Wang-Sheng Lee

Research Fellow

Monash University

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Wang-Sheng Lee is an associate professor at the Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability in the Monash Business School at Monash University. Wang received his B.A. from Colby, his M.A. from Michigan and his Ph.D from Melbourne. Before moving to Australia, he was a senior analyst at Abt Associates Inc. in Bethesda, Maryland (USA) involved in analyzing the experimental welfare reform evaluations for the states of Delaware and Indiana. His research interests include applied micro-econometrics, development economics, environmental pollution, health and labour economics and the Chinese economy.

He has published papers in journals such as the Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Journal of Health Economics, China Economic Review, Demography, Economics and Human Biology, Economics Letters, Empirical Economics, Health Economics, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Economic Psychology, Journal of Population Economics, and Oxford Economic Papers. He received the 2012/2013 Lawrence R. Klein Award from Empirical Economics, a biannual prize awarded for the best paper published in the journal.

He joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in August 2008 and became a Research Fellow in December 2011.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12599
Locus of Control and Marital Satisfaction: Couple Perspectives Using Australian Data
Wang-Sheng Lee, Terra McKinnish
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2019, 74, Article 102205.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12550
The Effects of Chess Instruction on Academic and Non-Cognitive Outcomes: Field Experimental Evidence from a Developing Country
Asadul Islam, Wang-Sheng Lee, Aaron Nicholas
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 150, 102615
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10863
The Marital Satisfaction of Differently-Aged Couples
Wang-Sheng Lee, Terra McKinnish
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2018, 31, 337-362.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9397
Height, Weight and Well-Being for Rural, Urban and Migrant Workers in China
Wang-Sheng Lee, Zhong Zhao
published in: Social Indicators Research, 2017, 132 (1), 117-136
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8637
Is the BMI a Relic of the Past?
Wang-Sheng Lee
revised version published as 'Body Fatness Charts Based on BMI and Waist Circumference" in: Obesity, 2016, 24 (1), 245–249
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8606
Big and Tall: Is there a Height Premium or Obesity Penalty in the Labor Market?
Wang-Sheng Lee
substantially revised version published as 'Big and Tall: Does a Height Premium Dwarf an Obesity Penalty in the Labor Market?' in: Economics and Human Biology, 2017, 27, 289-304.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8305
The Gender Wage Gap: Does a Gender Gap in Reservation Wages Play a Part?
Marco Caliendo, Wang-Sheng Lee, Robert Mahlstedt
substantially revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2017, 136, 161-173.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7685
Engaging in Corruption: The Influence of Cultural Values and Contagion Effects at the Micro Level
Wang-Sheng Lee, Cahit Guven
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2013, 39, 287-300
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6675
Extra Status and Extra Stress: Are Promotions Good for Us?
David W. Johnston, Wang-Sheng Lee
published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2013, 66 (1), 32-54
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6210
Height and Cognitive Function among Older Europeans: Do People from "Tall" Countries Have Superior Cognitive Abilities?
Cahit Guven, Wang-Sheng Lee
revised version published as 'Height, Ageing and Cognitive Abilities across Europe' in: Economics and Human Biology, 2015, 16, 16-29.
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