dr. Y (Yao) Chen

Biography

Yao Chen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam, a Research Fellow at the Tinbergen Institute, and a Research Affiliate of CEPR. Her research focuses on international macroeconomics, monetary and fiscal policy, and economic history. She is currently studying the effects of fiscal spending on economic outcomes. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including the Review of Economics and Statistics and the Journal of International Economics.

Erasmus School of Economics

Associate professor | Economics
Email
y.chen@ese.eur.nl

Work

Macroeconomics

Year
2026
Course Code
FEB11002X

Macroeconomics (econometrie)

Year
2026
Course Code
FEB21022

Macroeconomics (econometrics)

Year
2026
Course Code
FEB21022X

Seminar International Financial Markets

Year
2026
Course Code
FEM11187

Financial Frictions in Macroeconomics

Level
Master
Year Level
Master
Year
2026
Course Code
TIF20007

News regarding dr. Y (Yao) Chen

Does easy money win elections? Study finds no evidence

Researchers Yao Chen, Florian van Genderen and Felix Ward find no evidence that interest rate cuts help incumbent governments win more votes.
A chart of interest rates

Meet Yao Chen

Meet Associate Professor Yao Chen. She explains why she chose economics, talks about her hobbies and gives advice to students.
Yao Chen

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