Guangyi Wang
Assistant Researcher
Institute for Health Policy Studies
School of Medicine

The overarching goal of my research is to examine the impacts of social and economic policies on health disparities across the life course and to inform effective policy implementation. My work focuses on understanding how large-scale policies, particularly those related to poverty, food/nutrition, and education, affect health outcomes among economically disadvantaged and racial/ethnic minority populations.

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Much of my recent work has focused on income support policies such as the Child Tax Credit (CTC), the Universal Free School Meals (UFSM), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). A key strength of my work is my expertise in advanced econometric methods and quasi-experimental research designs. I specialize in leveraging quasi-random variations in policy implementation across time, geography, and eligibility to draw causal inferences. My recent first-authored methodological paper in Epidemiology offers guidance on generating heterogeneous-robust DiD estimators, which are increasingly adopted in the field. I also work extensively with large survey and administrative datasets, including national birth certificate data, National Health Interview Survey, and Panel Study of Income Dynamics. This methodological expertise has led to numerous publications in high-impact journals such as American Journal of Epidemiology, Epidemiology, Pediatrics, Health Economics, and Social Science & Medicine.

Awards

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  • Robert O. Herrmann Ph.D. Outstanding Dissertation Award, American Council of Consumer Interests, 2021
  • Consumer Movement Archives Applied Consumer Economics Award-student paper, American Council of Consumer Interests, 2020
  • Deacon-Firebaugh Graduate Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 2020
  • Consumer Movement Archives Applied Consumer Economics Award-student paper, American Council of Consumer Interests, 2019
  • Third place Research Competition Winner, Edward F. Hayes Forum, The Ohio State University, 2019
  • Annual Travel Grant, Institution for Population Research, The Ohio State University, 2019
  • Dissertation Research Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 2019
  • Jean S. Bowers/Fern E. Hunt Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 2019
  • Macau Postgraduate Scholarship (CTABE), Higher Education Bureau of Macau, 2018

Education & Training

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  • PhD Human Sciences (Family Econmics) The Ohio State University 2020
  • Master MBA & Financial Analysis University of San Francisco 2013
  • Bachelor Finance University of Macau 2011

Grants and Projects

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Publications (14)

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VegetablesSchoolsIncome TaxInfant HealthFruitPremature BirthHealth PolicyMental HealthBinge DrinkingFood AssistancePrejudiceBiasSocial SegregationChild HealthMaternal Health

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