Ms. Miaoqing Yang
EDUCATION
2012-present
PHD Health Economics
Lancaster University: Supervised by Professor Bruce Hollingsworth and Professor Colin Green
Thesis Title: “Economic analysis of New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS) in rural
China” – submitted
2011-2012
MSc Health Economics
University of York: Distinction
Dissertation: “On the unintended consequences of smoking bans: evidence on well-being and intrafamily externalities”
2007-2011
BSc Economics
Shandong University: 87.36/100
Dissertation: “Economic analysis of HIV intervention in Wuxi, China”
PAPERS
“Do public smoking bans have an impact on subjective well-being? Evidence on wellbeing externalities among non-smokers and couples”
Work in progress
“Demand for voluntary social health insurance in China: Evidence from the New Rural
Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS)”
Work in progress
“The effect of the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS) on health care
utilization and medical expenditure”
Work in progress
“Social health insurance and income-related inequity in health care utilization:
Evidence from New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS)”
Work in progress
CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS
July 2015
‘The effect of the social health insurance on people’s treatment-seeking
behavior: evidence from New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme
(NRCMS) in rural China’
Paper presented at International Health Economics Association (iHEA) at Bocconi University.
July 2015
‘The effect of the social health insurance on people’s treatment-seeking
behavior: evidence from New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme
(NRCMS) in rural China’
Paper presented at Academic Unit of Health Economics (AUHE) seminar at University of Leeds.
June 2015
‘Social health insurance and income-related inequity in health care
utilization: evidence from New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme
(NRCMS) in rural China’
Paper discussed at Health Economic Study Group (HESG) Conference at Lancaster University.
Audience includes both policy makers and academic researchers.
Miaoqing Yang
May 2015
‘Social health insurance and income-related inequity in health care
utilization: evidence from New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme
(NRCMS) in rural China’
Paper presented at North West Doctoral Training Centre (NWDTC) Economic PHD Conference at
University of Liverpool.
Jan 2015
‘The effect of the social health insurance on people’s treatment-seeking
behavior: evidence from New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme
(NRCMS) in rural China’
Paper discussed at Health Economic Study Group (HESG) Conference at University of Leeds.
Audience includes both policy makers and academic researchers.
Aug 2014
‘The economic impact of New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme
(NRCMS) in China’
Paper presented at European Health Economic Association (EuHEA) PHD Conference at University of
Manchester.
May 2014
‘Demand for voluntary social health insurance in China: Evidence from
the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS)’
Paper presented at North West Doctoral Training Centre (NWDTC) Economic PHD Conference at
University of Manchester.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2012 – 2014
ECON 100 – Principles of Economics
Seminar Tutor
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Working closely with lecturers and other tutors to organize the structure and contents of tutorials
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Explaining micro- and macro- theories to first-year undergraduate students from both economic
and non-economic background
2014 -2015
ECON 103 – Quantitative Methods for Economics
Seminar Tutor
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Working as a team with lecturers and other tutors on tutorial contents and evaluation methods
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Explaining mathematical and statistical computing methods to first-year economic students
TRAINING
Econometric training sessions:
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Policy Evaluation Methods
Panel/longitudinal data analysis
Statistical training sessions:
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Using R
Secondary data analysis
Quantitative methods for scientific research II
Survival and event analysis
Bayesian inference