Ying Shi
Assistant Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs
Contact Information
yshi78@syr.edu
426 Eggers Hall
(315) 443-9442
Office Hours:
MoWe 9:00-10:40 (Virtual)
Staff Support
Katrina Fiacchi
(315) 443-9040
kfiacchi@syr.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Ying Shi CV
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
Degree
Ph.D., Duke University, 2017
Specialties
Economics of education, labor economics, political economy
Personal Website
http://sites.google.com/site/yingandshi/
Courses
Spring 2021
722.001 Quantitative Analysis, MoWe 2:15-3:35, Shemin Aud
722.005 Quantitative Analysis, MoWe 3:45-5:05, Shemin Aud
Biography
Ying is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs and a Senior Research Associate in the Center for Policy Research. Prior to joining the Maxwell School, she was an Institute of Education Sciences (IES) postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University. Ying’s research interests are in labor economics and political economy, with a focus on education policy. Her current work examines the prevalence and origins of teacher racial bias, the role of school boards and district leadership on student outcomes, and the consequences of minority representation in local government. Ying received her Ph.D. in public policy (economics concentration) from Duke University in 2017. Full Biography
Publications
Selected Papers
Research Interests
Education Policy
Labor Economics
Political Economy
Research Grants and Awards
Principal Investigator. "Examining Underrepresented Students’ Access to and Gains from Selective Public High School Education," with John Singleton. Funded by Russell Sage Foundation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Pipeline Grants Competition. 2020-2021.
IES Postdoctoral Fellowship. Standford University. 2017-2019.