Yi-Ju Hung (洪以儒)
I am an assistant professor in the economics department at National Chung Cheng University and hold a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Southern California (2024).
I study labor economics, economic geography, and economic history. My research mainly focuses on geographic and social mobility and their interactions.
Working Papers:
with James Feigenbaum, Marco Tabellini, and Monia Tomasella
Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 26-019, October 2025
Presentation: Bocconi University*, Opportunity Insights*
Engines of Uplift: The Local Returns of HBCUs for Black Americans in the South, 1870–1940.
with Jorge De la Roca, August 2025
Presentation: Taiwan Economic Research Workshop (TER), National Cheng Kung University, TCUS Economics Conference, University of Padova (dSEA)*, Midwest Economic Association (MEA)
Wealth Transfer Tax and Wealth Inequality [New Draft].
with Da-Kai Wu, January 2026
Empirical Economics, revise and resubmit
[SSRN]
Presentation: Chunghua Association of Public Finance Annual Meeting*, Taiwan Economic Association Annual Conference (TEA)*
Selected Works in Progress:
Evaluating the Impacts of the House Hoarding Tax: A Staggered Synthetic Control Approach.
with Tsung-Chih Lai, December 2025
Presentation: Macroeconomic Modelling Workshop (MMW)*, Tunhai University*, NCU*, NCUE*, Academia Sinica (RCHSS)*
The Great Migration and Southern Inequality.
with Jack Chapel, June 2024
Presentation: Midwest Economic Association (MEA)*
Resting Working Paper:
Immigration and Economic Opportunity.
November 2023
Presentation: National Chung Cheng University, CIER, All California Labor Economics Conference (ACLEC), CSU Long Beach, Data-Intensive Research Conference (NDIRA) (Poster), EHA (Poster), USC, SSHA, Southern California Graduate Conference in Applied Economics (SOCAE)
