Yang, Yang (Zoe)（杨扬） BCom(Hons), MSc (UBC); PhD (NUS)



Assistant Professor
ContactSchool of Hotel and Tourism Management

Room 726, 7/F
Cheng Yu Tung Building
12 Chak Cheung Street
Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

+852 3943 4033

zoeyang@cuhk.edu.hk


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BiographyProf. Zoe Yang is currently an Assistant Professor of Real Estate at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include issues relating to urban economics, real estate, and sustainability. She received her PhD in Real Estate from the National University of Singapore in 2018. She obtained her MSc in Urban Land Economics in 2014 and a BComm with Honours in Finance and Real Estate in 2012 from the University of British Columbia. Her papers have been presented in several leading international conferences, and published in academic journals such as?Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Urban Economics, Real Estate Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, ?Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, and Energy Economics.
Teaching AreasReal Estate Development
Real Estate Investment
Research InterestsUrban Economics
Real Estate Finance
Chinese Economy
Environmental Economics
Publications & Working PapersPublications
S. Agarwal, L. Wang, and Y. Yang (2021),?“Impact of transboundary air pollution on service quality and consumer satisfaction,” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, forthcoming.
H. Fang, L. Wang, and Y. Yang (2020), “Human mobility restrictions and the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-ncov) in China,”?Journal of Public Economics,?191, 104272.
L. Wang and Y. Yang (2021), “Political connections in the land market: Evidence from China’s state‐owned enterprises,” Real Estate Economics,?49(1), 7-35.
T. Somerville, L. Wang, and Y. Yang (2020), “Using purchase restrictions to cool housing markets: A within-market analysis,” Journal of Urban Economics, 115,103189.
Y. Lin, Y. Qin, Y. Yang, and H.?Zhu (2020), “Can price regulation increase land-use intensity? Evidence from China’s industrial land market,” Regional Science and Urban Economics, 81, 103501.
S. Agarwal, T.F. Sing, and Y.?Yang (2020), “The Impact of Transboundary Haze Pollution on Household Utilities Consumption,” Energy Economics, 85, 104591.
S. Agarwal, S. Rengarajan, T.F. Sing, and?Y. Yang (2017), “Nudges from school children and electricity conservation: Evidence from the “Project Carbon Zero” campaign in Singapore,” Energy Economics, 61, 29-41.
S. Agarwal, S. Rengarajan, T.F. Sing, and Y. Yang (2016), “School allocation rules and housing prices: A quasi-experiment with school relocation events in Singapore,”?Regional Science and Urban Economics,?58, 42-56.
Working Papers
Hanming Fang, Long Wang and Y. Yang, “Competition and Quality: New Evidence from the High-Speed Rails and Airlines,”?NBER Working Paper No. 27475.
Hanming Fang, Long Wang and Y. Yang, “Housing Shock and Online Consumption Behavior.”
Sumit Agarwal, Weida Kuang, Long Wang, and Y. Yang, “The Role of Agents in Fraudulent Activities: Evidence from the Housing Market in China.”
Wang Long and Y. Yang, “Energy Saving and Price Premium of Green Buildings: Evidence from Singapore.”

Grants“Wealth Shock and Online Consumption”, Early Career Scheme awarded by University Grants Committee, 2020-2022
“Competition and Quality: New Evidence from the High-Speed Rails and Airlines”, Project Impact Enhancement Fund awarded by CUHK, 2020-2022
“Blessing in Disguise? Environmental Shocks and Performance Enhancement”, Project Impact Enhancement Fund awarded by CUHK Business School, 2019-2020

Academic/Professional ServicesReferee for the Peer-reviewed Journals
Review of Economics and Statistics
Journal of Public Economics
Management Science
Review of Finance
Journal of Industrial Economics
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
China Economics Review
Journal of Urban Economics
Real Estate Economics
Regional Science and Urban Economics
International Real Estate Review
Journal of Housing Economics
Cities
Review of Transportation Research – Part B
Transport Policy
Conference Reviewer
Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, 2019-Present