Associate professor, School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences (SAAS), Peking University (PKU).

Senior Research Fellow, China Center for Agricultural Policy (CCAP), PKU

Email: [email protected]

Research areas

Resource and environmental economics, agricultural and development economics.

Educational experience
2012-2017, The Ohio State University, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Developmental Economics, PhD;
2010-2012, China Agricultural University, College of Economics and Management, M.S;
2006-2010, China Agricultural University, College of Economics and Management, Bachelor's degree;

Work Experience
2022-2024, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, School of Economics, Associate Professor;
2017-2022, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, School of Economics, Assistant Professor;

Selected Academic Publications 
[1] Wangyang Lai. 2017. Pesticide use and health outcomes: evidence from agricultural water pollution in China, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
[2] Wangyang Lai, Shanjun Li, Yanan Li and Xiaohui Tian. 2021. Air pollution and cognitive function: evidence from straw burning in China, American Air pollution and cognitive function: evidence from straw burning in China, American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
[3] Wangyang Lai, Shanjun Li, Yanyan Liu and Panle Jia Barwick. 2022. Adaptation mitigates temperature shock on household consumption, Nature Human Behavior.
[4] Xiaomeng Cui, Wangyang Lai and Tao Lin. 2025. Long-distance water infrastructure, rural development and urban growth: evidence from China. Journal of Urban Economics.

Google Scholar.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Cg8JnLwAAAAJ&hl=en