Jiayuan Wang

Jiayuan joined the PhD program in 2022. Her research interests are primarily in public and development economics and covers policy topics including education, family planning, taxation, technology adoption and women's empowerment. In her work, she applies the following lenses: First, how the way individuals perceive their identity shapes their behaviors and preferences. Second, how categories and norms, present in culture, language, and governmentality, structure opportunities for individuals.

She holds an undergraduate degree in philosophy from Edinburgh University and a masters degree from School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins.