MingYao Wang

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at Hitotsubashi University, specializing in Environmental and Health Economics. My research examines how environmental factors and policies affect population health outcomes, with a particular focus on air pollution, transboundary pollution, and environmental policy evaluation.

MingYao Wang
Hitotsubashi University

Graduate School of Economics

Supervisor: Prof. Reo Takaku

Tokyo, Japan

Peer-Reviewed Articles
PFAS Contamination Disclosures and Declining Residential Land Prices in Polluted Areas of Japan
MingYao Wang · Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 103391, 2026. DOI
Hidden Hazards Behind Coal Cleaning Technology: Unintended Health Deteriorations Amid China's Air Quality Improvements
MingYao Wang · Science of the Total Environment, vol. 954, 176461, 2024. DOI
Working Papers
Cleaner Upwind Air, Healthier Downwind Lives: Health Improvements from IMO 2020 Marine Fuel Sulphur Reduction in Japanese Port Regions
MingYao Wang · Work in progress
Cross-Border Health Effects of Upstream Air Quality Improvements: Evidence from China–Japan Pollution Transport
MingYao Wang · Work in progress
Indoor Smoking Bans and Children's Health Outcomes in Japan
Meng-Chi Tang, MingYao Wang, and Ting Yin · RIETI Discussion Paper Series 25-E-088, 2025. link
Publications in Japanese
ポストコロナに向けた子どもたちの学校生活の現状―2022年6月の学校生活調査の結果と予備的解析―
高久玲音・王明耀 · 社会保障研究, vol. 7(3), pp. 224–235, 2022. DOI

My main teaching experience took place from March 2021 to September 2021, when I worked full-time as a private tutor at a cram school. During this period, I taught undergraduate-level introductory econometrics, microeconomics and macroeconomics, primarily in Chinese, with supplementary instruction in Japanese and English, and prepared students for university entrance examinations. I also taught high school–level mathematics, with a particular focus on preparation for the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU). In addition, I have accumulated part-time teaching experience since enrolling in the doctoral program.

Software R, Stata, Python, LaTeX
Data Vital Statistics birth & death microdata, nationwide ambulance dispatch records, JMDC medical claims
Languages Mandarin Chinese (native), Japanese (fluent), English (working proficiency)