Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance in the School of Public Policy at the University of Connecticut.
My research focuses on financial transparency and accountability (especially how governments communicate financial information to citizens), school district capital finance (especially information flows among bond issuers, voters, and bond investors), and government-citizen interactions (especially how performance information shapes citizen and bureaucratic behavior). I emphasize causal inference through experimental and quasi-experimental methods. I have received funding from the Center for Connecticut Education Research Collaboration. My research has appeared in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART), Public Administration Review, Public Management Review, National Tax Journal, Public Budgeting & Finance, Policy Studies Journal, and Comparative Political Studies, among others. I teach courses on public budgeting and finance, capital finance, and quantitative research methods.
I hold a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from the Martin School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Kentucky, USA.
Any questions? Please feel free to get in touch. Email: jinhai.yu@uconn.edu.
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