Yingyan Zhao
Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs, George Washington University
Yingyan Zhao joined The George Washington University in 2019 after completing her Ph.D. at The Pennsylvania State University. Her research interests are international trade, development economics and industrial organization with a market focus on information asymmetry in international trade and its policy implications.
Recent work by Yingyan Zhao
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Why closing a business is so difficult in India – and the costs of staying open
High institutional and regulatory barriers make it unusually costly for manufacturing firms to exit in India – discouraging entry, keeping inefficient firms afloat, and lowering productivity.
Published 28.08.25