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General Information

Full Name Mingyao Wang
Position Ph.D. Candidate in Economics
Institution Hitotsubashi University
Email ed215105@g.hit-u.ac.jp
Languages Chinese (Native), Japanese (Fluent), English (Professional)

Research Interests

  • Environmental Economics
  • Health Economics
  • Applied Econometrics

Education

  • 2021 - Present
    Ph.D. Candidate in Economics
    Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Economics, Tokyo, Japan
    • Dissertation: "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Essays on Environmental Policy"
    • {"Advisor"=>"Prof. Reo Takaku"}
  • 2018 - 2021
    M.A. in Economics
    Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Economics, Tokyo, Japan
  • 2012 - 2016
    B.A. in Finance
    University of Jinan, Business School, Jinan, China

Publications

  • 2024
    Hidden Hazards Behind Coal Cleaning Technology
    Science of the Total Environment, 954, 176461
  • 2022
    On Children's School Lives After the COVID Pandemic
    Journal of Social Security Research, 7(3), 224-235
    • The Results and Preliminary Analysis of the School Life Survey in June 2022
    • Co-authored with Reo Takaku
    • DOI:10.50870/00000465

Working Papers

  • 2025
    Indoor Smoking Bans and Children's Health Outcomes in Japan
    RIETI Discussion Paper Series 25-E-088
    • Co-authored with TANG Meng-Chi and Ting YIN
    • Link
  • 2025
    PFAS Contamination Disclosures and Declining Residential Land Prices in Polluted Areas of Japan
    SSRN Working Paper
  • Cleaner Upwind Air, Healthier Downwind Lives
    Work in Progress
    • Health Improvements from IMO 2020 Marine Fuel Sulphur Reduction in Japanese Port Regions
  • Cross-Border Health Effects of Upstream Air Quality Improvements
    Work in Progress
    • Evidence from China-Japan Pollution Transport

Research Experience

  • 2023 - Present
    Research Assistant
    Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Economics
    • Research on National Ambulance Service Records with Prof. Reo Takaku
  • 2023 - 2025
    Research Assistant
    Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
    • Economic Analysis of Low Birth Rate and Aging Population Issues in Japan and China
  • 2023
    Research Assistant
    The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Economics
    • Research on Factors Influencing the Severity of COVID-19 Patients
  • 2015 - 2016
    Research Assistant
    University of Jinan, Business School
    • Research on Agricultural Economics

Teaching Experience

  • 2020
    Teaching Assistant
    Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Economics
    • Health Economics Seminar

Conference Presentations

  • 2026
    Western Economic Association International
    Bangkok, Thailand
    • Scheduled
  • 2025
    Applied Regional Economics Workshop
    Okinawa, Japan
  • 2024
    Japan Health Economics Association (JHEA) 21st Seminar for Early-Career Researchers
    Tokyo, Japan

Skills

  • Programming
    • R, Python, Stata, LaTeX, Git
  • Data & GIS
    • Satellite Data Processing (TROPOMI, ERA5)
    • HYSPLIT Trajectory Modeling
    • QGIS