EDUCATION
Ph.D. School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University
M.A. Development Research Academy for the 21st century & School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University
B.S. Major: Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University
Minor: Law Department, Tsinghua University
EXPERIENCE
Assistant President China Institute for Rural Studies, Tsinghua University, China. (2011-Present)
Deputy Director Center for China Studies, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China. (2008-Present)
Visiting Scholar Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University, USA. (2009-2010)
Assistant Director Water Administration Bureau, Yellow River Conservancy Commission, Ministry of Water Resources of China, China. (2002-2003)
COURSES TAUGHT
- Economic Reform and Development in China: Theory and Practice Academic Master core course
- The Theory and Practice of Socialist Construction MPA core course
- Contemporary China Studies Undergraduate elective course
GRANTS AND AWARDS
- Excellent Young Professor Award of 2012, Tsinghua University. (2013)
- New Fostering Candidates of Social Science Theory Youngsters-“one Hundred Project” of 2012 in Beijing.(2013)
- National Award for Excellent Research in Humanities & Social Sciences, Management Science, Second Prize, Ranking Third. (2013)
- Teaching Achievement Award, Tsinghua University, First Prize, Ranking Second. (2012)
- Outstanding Faculty Award of 2011, Tsinghua University. (2012)
- Selected by “Supporting Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University”, Ministry of Education of China. (2011)
- Beijing Water Science & Technology Awards, Second Price, Ranking Second. (2011)
- Science and Technology Award of 2009, China Highway Society, First Prize, Ranking Fourth. (2010)
- National Award for Excellent Research in Humanities & Social Sciences, Management Science, Second Prize, Ranking First. (2009)
- Chinese Fellowships for Scholarly Development, the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). (2008)
- Excellent Teaching Materials, Tsinghua University, First Price, Ranking Third. (2008)
- Selected by “Backbone Talent Support Plan”, Tsinghua University. (2007)
- National Award for Excellent Research in Humanities & Social Sciences, Inter-disciplinary, Third Prize, Ranking Fifth. (2006)
- Excellent Dissertation Award, Tsinghua University. (2004)
- Promising Academic Starring Award for Graduate Students, Tsinghua University. (2002)
Peer-Reviewed Papers
In English
- Breaking the Dilemma of Agricultural Water Fee Collection in China. Water Policy (In Press).
- Chen, S.C.,Wang, Y.H., Zhu, T.J., 2014. Exploring China's Farmer-level Water-saving Mechanisms: Analysis of an Experiment Conducted in Taocheng District, Hebei Province. Water, No.6, pp.547-563.
- Wang, Y.H., Leong, C., 2013. Institutional Legitimacy: An Exegesis of Normative Incentives. International Journal of Water Resources Development. Vol.29, No.4, pp.514-525.
- Araral, E., Wang Y.H., 2013. Water Governance 2.0: A Review and Second Generation Research Agenda. Water Resources Management. Vol. 27, pp.3945-3957.
- Araral, E., Wang Y.H., 2013. Water Demand Management: Review of Literature and Comparison in South-East Asia. International Journal of Water Resources Development, Vol. 29, pp.435-450.
- Wang, Y.H., Xu, F., Hu, A.G., 2013. Impact of Heterogeneous Beliefs and Short Sale Constraints on Security Issuance Decisions. Economic Modelling. Vol. 30, pp.539–545.
- Wang, Y.H., 2012. A Simulation of Water Rights Market with Transaction Costs. Agriculture Water Management, Vol.103, pp.54-61.
- Wang, Y.H. and Liang, J.C., 2011. A Preliminary Evaluation of China’s Implementation Progress in Energy Intensity Targets. D.D.W. In Y. Zhou, ed. Modeling Risk Management for Resources and Environment in China. Springer series, pp.425-36.
- Wang, Y.H., 2010. Towards a New Science of Governance. Transnational Corporations Review, Vol.2, No.2, pp.87-91.
- Wang, Y.H., 2007. Diagnosis and Recommendations for Transjurisdictional Water Pollution Management in China. Frontiers of Environmental Science& Engineering in China, Vol.1, No.4, pp.401-417.
- Wang, Y.H. and Hu, A.G., 2007. Multiple Forces Driving China’s Economic Development: A New Analytic Framework. China & World Economy, Vol. 15, No.3, pp.103-20.
In Chinese
- Wang, Y.H., 2013. The Reform of the Water User Association in China: A Close Examination from the Perspective of the Policy Implementation. Management World. No.6, pp.31-71.
- Wang, Y.H. and Huang, Y.X., 2012. Evaluation and Prospect of China’s Water Conservancy Modernization Process. China Population Resources and Environment (Zhongguo Renkou Ziyuan yu Huanjing), No. 6, pp.120-127.
- Wang, Y.H. and Hu, A.G., 2011. The Road of China Water Development: Retrospect and Prospect (1949-2050). Journal of Tsinghua University (Philosophy & Social Sciences), No.5, pp.99-112.
