Ying Shi

• 2024 Spring
  • PAI 310 Education Policy
• 2023 Spring
  • PAI 722 Quantitative Analysis
• 2022 Spring
  • PAI 722 Quantitative Analysis

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 a Ph.D. in public policy (economics concentration) from Duke University in 2017.

"Long-Term Consequences of the Voting Rights Act for Black-White Disparities in Children's Later-Life Outcomes", Sponsored by William T. Grant Foundation.

"Examining Underrepresented Students Access to and Gains from Selective Public High School Education", Sponsored by Russell Sage Foundation.

• Journal Articles
  • Shi, Y., Rangel, M. A., "First Impressions Matter: Evidence from Elementary School Teachers." Journal of Human Resources, 2023.
  • Shi, Y., Zhu, M. B., "Model Minorities in the Classroom? Positive Bias towards Asian Students and its Consequences." Journal of Public Economics, 2023.
  • Dee, T., Loeb, S. and Shi, Y., "Public-Sector Leadership and Venture Philanthropy: The Case of Broad Superintendents." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2023.
  • Shi, Y., Singleton, J., "School Boards and Education Production: Evidence from Randomized Ballot Order." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2023.
  • Shi, Y., Zhu, M. B., "Equal Time for Equal Crime? Racial Bias in School Discipline." Economics of Education Review, 2022.
  • Liu, J., Loeb, S. and Shi, Y., "More Than Shortages: The Unequal Distribution of Substitute Teaching." Education Finance and Policy, 2022.
  • Shi, Y., Hartley, D., Mazumder, B. and Rajan, A., "The Effects of the Great Migration on Urban Renewal." Journal of Public Economics, 2022.
  • Clark, B., Shi, Y., "Low-Income Female Students and the Reversal of the Black-White Gap in High School Graduation." AERA Open, 2020.
  • Shi, Y., "Who Benefits from Selective Schools? Evidence from Elite Boarding School Admissions." Economics of Education Review, 2020.
  • Rangel, M. A., Shi, Y., "Early Patterns of Skill Acquisition and Immigrants’ Specialization in STEM Careers." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019.

NBER Working Group on Race and Stratification Meeting (2022)

NBER Education Program Meeting (spring), Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) annual conference, Indiana University Virtual Conference, Elon University, 6th IZA Workshop: The Economics of Education, Southern Economic Association (SEA) conference (2021)

University of Rochester, Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) annual meeting; Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) annual conference, Urban Economics Association Meeting, Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) Fall Conference (2020)

NBER Education Spring Program, Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) annual conference, Western Economic Association annual conference, Syracuse University, University of Exeter, University of Pennsylvania GSE, University of Delaware, Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019)

Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) annual conference, Western Economic Association annual conference, Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) Fall Conference (2018)

Finalist, William T. Grant Scholars Program (2023)

IES Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University (2017 - 2019)

AERA Minority Dissertation Fellow (2015 - 2016)

Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Grant (2015 - 2016)

James B. Duke Fellowship (2011 - 2015)