Xue, Yuhan

Email
At UW-Whitewater

Affiliation
University - Faculty/Staff
Department
Economics
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Office Phone
(262) 472-1354
Office Location
HH 4412

Education

      Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2014
      M.S., Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2008
      B.A., Economics, Peking University, 2007

Recent Publications

  1. “Rare Homicides, Criminal Behavior, and the Returns to Police Labor,” with Nicholas Lovett. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2021.
  2. “Family First or the Kindness of Strangers? Foster Care Placements and Adult Outcomes,” with Nicholas Lovett. Labour Economics, 2020. 
  3. “Has the Affordable Care Act Affected Health Care Efficiency?” with Russ Kashian and Nicholas Lovett. Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2020.
  4. "Income Uncertainty, Consumer Durables Investments and Home Production: Evidence from China,'' with Yabin Wang. Contemporary Economic Policy, 2019.


I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the College of Business and Economics, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. I hold a PhD Degree in Economics from University of California, Santa Cruz. The focus of my research is in the areas of applied microeconomics, health economics and policy analysis.

UWW CoBE Outstanding Research Award
September 2022
UWW College of Business and Economics
UWW CoBE Leon P. Hermsen Outstanding Teaching Award
September 2018
UWW CoBE

Ph.D.
Economics
University of California, Santa Cruz
2014
MA
Economics
University of California, Santa Cruz
2011
MS
Economics
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2008
BA
Economics
Peking University
2007

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
November 2017 - Current
American Economic Association
March 2016 - March 2017
Midwest Economic Association
October 2014 - March 2017
Missouri Valley Economic Association
October 2015 - October 2016
Western Economic Association International
April 2015 - April 2016

Prosecutorial decisions and crime reduction: A data-driven approach.
On Income, Education, and Health: A Natural Experiment
Do Greater Sanctions Deter Youth Crime? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
Nicholas Lovett
Family First or the Kindness of Strangers? Foster Care Placements and Adult Outcomes
Nicholas Lovett
Has the Affordable Act Affected Healthcare Efficiency?
Russ Kashian, Nicholas Lovett
"Have Electronic Benefits Cards Improved Food Access for Food Stamp Recipients?”
Nicholas Lovett
Income Uncertainty, Consumer Durables Investments and Home Production: Evidence from China
Yabin Wang
Health Returns to Modern Heating: Evidence from China
Health Returns to Modern Heating: Evidence from China

Rare Homicides, Criminal Behavior, and the Returns to Police Labor
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Vol. 194 Pg. 172-195
Has the Affordable Care Act Affected Healthcare Efficiency?
Journal of Regulatory Economics
Vol. 58 Iss. 2-3 Pg. 193–233
Family First or the Kindness of Strangers? Foster Care Placements and Adult Outcomes
Labour Economics
Vol. 65 Pg. 101840

Policing and Crime: Dynamic Panel Evidence from California
Oxford Economic Papers
Rare Homicides, Criminal Behavior, and the Returns to Police Labor
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Vol. 194 Pg. 172-195
The Role of Specific Heritage Among Hispanic-Owned Banks in America
Managerial Finance
Vol. 47 Iss. 5 Pg. 656-669
Has the Affordable Care Act Affected Healthcare Efficiency?
Journal of Regulatory Economics
Vol. 58 Iss. 2-3 Pg. 193–233
Family First or the Kindness of Strangers? Foster Care Placements and Adult Outcomes
Labour Economics
Vol. 65 Pg. 101840
A Cost Efficiency Analysis of Local Commercial Banks in Taiwan
Asian Economic Journal
Vol. 33 Iss. 1 Pg. 87–108
Ownership characteristics of Asian American banks
Journal of Economics and Finance
Vol. 43 Iss. 3 Pg. 528–551
Have Electronic Benefits Cards Improved Food Access for Food Stamp Recipients?
Journal of Economic Studies
Vol. 44 Iss. 6
Income Uncertainty, Consumer Durables Investments and Home Production: Evidence from China
Contemporary Economic Policy
Health Returns to Modern Heating: Evidence from China
Applied Economics
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