Dr Haishan Yuan
Senior Lecturer
School of Economics
+61 7 336 54027
Room 505, Level 5, Colin Clark Building (#39)

| Featured Projects | Duration |
|---|---|
| Information Acquisition and Voting Behaviour | (2019–2022) |
| Legislating in darkness: news, information, and representation | (2018) |
Journal Articles
Hahn, Youjin, Nuzhat, Kanti, Yang, Hee-Seung and Yuan, Haishan (2026). Distributive implications for governing party constituencies: evidence from Bangladesh. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 74 (2), 683-725. doi: 10.1086/736916
Yuan, Haishan (2025). Fishing bans in Chinese waters: effectiveness and spillovers. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 133 103202, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103202
Kaplan, Ethan, Spenkuch, Jorg L. and Yuan, Haishan (2025). Pandering in the shadows: how natural disasters affect special interest politics. American Economic Journal-Economic Policy, 17 (3), 441-470. doi: 10.1257/pol.20230783
Guven, Cahit, Yuan, Haishan, Zhang, Quanda and Aksakalli, Vural (2021). When does daylight saving time save electricity? Weather and air-conditioning. Energy Economics, 98 105216, 105216. doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105216
Hu, Jiafei and Yuan, Haishan (2021). Interest arbitrage under capital controls: evidence from reported entrepôt trades. Journal of Banking and Finance, 127 106129, 106129. doi: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2021.106129
Hu, Jiafei, Megalokonomou, Rigissa and Yuan, Haishan (2020). How do parents respond to regulation of sugary drinks in child care? Evidence from California. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 178, 672-687. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2020.08.014
Kaplan, Ethan and Yuan, Haishan (2020). Early Voting Laws, Voter Turnout, and Partisan Vote Composition: Evidence from Ohio. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 12 (1), 32-60. doi: 10.1257/app.20180192
Cheong, Juyoung, Kwak, Do Won and Yuan, Haishan (2017). Trade to aid: EU's temporary tariff waivers for flood-hit Pakistan. Journal of Development Economics, 125, 70-88. doi: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2016.10.005
Yuan, Haishan and Zhu, Chuanqi (2016). Shock and roam: migratory responses to natural disasters. Economics Letters, 148, 37-40. doi: 10.1016/j.econlet.2016.09.020
Yuan, Haishan (2015). Court-ordered campaign finance deregulation and stock value of contributors. American Law and Economics Review, 17 (1), 1-42. doi: 10.1093/aler/ahv001
Working Paper
Carrasco, Diego, Díez-Amigo, Sandro, Phan, Nhan, Takayama, Shino and Yuan, Haishan (2024). Peer Effects and Academic Performance: The Impact of Secondary Schoolmates in Undergraduate Classrooms. SSRN Working Paper. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4907132