Portrait of Haozhou Yang

Haozhou Yang

Logo Economics PhD student, UCSB

Welcome!

I'm an Economics Ph.D. student at UC Santa Barbara. My academic interests lie in labor economics and behavioral economics. This site will offer a brief overview of my background, projects, and updates.

Curriculum Vitae

Education
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
    University of California, Santa Barbara
    Ph.D in Economics
    2025 - Present
  • New York University (Stern & GSAS)
    New York University (Stern & GSAS)
    M.S. in Quantitative Economics
    2024 - 2025
  • London School of Economics
    London School of Economics
    M.S. in Management and Strategy
    2023 - 2024
  • Shanghai International Studies University
    Shanghai International Studies University
    B.A. in International Economics and Trade
    2019 - 2023
Experience
  • NYU Stern
    NYU Stern
    Research Assistant
    2024 - 2025
  • Northeast Securities
    Northeast Securities
    Research Intern
    2022 - 2022
  • KPMG
    KPMG
    Intern
    2021 - 2022
Honors
  • Degree with Distinction, LSE
    2024
  • Outstanding Graduate of Shanghai
    2023
  • Outstanding Student of the Year, SISU
    2023, 2022, 2021
  • Presidential Scholarship, SISU
    2023, 2022, 2021
  • Top Grade Scholarship, SISU
    2022, 2021, 2020
  • Excellent Volunteer of Shanghai
    2021, 2020
  • Education Award Fund & Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Scholarship
    2021
News
2026
I passed the PhD Preliminary Exams in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Econometrics.
Aug 20
2025
I have now enrolled at UCSB as a first-year PhD student.
Aug 16
Just graduated from NYU. Love my professors, friends, and my family!
May 15
I have been accepted as a prospective Economics PhD student at UC Santa Barbara!
Feb 18
2024
I graduated from LSE (with Distinction).
Nov 06
2023
I received my bachelor's degree in Economics from SISU.
Jun 07