Yao Cheng
PhD Student

Profile

Biography

Yao is a PhD student in the Department of Economics and Related Studies, supervised by Professor Zaifu Yang. Her primary research interests are in microeconomics, mechanism and market design, game theory and health economics.

Yao has been awarded the department full scholarship for PhD in economics from 2013 to 2017. She completed a Bachelor degree in Finance (distinction) at Hefei University of Technology, China, and an MSc in Economics (distinction) at University of York, UK.

Research

Overview

Research interests: Microeconomics, Mechanism and Market Design, Game Theory, Market Microstructure, Health Economics

Projects

Discussion Paper: Efficient Kidney Allocation with Dichotomous Preferences (with Professor Zaifu Yang)

Research group(s)

Centre for Mechanism and Institution Design

Supervision

Supervisor: Professor Zaifu Yang

Thesis Advisory Panel (TAP) members: Professor Karl Claxton and Professor Luigi Siciliani

Teaching

Undergraduate

2016/2017

Economics I, Mathematics II

2015/2016

Macroeconomics I, Mathematics II

2014/2015

Macroeconomics I

Other teaching

Awards:

Acknowledgement of Teaching Excellence in Macroeconomics I and Mathematics II (2015/2016)

Ellis Hunter teaching scholarships in years 2014/2015, 2015/2016 and 2016/2017