Jihai Yu

4.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
54 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Jihai Yu is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Statistics and Probability. According to data from OpenAlex, Jihai Yu has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 3 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 3 papers in Statistics and Probability. Recurrent topics in Jihai Yu's work include Spatial and Panel Data Analysis (48 papers), Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (44 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (15 papers). Jihai Yu is often cited by papers focused on Spatial and Panel Data Analysis (48 papers), Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (44 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (15 papers). Jihai Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Ireland. Jihai Yu's co-authors include Lung‐fei Lee, Lung-Fei Lee, Robert de Jong, Guozhong Zhu, Li‐An Zhou, Xinyu Zhang, Chun‐Yu Ho, Xi Qu, Lung-Fei Lee and Fei Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Econometrics, Energy Economics and Journal of Business and Economic Statistics.

In The Last Decade

Jihai Yu

48 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Estimation of spatial autoregressive panel data models with fixed effects

2009 653 citations Jihai Yu et al. Journal of Econometrics profile →
Quasi-maximum likelihood estimators for spatial dynamic panel data with fixed effects when both n and T are large

2008 406 citations Jihai Yu, Lung‐fei Lee et al. Journal of Econometrics profile →
Strategic interaction in political competition: Evidence from spatial effects across Chinese cities

2015 250 citations Jihai Yu et al. profile →

Peers

Jihai Yu

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PSIR

SPS

EE

GPC

Mann J. Yoon United States

Julie Le Gallo France

James P. LeSage United States

Giuseppe Arbia Italy

Wang Jin China

Laurent Gobillon France

Scott E. Atkinson United States

Weizeng Sun China

Cem Ertur France

Dave Donaldson United States

Mann J. Yoon United States

Jihai Yu

1.1k ×0.5

EE

169 ×0.6

PSIR

198 ×0.9

SPS

78 ×0.4

EE

167 ×0.9

GPC

Citations per year, relative to Jihai Yu Jihai Yu (= 1×) peers Mann J. Yoon

Countries citing papers authored by Jihai Yu

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jihai Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jihai Yu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jihai Yu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jihai Yu 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 Jihai Yu. Jihai Yu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Fratesi, Ugo, Maria Abreu, Luisa Corrado, et al.. (2025). The urban dimension in spatial development: contributions from spatial economics. Spatial Economic Analysis. 20(2). 169–174.

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Fratesi, Ugo, Maria Abreu, Luisa Corrado, et al.. (2025). Spillovers and small spatial scale analyses: contributions from spatial economics. Spatial Economic Analysis. 20(1). 1–7. 1 indexed citations

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Yu, Jihai, et al.. (2025). Oracally efficient estimation and specification testing of partially linear additive spatial autoregressive models. Econometric Reviews. 44(8). 1120–1143.

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Yang, Zixin, et al.. (2024). Model Checking in Partially Linear Spatial Autoregressive Models. Journal of Business and Economic Statistics. 42(4). 1210–1222. 2 indexed citations

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Fratesi, Ugo, J. Paul Elhorst, Maria Abreu, et al.. (2024). The inextricable nature of space and economy. Spatial Economic Analysis. 19(2). 107–114. 2 indexed citations

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Yu, Jihai, et al.. (2024). Trending Time-Varying Coefficient Spatial Panel Data Models. Journal of Business and Economic Statistics. 43(1). 191–203. 2 indexed citations

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Lan, Wei, et al.. (2024). Multivariate spatiotemporal models with low rank coefficient matrix. Journal of Econometrics. 246(1-2). 105897–105897.

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Jin, Fei, Lung‐fei Lee, & Jihai Yu. (2023). Estimating flow data models of international trade: dual gravity and spatial interactions. Econometric Reviews. 42(2). 157–194. 1 indexed citations

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Elhorst, J. Paul, Maria Abreu, Pedro Amaral, et al.. (2022). Raising the bar (20). Spatial Economic Analysis. 17(2). 151–155. 1 indexed citations

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Elhorst, J. Paul, Maria Abreu, Pedro Amaral, et al.. (2017). Raising the bar (5). Spatial Economic Analysis. 12(1). 1–7. 1 indexed citations

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Elhorst, J. Paul, Maria Abreu, Pedro Amaral, et al.. (2016). Raising the bar (4). Spatial Economic Analysis. 11(4). 355–360. 5 indexed citations

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Qu, Xi, Lung‐fei Lee, & Jihai Yu. (2016). QML estimation of spatial dynamic panel data models with endogenous time varying spatial weights matrices. Journal of Econometrics. 197(2). 173–201. 52 indexed citations

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Lee, Lung‐fei & Jihai Yu. (2014). Efficient GMM estimation of spatial dynamic panel data models with fixed effects. Journal of Econometrics. 180(2). 174–197. 120 indexed citations

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Lee, Lung‐fei & Jihai Yu. (2014). Estimation of fixed effects panel regression models with separable and nonseparable space–time filters. Journal of Econometrics. 184(1). 174–192. 27 indexed citations

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Yu, Jihai & Lung‐fei Lee. (2012). CONVERGENCE: A SPATIAL DYNAMIC PANEL DATA APPROACH. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1(1). 1250006–1250006. 53 indexed citations

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Lee, Lung‐fei & Jihai Yu. (2012). The C(α)-type gradient test for spatial dependence in spatial autoregressive models. Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences. 5(3). 119–135. 6 indexed citations

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Yu, Jihai, et al.. (2012). The spatial time lag in panel data models. Economics Letters. 117(3). 544–547. 21 indexed citations

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Lee, Lung‐fei & Jihai Yu. (2012). SPATIAL PANELS: RANDOM COMPONENTS VERSUS FIXED EFFECTS*. International Economic Review. 53(4). 1369–1412. 66 indexed citations

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Lee, Lung‐fei & Jihai Yu. (2012). QML Estimation of Spatial Dynamic Panel Data Models with Time Varying Spatial Weights Matrices. Spatial Economic Analysis. 7(1). 31–74. 62 indexed citations

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Yu, Jihai. (2007). Essays on spatial dynamic panel data model: theories and applications. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 4 indexed citations

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