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Yikai Wang

University of Essex

Dr

Wivenhoe Park

Department of Economics, University of Essex

Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ

United Kingdom

http://yikaiwang.weebly.com

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

8

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1,738

TOTAL CITATIONS

25

Scholarly Papers (8)

1.

Divide and Rule: How Political Elites Polarize Society

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 18 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2022
Simon Alder and Yikai Wang
Swiss National Bank and University of Essex
Downloads 622 (108,411)

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Polarization, divide and rule, conflict, autocracy, revolution, democracy, trade interactions, learning, beliefs, trust

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The Optimum Quantity of Capital and Debt

Number of pages: 75 Posted: 12 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2026
Yeshiva University, University of Oslo, University of Delaware - Economics and University of Essex
Downloads 335 (225,014)
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Optimal Government Debt, Incomplete Markets, Capital Taxation, Dynamically Optimal Taxation

An Analytical SIR model of Epidemics and a Sustainable Suppression Policy: Testing

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 14 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 13 May 2020
Yikai Wang
University of Essex
Downloads 152 (488,255)
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COVID-19, Testing, SIR Model, Herd Immunity

An Analytical SIR model of Epidemics and a Sustainable Suppression Policy: Testing

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 14 Apr 2020
Yikai Wang
University of Essex
Downloads 91 (743,299)
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COVID-19, Testing, SIR Model, Herd Immunity

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The Politico-Economic Dynamics of China’s Growth

Number of pages: 76 Posted: 07 May 2020
Yikai Wang
University of Essex
Downloads 203 (375,182)
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China, Growth, State Firms, Private Firms, Wages, Capital

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How Testing Reduces Infections and Prevents Herd Immunity: An SIR Model with Testing

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Apr 2020
Yikai Wang
University of Essex
Downloads 149 (497,070)
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COVID-19, Testing, SIR Model, Herd Immunity

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Worker Productivity During Covid-19 and Adaptation to Working from Home

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 15 Aug 2023
University of Essex, University of Essex, University of Birmingham and University of Essex
Downloads 121 (592,433)
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Worker Productivity, Working From Home, COVID-19, inequality, gender

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The Political Economy of the Middle-Income Trap: Implications for Potential Growth

Asian Development Review 33:2, 2016
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 16 Sep 2016
Yikai Wang
University of Essex
Downloads 63 (933,592)

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middle-income trap, political institution, potential growth, rule of law, state capacity

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The Optimum Quantity of Capital and Debt

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12952
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 31 May 2018 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2021
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., University of Oslo - Department of Economics, University of Oslo and University of Essex
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Capital taxation, Dynamically Optimal Taxation, incomplete markets, Optimal Government Debt