Welcome to my website!
I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in Business Economics at the Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta. I received my Ph.D. from the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. I work on topics in health economics, household finance, and industrial organization.
Email: yanhao.wang [at] ualberta.ca
Working papers
- Does Physician Financial Health Affect Medical Treatment and Patient Outcomes?
New draft coming soon.
Publications
- The Value of Group Purchasing: Evidence from the U.S. Hospital Industry
with Haizhen Lin, Journal of Public Economics (2025). - Competition and Countervailing Power: Evidence from China Eastern and Shanghai Airlines Merger
with Chun-Yu Ho and Patrick McCarthy, Journal of Air Transport Management (2021). - Decomposing Sources of Gain from Airline Mergers: A Model and Case Study from China
with Chun-Yu Ho and Patrick McCarthy, Research in Transportation Economics (2020).
Teaching
- Business Economics, Organizations and Management (University of Alberta, Instructor, Fall 2024)
- Introduction to International Business (University of Alberta, Instructor, Winter 2025)
- Introduction to Managerial Economics and Strategy (Indiana University, Instructor, Fall 2020–2021)
- Economics of Healthcare Analytics (Indiana University, TA, Spring 2020–2024)
- Game Theory for Business Strategy (Indiana University, TA, Fall 2018)