# 京都大学 大学院経済学研究科・経済学部

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## DEPARTMENT FACULTY

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### Assistant Professor

#### YU，Yijun

- [Activity Database on Education and Research](https://kdb.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/profile_private/en.2159b1727a88de65.html)- [PERSONAL WEBSITE](https://sites.google.com/view/yijun-yu)

##### Basic Information

- Academic Degrees:
  :   Ph.D. in Economics, Kyoto University
- Courses in charge:

  :   [Undergraduate]

  :   [Graduate] Introduction to Field Research Methods
- Fields of Research:
  :   Development Economics
- Keywords:
  :   Family, Gender, Education, Health, Child Policies

##### Selected Publications

- Women’s empowerment in Zimbabwe: Examining the role of educational reform, with Nguyen, P. H., Le, H. (2025), Social Indicators Research, 1(43), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-024-09717-6
- Maternal education and child survival: Causal evidence from Kenya, with Nguyen-Phung, H., Nguyen, P. H., Le, H. (2024), Review of Economics of the Household, 1(31), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-024-09717-6
- Fertility Policy and Gender Discrimination in the Workplace: Evidence from the Two-Child Policy Reform in China, with Kono, H. (2024), Discussion papers: e-24-001, Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University, <https://www.econ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dp/papers/e-24-001.pdf>

##### Membership of Professional Organizations

- Japanese Association for Development Economics (JADE)

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