying Bai, World Development, 2009, Vol. 37, p800 – 811.
11. “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Washington State Repeated Job Search Services on the Employment Rate of Prime-age Female Welfare Recipients”, with Cheng Hsiao, Boqing Wang, Greg Weeks, Journal of Econometrics, 2008, Vol.145, p 98 - 108.
12. “Does Grassroots Democracy Reduce Income Inequality in China?”, with Yang Yao, Journal of Public Economics, 2008, Vol.92, p2182 - 2198.
13.  “Grassroots Democracy, Accountability and Income Distribution”, with Yao Yang, book chapter in China, India, and Beyond, the proceedings of the 2007 GDN/Beijing conference.
14. “Evaluating the Impacts of Washington State Repeated Job Search Services on the Earnings of Prime-age Female TANF Recipients”, with Cheng Hsiao, Boqing Wang, Greg Weeks, Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2007, 453-475.
15. “Demand for Education in China”, coauthored with Gregory Chow, International Economic Journal, June 2006.
16. “Money, Price Level and Output in the Chinese Macro Economy”, with Gregory Chow, Asia Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics, January 2006, pp.91-111. 
17. “Aggregate vs. Disaggregate Data Analysis – A Paradox in the Estimation of Money Demand Function of Japan Under the Low Interest Rate Policy,” with Cheng Hsiao and Hiroshi Fujiki., Journal of Applied Econometrics, Vol. 20, No. 5, 2005, pp. 579-601. 
18. “Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth – the Importance of Institutions and Urbanization”, with Cheng Hsiao, Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2003, Vol.51, No. 4, 883 - 896.
19. “Is There a Stable Money Function Under the Low Interest Rate Policy? – A Panel Data Analysis”, with Cheng Hsiao and Hiroshi Fujiki, Monetary and Economic Studies, 2002, 20 (2), 1 – 23. 

 

Working Papers (in English) 


       1.“The Estimation of Implicit Deposit Interest Rate under Interest Rate Regulation in China's Banking Sector”
2.“Bubbles or Fundamentals—Modeling Provincial Housing Prices in China Allowing for Cross-Sectional Dependence”, with Guangyu Mao.
3.“Fertility, Gender Preference, the One Child Policy, and Life Satisfaction in China”, with James P. Smith, Xiaoyan Lei, Guangsu Zhou.
4.“Consumption and Income inequalities, and Subjective Wellbeing of Chinese Residents”, with James P. Smith, Xiaoyan Lei, Guangsu Zhou.

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