Yang Zhou

Assistant Professor-School of Economics Fudan University, Econ PhD - University of Minnesota Twin Cities

[Yang Zhou @yangzhou_econ]

@UMN_Econ JMC Mauricio Barbosa-Alves @ba_mauz develops a model of Brazil, showing how high temperatures slash crop yields and incomes while poor road networks drive food prices high. A brilliant young economist from Team Minnesota!

[Yang Zhou @yangzhou_econ]

@UMN_Econ JMC Mauricio Barbosa-Alves @ba_mauz develops a model of Brazil, showing how high temperatures slash crop yields and incomes while poor road networks drive food prices high. A brilliant young economist from Team Minnesota!

[Tim Kehoe 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @TimTkehoe]

How will climate change impact the poor in developing countries?

@UMN_EconJMC Mauricio Barbosa-Alves@ba_mauz
constructs a model of Brazil in which high temps lower crop yields and agricultural incomes but poor road networks also increase food prices.

https://t.co/dWM6TPSR0Y

[Carlos Esquivel @cesquivea]

Inflation, informality, and financial intermediation are at the core of policy makers’ concerns in Latin America.

Some argue that inflation may work as an imperfect, but effective, way of taxing the otherwise fiscally elusive informal sector.

They get it wrong…

[Yang Zhou @yangzhou_econ]

@UMN_Econ JMC Gabriel Devoto @gaboto94 extends an Aiyagari model to explain that inflation leads households to reserve more cash for informal sector, which restricts credit flows to formal sector. Another young and talented economist from Team Minnesota!

[Yang Zhou @yangzhou_econ]

@UMN_Econ JMC Gabriel Devoto @gaboto94 extends an Aiyagari model to explain that inflation leads households to reserve more cash for informal sector, which restricts credit flows to formal sector. Another young and talented economist from Team Minnesota!

[Tim Kehoe 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @TimTkehoe]

Why does Latin America suffer from high inflation, rampant informality, and low financial intermediation?

@UMN_Econ JMC Gabriel Devoto's @gaboto94
hypothesis: Government use of inflation as fiscal tool causes informality and low financial intermediation.

https://t.co/0nKsVYuWY1

[Yang Zhou @yangzhou_econ]

@UMN_Econ JMC Gabriel Devoto @gaboto94 develops an extended Aiyagari model by incorporating an informal sector to explain how the government's use of inflation as a fiscal tool drives informality and low financial intermediation! Minnesota Strong!

[Yang Zhou @yangzhou_econ]

@UMN_Econ JMC Gabriel Devoto @gaboto94 develops an extended Aiyagari model by incorporating an informal sector to explain how the government's use of inflation as a fiscal tool drives informality and low financial intermediation! Minnesota Strong!

[Tim Kehoe 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @TimTkehoe]

Why does Latin America suffer from high inflation, high informality, and low financial intermediation?

@UMN_Econ JMC Gabriel Devoto's @gaboto94 hypothesis: Government’s use of inflation as fiscal tool causes informality and low financial intermediation.

https://t.co/0nKsVYuWY1

[Yang Zhou @yangzhou_econ]

@UMN_Econ JMC Maurico Barbosa-Alves @ba_mauz builds a spatial macro trade model to reveal the interaction between climate change and infrastructure in shaping food prices and agricultural outcomes. Another rising star economist from Team Minnesota!

[Yang Zhou @yangzhou_econ]

@UMN_Econ JMC Maurico Barbosa-Alves @ba_mauz builds a spatial macro trade model to reveal the interaction between climate change and infrastructure in shaping food prices and agricultural outcomes. Another rising star economist from Team Minnesota!

[Tim Kehoe 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @TimTkehoe]

How will climate impact poor households in developing countries?

@UMN_Econ JMC Maurico Barbosa-Alves @ba_mauz constructs a model of Brazil in which high temps lower crop yields and agricultural incomes but poor road networks also increase food prices.

https://t.co/2GMS9SUJFE

[Tim Kehoe 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @TimTkehoe]

How will climate impact poor households in developing countries?

@UMN_Econ JMC Maurico Barbosa-Alves @ba_mauz constructs a model of Brazil in which high temps lower crop yields and agricultural incomes but poor road networks also increase food prices.

https://t.co/2GMS9SUJFE

[Yang Zhou @yangzhou_econ]

@carreras_mj @KrannertPURCE This is so awesome! Congrats!

[Tim Kehoe 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @TimTkehoe]

The United Kingdom left the European Union on January 31, 2020. What economic impact will this have on non EU countries?

@ApEcMN job market candidate Celestine Siameh shows the impact depends on what sort of trade agreements that the UK ends up making.

https://t.co/NhXd0l3iDi

[Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute @HellerHurwicz]

Candidate @Albertrayamunte specializes in household finance, inequality, and macroeconomics. In his job market paper, he examines "Heterogeneous Saving Behavior and Permanent Income."

https://t.co/5jkeSVdKo3

Albert's advisors are @TimTkehoe and Manuel Amador.

@WelcomeEcon

[Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute @HellerHurwicz]

Candidate Stelios Fourakis examines "Sovereign Debt and Government Reputation" in his job market paper.

https://t.co/j8y5cUvkaj

Manuel Amador and @TimTkehoe are his advisors.
#UMNEcon #UMNProud

[Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute @HellerHurwicz]

Job market candidate Maria-Jose Carreras-Valle @carreras_mj researches international economics and trade. #trade

https://t.co/wqyCZD39gj

She is advised by @TimTkehoe, Manuel Amador, and Doireann Fitzgerald.
@WomenInMacro #EconTwitter

[Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute @HellerHurwicz]

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨🚨
University of Minnesota Economics is proud to announce our 2021-22 Job Market Candidates.

Read about all the candidates at
https://t.co/uKnhpjQmnY

Threads on each candidate and their research will appear here in the coming days.

[Yang Zhou @yangzhou_econ]

There is paucity of literature that explains the rise of US inventories since 2005. Maria Jose, a talented trade economist, studies this trend by building a dynamic model to show that firms pile up inventory to offset the uncertain delivery times for goods imported from China.

[Tim Kehoe 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @TimTkehoe]

Why have U.S. inventories risen since 2005 after decades of sharp declines?

UMN job market candidate Maria-Jose Carreras-Valle argues firms have increased inventories of inputs from China with lower prices but longer and more uncertain delivery times.

https://t.co/YsYTFiJiqB

[Tim Kehoe 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @TimTkehoe]

The World Bank and IMF implemented the first of a series of debt relief programs for heavily indebted poor countries in 1996.

@ApEcMN job market candidate Kadidja Doucouré asks why countries like Mozambique, which received debt relief, later defaulted.

https://t.co/OqUFZN7jCh

[Yang Zhou @yangzhou_econ]

Brilliant young economist Stelios Fourakis from UMN. He builds a theoretical model to show that countries that have recently defaulted have poor reputations because they rapidly run up their debts prior to default, not because the default decision itself is revealing.

[Tim Kehoe 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @TimTkehoe]

Why do governments that have recently defaulted pay higher yields on their debt than fundamentals indicate?

Stelios Fourakis, a UMN job market candidate, argues that governments that run up their debt before defaulting reveal them to be “irresponsible.”

https://t.co/DifKA7kRuC

[Yang Zhou @yangzhou_econ]

Looking forward to it! Minnesota strong!

[Tim Kehoe 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @TimTkehoe]

It is that time of year again! For the next week, I will be posting tweets about some great grad students going on the economics job market this year who are working with Manuel Amador and me at the U. of Minnesota @UMNews.

@HellerHurwicz