Biography

Prof. Xiaohan Yang is a Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on development economics and the digital economy. He also has rich field survey experience and has been deeply involved in the Enterprise Survey for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in China (ESIEC) and the Quarterly Online Survey on Micro-and-Small Enterprises (OSOME).

Prior to joining the CUHK as a visiting scholar in December 2023, he also served as an Economist and Senior Data Analyst at Alibaba. Dr. Yang received his Ph.D. in theoretical economics and B.Sc. in environmental science & economics (double major) from Peking University.

Research

• “SMEs Amidst the Pandemic and Reopening: Digital Edge and Transformation” (with Lin William Cong“SMEs Amidst the Pandemic and Reopening: Digital Edge and Transformation” (with Lin William Congand Xiaobo Zhang), Accepted at Management Science.
• “One Year after COVID: the Challenges and Outlook of Chinese Micro-and-small Enterprises” (with TaoKong et al.), China Economic Journal (2022): Volume 15, Issue 1, pp. 1-28.Entitled “Peak Initiative of Digital Finance Open Research Best Paper Award (2021-2022)”
• "Digital Platforms and the Real Economy: Entrepreneurship, Development, and Industry Clustering" (with Lin William Cong, Jacopo Ponticelli, and Xiaobo Zhang), (2020), Working Paper.
• "Bridging the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship and Empowering Women via Digital Technologies" (with(withLin William Cong, Bo Liu, and Xiaobo Zhang), (2022), Working Paper.
• "Multinationals Work Experience and Innovation: Evidence from China" Working Paper (inWorking Paper (in Chinese).

Awards and Honours

• Peak Initiative of Digital Finance Open Research Best Paper Award 2021 - 2022
• The FinTech Chair (Paris-Dauphine University-PSL) Global Call for Research Award 2020
• Best Teaching Assistant Award, National School of Development 2017, 2019 (twice), 2020

Courses Taught