Overview
Dr Yi Wang was awarded a PhD in Economics at Cardiff University.
She joined Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2015 and she is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
She is currently the Field Group Chair for Economics (TNE) at Cardiff School of Management.
Research Publications
Do market-induced factors stimulate environmental sustainability? A panel evidence from 25 African economies
Aminu, N., Clifton, N. & Wang, Y., 10 Nov 2025, In: Energy. 340, 139079.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Market-Induced factors and dynamism in carbon dioxide emissions in selected three major economies of Sub-Saharan Africa
Aminu, N., Wang, Y., Clifton, N. & Mahe, S., 24 Jul 2023, The Global Energy Transition Toward Decarbonization: a multi-scalar perspective and transformation: 18th IAEE European Conference. International Association for Energy Economics, ( IAEE European Conference; no. 18).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
The public sector wage premium puzzle
Wang, Y. & Zhou, P., 30 Sept 2019, In: International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics. 9, 4, p. 287-307 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Resolving the public-sector wage premium puzzle by indirect inference
Minford, P., Wang, Y. & Zhou, P., 7 Aug 2019, In: Applied Economics. 52, 7, p. 726-741 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Are We Better Off Working in the Public Sector?
Wang, Y. & Zhou, P., 8 Jun 2017, Advances in Applied Economic Research - Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Applied Economics ICOAE. Tsounis, N. & Vlachvei, A. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media B.V., p. 379-409 31 p. (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
The Costs to the UK of Language Deficiencies as a Barrier to UK Engagement in Exporting: A Report to UK Trade and Investment
Foreman-Peck, J. & Wang, Y., 9 May 2014Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report