Yifan Zhang | 张乙凡
Yifan Zhang | 张乙凡

PhD candidate in Economics

Welcome!

I am currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Toulouse School of Economics. I apply empirical tools to understand the determinants of individual beliefs and behaviors. I will join the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University as a Postdoc in 2025-26 AY.

My research fields are Development Economics, Economic History, and Political Economy. In one of my ongoing works, I identify and compare both horizontal transmission and vertical transmission of son preference using natural experiments, historical archives, and population censuses.