Kai YANG
Associate Professor at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, School of Economics, 2017-present
Assistant Professor at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, School of Economics, 2016-2017
Education
Ph.D., Economics, the Ohio State University, May 2016
M.A., Economics, the Ohio State University, December 2012
B.S., Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics, June 2011
Certificate in Math1ematics, Central University of Finance and Economics, June 2011
Areas of Specialization
Research: Econometrics, Spatial Econometrics, Panel Data (Primary); Regional and Urban Economics, Development Economics (Secondary)
Graduate Teaching: Econometrics, Microeconomics, Applied Econometrics, Probability and Statistics
Awards, and Honors
G.S. Maddala Student Prize in Econometrics, The Ohio State University, 2015
JMCB-Research Travel Grant, The Ohio State University, 2015 Spring, Summer, twice
Working Papers
“Estimation of Dynamic Panel Spatial Vector Autoregression: Stability, Spatial Cointegration and Explosion,” (with L.F. Lee), submitted
“Nonlinear Multivariate Spatial Autoregressive Models with Application in Shares Data” (with L.F. Lee)
Publications
“Identification and QML Estimation of Multivariate and Simultaneous Spatial Autoregressive Models” (with L.F. Lee), Journal of Econometrics, 2017, 196(1), pp 196-214
Other Research in Progress
“Semiparametric Sieve Estimation of Nonlinear Spatial Autoregressive Models”, (with A. Gupta)
Conference Presentations and Seminars
The World Conference of Spatial Econometrics Association, Singapore, 2017
The Econometric Society Asian Meeting, Hong Kong, China, 2017
The Econometric Society China Meeting, Wuhan (2017), Chengdu (2016), Xiamen (2014), China
The 11th Econometric Society World Congress, Montreal, QC, Canada, August 2015.
Midwest Economics 2015 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, March 2015.
Econometrics Seminar, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, October 2014.
Applied Economics Lunch Seminar, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, February 2014
Teaching Experience
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Econometrics (Master's) 2017
Advanced Econometrics (PhD's) 2016
Intermediate Macroeconomics 2016
Ohio State
Econometrics I (PhD Core) TA
Econometrics II (PhD Core) TA
Microeconomics Full Responsibility Instructor and TA
Macroeconomics Administrator and TA
Fixed Income Security TA (undergraduate)
Associate Professor at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, School of Economics, 2017-present
Assistant Professor at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, School of Economics, 2016-2017
Education
Ph.D., Economics, the Ohio State University, May 2016
M.A., Economics, the Ohio State University, December 2012
B.S., Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics, June 2011
Certificate in Math1ematics, Central University of Finance and Economics, June 2011
Areas of Specialization
Research: Econometrics, Spatial Econometrics, Panel Data (Primary); Regional and Urban Economics, Development Economics (Secondary)
Graduate Teaching: Econometrics, Microeconomics, Applied Econometrics, Probability and Statistics
Awards, and Honors
G.S. Maddala Student Prize in Econometrics, The Ohio State University, 2015
JMCB-Research Travel Grant, The Ohio State University, 2015 Spring, Summer, twice
Working Papers
“Estimation of Dynamic Panel Spatial Vector Autoregression: Stability, Spatial Cointegration and Explosion,” (with L.F. Lee), submitted
“Nonlinear Multivariate Spatial Autoregressive Models with Application in Shares Data” (with L.F. Lee)
Publications
“Identification and QML Estimation of Multivariate and Simultaneous Spatial Autoregressive Models” (with L.F. Lee), Journal of Econometrics, 2017, 196(1), pp 196-214
Other Research in Progress
“Semiparametric Sieve Estimation of Nonlinear Spatial Autoregressive Models”, (with A. Gupta)
Conference Presentations and Seminars
The World Conference of Spatial Econometrics Association, Singapore, 2017
The Econometric Society Asian Meeting, Hong Kong, China, 2017
The Econometric Society China Meeting, Wuhan (2017), Chengdu (2016), Xiamen (2014), China
The 11th Econometric Society World Congress, Montreal, QC, Canada, August 2015.
Midwest Economics 2015 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, March 2015.
Econometrics Seminar, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, October 2014.
Applied Economics Lunch Seminar, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, February 2014
Teaching Experience
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Econometrics (Master's) 2017
Advanced Econometrics (PhD's) 2016
Intermediate Macroeconomics 2016
Ohio State
Econometrics I (PhD Core) TA
Econometrics II (PhD Core) TA
Microeconomics Full Responsibility Instructor and TA
Macroeconomics Administrator and TA
Fixed Income Security TA (undergraduate)