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Dean Yang

University of Michigan
deanyang@umich.edu

Dean Yang is a development economist at the University of Michigan, where he is a Professor in the Department of Economics, Professor at the Ford School of Public Policy, and Research Professor at the Population Studies Center (Institute for Social Research).

He is a Co-Editor of the Journal of Development Economics. During the 2024-25 academic year, he is spending his sabbatical at CEMFI as a Maria de Maetzu Visiting Professor.

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Wartime mobilisation and economic development in India

Can temporary wartime mobilisation permanently reshape an economy? This article shows that Indian districts that received more orders related to World War II saw greater transformation from agricultur...

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