Education

• Ph.D. Candidate McGill University, Economics, 2011 - Present (Expected June 2016)
• M.A. University of Toronto, Economics, 2010 - 2011
• B.A Sun Yat-sen University, China , 2006-2010

Research Interests

• Health Economics, Applied Micro Economics

Contact Information

• Email: yan.song@mail.mcgill.ca
• Cellphone: 514-549-6070

Presentations

• Canadian Economic Association Annual Meeting, June 2016
• International IO conference, Rising Star session,Philadelphia, April 2016
• HEC Montreal Brown bag Seminar, October 2015
• CPS Graduate Research Development Conference Participants, June 2015
• CAHSPR Conference May 2015
• CIREQ Seminar, McGill University, April, August and November 2015

Research Papers

1. The Power of Not Asking: How Do the Drug Substitution Laws Affect Patient's Demand for Generic Drugs? (Joint work with Douglas Barthold)
2. How do the New Cooperative Medical Scheme Vary Cross Counties and Over Time?
3. Mortality Belief, Individual Health Shocks and Smoking Decision

References

Professor Fabian Lange Department of Economics McGill University 855 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2T7 514-653-0020 fabian.lange@mcgill.ca

Professor Erin Strumpf Department of Economics McGill University 855 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2T7      514-398-2880 erin.strumpf@mcgill.ca

Professor Laura Lasio Department of Economics McGill University 855 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2T7      514-398-4400 laura.lasio@mcgill.ca

Professor Robert Clark Department of Applied Economics HEC Montreal 3000, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine Montréal, Québec, Canada H3T 2A7 514-340-7034 robert.clark@hec.ca