Yizhang Li

Yizhang Li is a graduate student pursuing an M.A. in International and Development Economics at Yale University. Prior to Yale, she received a B.A. in Global Political Economy from Waseda University in Japan and spent one year as an exchange student at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Yizhang has developed strong research interests in family economics, labor economics, health economics and gender economics. During her undergraduate studies, she explored the intergenerational effects of children’s education on parents’ health in China and analyzed the impacts of public-sector age ceilings on China’s labor market. Professionally, she has gained hands-on experiences in FP&A, corporate advisory, and equity research through internships. Outside of school, Yizhang is a huge fan of volleyball, table tennis, and short track speed skating. She also enjoys watching Japanese anime (especially sports-themed series), cooking, and going to bakeries and cafes.