Dean Yang

8.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
82 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Dean Yang is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Dean Yang has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 38 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 24 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Dean Yang's work include Migration and Labor Dynamics (30 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (18 papers) and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (16 papers). Dean Yang is often cited by papers focused on Migration and Labor Dynamics (30 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (18 papers) and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (16 papers). Dean Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Italy. Dean Yang's co-authors include Xavier Giné, HwaJung Choi, Jessica Goldberg, David McKenzie, Lasse Brune, Alina Martinez, Caroline Theoharides, Diego Aycinena, Albert Park and Yuan Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, American Economic Review and The Economic Journal.

In The Last Decade

Dean Yang

76 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Under the Weather: Health... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2009 2007 2008 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Under the Weather: Health, Schooling, and Economic Consequences of Early-Life Rainfall
    2009 677 citations Dean Yang et al. American Economic Review profile →
  2. Are Remittances Insurance? Evidence from Rainfall Shocks in the Philippines
    2007 469 citations Dean Yang, HwaJung Choi The World Bank Economic Review profile →
  3. Insurance, credit, and technology adoption: Field experimental evidencefrom Malawi
    2008 411 citations Xavier Giné, Dean Yang Journal of Development Economics profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Dean Yang 1.8k 1.7k 1.0k 1.0k 481 82 3.9k
Michael Lokshin 1.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 590 0.6× 730 0.7× 212 0.4× 137 3.8k
Roberta Gatti 1.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 283 0.3× 835 0.8× 413 0.9× 72 3.3k
Nora Lustig 2.3k 1.3× 2.0k 1.2× 415 0.4× 948 0.9× 235 0.5× 169 5.0k
Peter Lanjouw 2.7k 1.4× 2.1k 1.3× 1.2k 1.1× 1.3k 1.3× 113 0.2× 124 5.2k
Seema Jayachandran 988 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 396 0.4× 857 0.8× 404 0.8× 90 4.2k
Hanan G. Jacoby 1.2k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 1.5k 1.4× 1.7k 1.6× 153 0.3× 71 4.1k
Christiaan Grootaert 2.1k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 425 0.4× 859 0.8× 184 0.4× 51 4.1k
Kathleen Beegle 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 885 0.9× 2.0k 1.9× 181 0.4× 119 4.3k
Robin Burgess 1.2k 0.7× 2.8k 1.6× 343 0.3× 601 0.6× 635 1.3× 69 4.7k
Gaurav Datt 2.8k 1.5× 2.2k 1.3× 952 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 177 0.4× 62 4.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dean Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dean Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dean Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dean Yang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Dean Yang. Dean Yang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Yang, Dean, et al.. (2023). Clozapine for Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia with Lewy Bodies: Case Report and Literature Review. The Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. 76(4). 340–345. 3 indexed citations
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Watson, Tara, et al.. (2023). Loss aversion or lack of trust: Why does loss framing work to encourage preventive health behaviors?. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. 104. 102022–102022. 2 indexed citations
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Allen, James E., et al.. (2023). Correcting Misperceptions about Support for Social Distancing to Combat COVID-19. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 73(1). 221–242.
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Bartoš, Vojtěch, et al.. (2023). Picture this: Social Distance and the Mistreatment of Migrant Workers. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Dean, et al.. (2022). Measuring remittances. Journal of Development Economics. 161. 103004–103004. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Dean, et al.. (2022). Pharmaceutical care- urgency: Proposing a practical clinical framework for pharmacy students. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 14(12). 1535–1542.
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Allen, James E., et al.. (2022). Teaching and incentives: Substitutes or complements?. Economics of Education Review. 91. 102317–102317. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Dean, et al.. (2022). Knowledge, stigma, and HIV testing: An analysis of a widespread HIV/AIDS program. Journal of Development Economics. 160. 102958–102958. 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Dean, et al.. (2019). Financial Education and Financial Access for Transnational Households: Field Experimental Evidence from the Philippines. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 69(1). 373–404. 16 indexed citations
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Yang, Dean, et al.. (2018). Facilitating Worker Mobility: A Randomized Information Intervention among Migrant Workers in Singapore. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 68(1). 63–91. 7 indexed citations
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Giné, Xavier, Jessica Goldberg, Dan Silverman, & Dean Yang. (2012). Revising Commitments: Field Evidence on the Adjustment of Prior Choices. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Brune, Lasse, Xavier Giné, Jessica Goldberg, & Dean Yang. (2011). Commitments to Save: A Field Experiment in Rural Malawi. SSRN Electronic Journal. 45 indexed citations
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Aycinena, Diego, et al.. (2010). The Impact of Remittance Fees on Remittance Flows: Evidence from a Field Experiment Among Salvadoran Migrants. 24 indexed citations
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Yang, Dean, et al.. (2009). Under the Weather: Health, Schooling, and Economic Consequences of Early-Life Rainfall. American Economic Review. 99(3). 1006–1026. 677 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Dean, et al.. (2008). Under the Weather: Health, Schooling, and Economic Consequences of Early-Life Rainfall. NBER Working Paper No. 14031.. National Bureau of Economic Research. 6 indexed citations
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Roodman, David, Xiaobo Zhang, Patrick M. Emerson, et al.. (2007). The World Bank economic review 21 (2). The World Bank Economic Review. 21. 1–176. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Dean. (2006). The Economics of Anti-Corruption: Lessons from a Widespread Customs Reform. Chapters. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Dean & HwaJung Choi. (2005). Are Remittances Insurance? Evidence from Rainfall Shocks in the Philippines. SSRN Electronic Journal. 84 indexed citations

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