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.