MingYao Wang

Curriculum Vitae · On the 2026–27 Economics Job Market
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General Information
PositionPostdoctoral Fellow, Hitotsubashi University · Ph.D. in Economics
StatusOn the 2026–27 economics job market
Emailk269273z@r.hit-u.ac.jp  ·  mingyao.wang.econ@gmail.com
Expired institutional email
ed215105@g.hit-u.ac.jp
LocationTokyo, Japan
LanguagesMandarin Chinese (native), Japanese (fluent), English (working proficiency)
Research Interests

Environmental Economics · Health Economics · Applied Econometrics

Education
2021.09 – 2026.09 Ph.D. in Economics
Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Economics, Tokyo, Japan
Dissertation: “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Essays on Environmental Policy, Health Effects, Unintended Consequences, and Market Responses”
2018.04 – 2021.04 M.A. in Economics
Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Economics, Tokyo, Japan
2012.09 – 2016.06 B.A. in Finance
University of Jinan, Business School, Jinan, China
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
PFAS Contamination Disclosures and Declining Residential Land Prices in Polluted Areas of Japan
MingYao Wang · Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, vol. 139, 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
Abortion Restrictions and Sexually Transmitted Infection Incidence: Evidence from Dobbs v. Jackson
Aoran Liu and MingYao Wang · Revise & Resubmit (2nd round), Economics and Human Biology
Indoor Smoking Bans and Children's Health Outcomes in Japan
Meng-Chi Tang, MingYao Wang, and Ting Yin · RIETI Discussion Paper Series 25-E-122, 2025. link
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 Spillovers of Upstream Air Quality Improvements: Evidence from China–Japan Pollution Transport
MingYao Wang and Reo Takaku · SSRN Working Paper, 2026. SSRN
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
Research Experience
2023 – 2026 Research Assistant
Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Economics, Tokyo, Japan
Research on National Ambulance Service Records with Prof. Reo Takaku
2023 – 2025 Research Assistant
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Tokyo, Japan
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, Tokyo, Japan
Research on Factors Influencing the Severity of COVID-19 Patients
2015 – 2016 Research Assistant
University of Jinan, Business School, Jinan, China
Research on Agricultural Economics
Work Experience
2021.04 – 2021.09 Cram School Instructor
KeiTei Education Group, Tokyo, Japan
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Econometrics
Teaching Experience
2020 Teaching Assistant
Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Economics, Tokyo, Japan
Health Economics Seminar
Conference Presentations
2026.07European Health Economics Association (EuHEA) · Rotterdam, Netherlands
2026.04Western Economic Association International · Bangkok, Thailand
2025.07Applied Regional Economics Workshop · Okinawa, Japan
2024.03Japan Health Economics Association (JHEA) 21st Seminar for Early-Career Researchers · Tokyo, Japan
Skills
ProgrammingR, Python, Stata
Data Analysis ExperienceVital Statistics birth & death microdata, nationwide ambulance dispatch records, JMDC medical claims