- Wang, Y.H. and Tian, F.Q., 2010. Evaluation and Prospect on the Pilot Program of Water Right Transfer in the Yellow River Basin. China Water (Zhongguo Shuili), No.1, pp.21-25.
- Liu, S.L., Wang, Y.H. and Hu, A.G., 2009. The Effect of Western Development Program and Regional Economic Convergence in China. Economic Research (Jingji Yanjiu), No.9, pp.94-104.
- Wang, Y.H. and Yan, Y.L., 2009. Quantitative Evaluation on the Implementation of Ten Five-Year Plan. Contemporary Chinese History Study (Dangdai Zhongguo Shi Yanjiu), No.5, 2009, pp.77-84.
- Wang, Y.H., Wu, F. and Wang, Z., 2008. An Empirical Study on the Productivity in the Transportation Sector of China (1980-2005). China Economic Quarterly (Jingji Xue Jikan), Vol.7, No.3, pp.891-912.
- Wang, Y.H., 2007. Water Governance & State Governance: An Explanation upon China’s Unitarianism by Approach of New Institutional Economics. Journal of Tsinghua University (Philosophy & Social Sciences), Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 117-29.
- Wang, Y.H., 2007. Reviews on the Institutional Reforms of Water Pricing, Water Rights and Water Markets in China. China Population Resources and Environment (Zhongguo Renkou Ziyuan yu Huanjing), Vol.17, No.5, pp.153-58.
- Wang, Y.H., 2007. The Transition of China’s Water Governance: Background, Challenges and Perspective. Water Resources Development Research (Shuili Fazhan Yanjiu), Vol.7, No.9, pp.4-9.
- Wang, Y.H., Zhang, N. and Shi, Z.L., 2006. An Evaluation of Economic Loses Caused by Water Ecosystem Deterioration in the Hai River Basin. China Rural Water and Hydropower (Zhongguo Nongcun Shuili Shuidian), No.1, pp.33-37.
- Wang, Y.H., 2006. Theory of an Institutional Hierarchy for Natural Resources Property-Rights Regimes and Its Application. China Public Administration Review, Vol.5, pp.128-36.
- Wang, Y.H., 2005. Opposing Dam, or Building Dam?-Analysis to the International Anti-Dam Movement and Policy Recommendations for China. China Soft Science (Zhongguo Ruankexue), No.8, pp.33-39.
Books and Reports
- Wang, Y.H., 2013. Research on Water Conservancy Development Phases. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press.
- Wang, Y.H., 2013. Changes of Water Governance in China. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press.
- Wang, Y.H., Wu, D., Huang, Y.X., Wang, D.P., 2013. Research on Mechanism of water environment Management. Beijing: Science Press.
- Ma, D.C., Wang, Y.H., 2013. Research on Wenyu River Basin Management and Policy. Beijing: China Water Power Press.
- Wang, Y.H., 2005. Economic Explanation of the Institutional Changes of China’s Water Rights. Shanghai: Shanghai Sanlian Bookstore & Shanghai Renmin Press.
- Hu, A.G., Wang, Y.H., 2005. The Historical Perspective of China’s Development: Dynamic Changes of Five Capitals (1980-2003) and Long-term Development Strategy. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press.
- Wang, Y.H., Li, L.F., Wang, X.J., Yu, X.B. and Wang, Y.H., 2007. Taking Stock of Integrated River Basin Management in China. Beijing: Science Press.
Conference Presentations and Invited Talks
- “A Political Transaction Cost Model of the Origins of the State: The case of China and Rejoinder to Fukuyama”, in the A Political Transaction Cost Model of the Origins of the State, Xiamen, China. (2013)
- “Policy Analysis of Agricultural Water Fee Collection in China”, in the 2013 International Conference on Agricultural and Natural Resources Engineering (ICANRE 2013), Singapore.(2013)
- “The Impact and Mechanism of Transport Improvement on Migration”, in the 12th PRSCO Summer Institute, Beijing, China. (2012)
- “Polycentric Governance and Social Management Philosophy”, in the Conference of Social Management Issues of Contemporary China, Tianjin, China. (2011)
- “China’s Energy Conservation Policy of 11th Five-Year Plan: A Dynamic Panel Analysis of Changes in Provincial Energy Intensity”, in the 32th Annual APPAM Research Conference, Boston, USA. (2010)
- “Numerical Simulation of Trans-jurisdictional Water Market in the Yellow River Basin”, in the 2010 International Symposium of Statistics and Management Science, Nanjing, China. ( 2010)
- “The Transition of Water Governance in China”, in the Conference of NEW THINKING ON WATER GOVERNANCE, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore. (2009)
- “Water Governance and State Governance: A transaction Cost Perspective of China’s Unitarianism”, in the fourth Workshop on the Workshop (WOW4), Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. ( 2009)
- “Policy Design for Water Rights Market in China: A Simulation Analysis Considering Transaction Costs”, in the 30th Annual APPAM Research Conference, Los Angeles, Canada. ( 2008)
