Yatang LIN
林婭棠
PhD in Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science, 2017

Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
Division of Public Policy
Division of Social Science



(852) 2358 7625
linyt@ust.hk
Room LSK6052
Personal Web

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ORCID
0000-0001-8818-1018

Scopus ID
57193131939




Research Interest Publications Projects Teaching Assignment RPG Supervision Space used




Research Interest

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Environmental economics
Urban and regional economics
International trade
Economic growth and development



Publications

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All Years 7 2022 0 2021 4 2020 2 2019 0 2018 0 2017 1

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2021 4

Control strategies against COVID-19 in China: Significance of effective testing in the long run
PLoS ONE, v. 16, (7), July 2021, article number e0253901
Lin, Yatang; Peng, Fangyuan Article
Impact of high-speed rail on road traffic and greenhouse gas emissions
Nature Climate Change, v. 11, (11), October 2021, p. 952-957
Lin, Yatang; Qin, Yu; Wu, Jing; Xu, Mandi Article
Pollution Monitoring, Strategic Behavior, and Dynamic Representativeness
Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Annual Summer Conference 2021, Virtual, 2-4 June 2021
Wang, Jin; Yang, Lin; Lin, Yatang; Peng, Fangyuan Conference paper
Pollution Monitoring, Strategic Behavior, and Dynamic Representativeness
Western Economic Association International 96th Annual Conference, Virtual, 27 June - 1 July 2021
Yang, Lin; Lin, Yatang; Wang, Jin; Peng, Fangyuan Conference paper

2020 2

Can price regulation increase land-use intensity? Evidence from China's industrial land market
Regional Science and Urban Economics, v. 81, March 2020, article number 103501
Lin, Yatang; Qin, Yu; Yang, Yang; Zhu, Hongjia Article
Does foreign technology transfer spur domestic innovation? Evidence from the high-speed rail sector in China
Journal of Comparative Economics, v. 49, (1), March 2021, p. 212-229
Lin, Yatang; Qin, Yu; Xie, Zhuan Article

2017 1

Travel Costs and Urban Specialization Patterns: Evidence from China's High Speed Railway System
Journal of Urban Economics, v. 98, March 2017, p. 98-123
Lin, Yatang Article


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Article 2

Control strategies against COVID-19 in China: Significance of effective testing in the long run
PLoS ONE, v. 16, (7), July 2021, article number e0253901
Lin, Yatang; Peng, Fangyuan
Impact of high-speed rail on road traffic and greenhouse gas emissions
Nature Climate Change, v. 11, (11), October 2021, p. 952-957
Lin, Yatang; Qin, Yu; Wu, Jing; Xu, Mandi

Conference paper 2

Pollution Monitoring, Strategic Behavior, and Dynamic Representativeness
Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Annual Summer Conference 2021, Virtual, 2-4 June 2021
Wang, Jin; Yang, Lin; Lin, Yatang; Peng, Fangyuan
Pollution Monitoring, Strategic Behavior, and Dynamic Representativeness
Western Economic Association International 96th Annual Conference, Virtual, 27 June - 1 July 2021
Yang, Lin; Lin, Yatang; Wang, Jin; Peng, Fangyuan


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Article 2

Can price regulation increase land-use intensity? Evidence from China's industrial land market
Regional Science and Urban Economics, v. 81, March 2020, article number 103501
Lin, Yatang; Qin, Yu; Yang, Yang; Zhu, Hongjia
Does foreign technology transfer spur domestic innovation? Evidence from the high-speed rail sector in China
Journal of Comparative Economics, v. 49, (1), March 2021, p. 212-229
Lin, Yatang; Qin, Yu; Xie, Zhuan


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Article 1

Travel Costs and Urban Specialization Patterns: Evidence from China's High Speed Railway System
Journal of Urban Economics, v. 98, March 2017, p. 98-123
Lin, Yatang


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Teaching Assignment

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2021-22 Winter 0 2021-22 Fall 3 2020-21 Summer 0 2020-21 Spring 3 2020-21 Winter 0 2020-21 Fall 1

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PPOL5140 Quantitative Analysis and Empirical Methods
UROP1100E Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 1
UROP2100E Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 2


ECON4999N Urban and Environmental Economics
ECON5351 Environmental Economics
PPOL5351 Environmental Economics


PPOL5140 Quantitative Analysis and Empirical Methods


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Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision From January 2019 to December 2022 (As of 30 January 2022)

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All Supervisions Current RPGs Graduated RPGs

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Current RPGs

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Doctor of Philosophy PENG, Fangyuan (co-supervision)
Urban Governance and Design( 2021 - )

ZHU, Xuan (co-supervision)
Urban Governance and Design( 2021 - )

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Master of Philosophy XU, Mingjie (co-supervision)
Urban Governance and Design( 2021 - )

ZHANG, Zhengchu (co-supervision)
Urban Governance and Design( 2021 - )

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Graduated RPGs

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Master of Philosophy CHEN, Ziyang (co-supervision)
Social Science( Completed in 2021 )









ProjectsFrom January 2020 to December 2022

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All Projects 2

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Sea Level Rise and Urban Development


海平面上升與城市發展 Leading


RGC - General Research Fund


Project Team (HKUST)
LIN Yatang (Lead)


2020 -




Political Connection, Fiscal Transfer and Spatial Misallocation: Evidence from China


政治聯系和財政轉移支付的地區錯配：來自中國的證據 Leading


RGC - Early Career Scheme


Project Team (HKUST)
LIN Yatang (Lead)


2020 -