Yang Yao

Subnational leaders and economic growth: evidence from Chinese cities

Yang Yao, Muyang Zhang · Journal of Economic Growth · 2015 · 431 citations

Social Sciences, Economics, Urban Studies +14

Dimensions and diversity of property rights in rural China: Dilemmas on the road to further reform

Shouying Liu, Michael R. Carter, Yang Yao · World Development · 1998 · 233 citations

Law, Land-use Planning, Property Law +14

Local versus Global Separability in Agricultural Household Models: The Factor Price Equalization Effect of Land Transfer Rights

Michael R. Carter, Yang Yao · American Journal of Agricultural Economics · 2002 · 187 citations

Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Economics +17

Unions and Workers’ Welfare in Chinese Firms

Yang Yao, Ninghua Zhong · Journal of Labor Economics · 2013 · 134 citations

Social Sciences, Business Economics, Economics +15

The Rise and Fall of Local Elections in China

Mónica Martínez-Bravo, Gerard Padró i Miquel, Nancy Qian et al. · American Economic Review · 2022 · 131 citations

Social Sciences, Political Science, Public Governance +13