Yifan Shen is Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in the Division of Social Science. He studies income inequality, family demography, life course, and education.
Email: [email protected]
Education:
PhD in Sociology, Brown University, 2022
MPhil in Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2016
MSc in Social Research Methods, The London School of Economics and Political Science, 2013
BA in Sociology, Renmin University of China, 2012
National Chengchi University (exchange student) 2010
Email: [email protected]
Education:
PhD in Sociology, Brown University, 2022
MPhil in Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2016
MSc in Social Research Methods, The London School of Economics and Political Science, 2013
BA in Sociology, Renmin University of China, 2012
National Chengchi University (exchange student) 2010
Publications:
Rauscher, E., & Shen, Y. (2022). Variation in the Relationship between School Spending and Achievement: Progressive Spending Is Efficient. American Journal of Sociology.
Shen, Y. (2021). The Nonlinear Linkage between Earnings Homogamy and Earnings Inequality Among Married Couples. Demography.
Qian, Z., & Shen, Y. (2020). Context of Interracial Childbearing in the United States. In R. Schoen (Ed.), Analyzing Contemporary
Fertility (Vol. 51, pp. 65–87). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Rauscher, E., & Shen, Y. (2022). Variation in the Relationship between School Spending and Achievement: Progressive Spending Is Efficient. American Journal of Sociology.
Shen, Y. (2021). The Nonlinear Linkage between Earnings Homogamy and Earnings Inequality Among Married Couples. Demography.
- American Sociological Association (ASA) Population Section Student Paper Award (2022).
- International Chinese Sociological Association (ICSA) Nan Lin Best Graduate Student Paper Award (2021).
Qian, Z., & Shen, Y. (2020). Context of Interracial Childbearing in the United States. In R. Schoen (Ed.), Analyzing Contemporary
Fertility (Vol. 51, pp. 65–87). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Work in Progress
Shen, Yifan, Tim Futing Liao. “To See or Not to See: Another Look at the Mechanisms behind the Trends in Earnings Homogamy.”
Qian, Zhenchao, Yifan Shen, Susan Short. “Educational Advantage and Earnings Lead? Assortative Mating and Spousal Pay Gap.”
Shen, Yifan, Tim Futing Liao. “To See or Not to See: Another Look at the Mechanisms behind the Trends in Earnings Homogamy.”
Qian, Zhenchao, Yifan Shen, Susan Short. “Educational Advantage and Earnings Lead? Assortative Mating and Spousal Pay Gap.”
Fellowships, Grants, Awards:
2023 VPRDO Equipment Fund (HK$51319), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2021 MAST Center Small Grant Program for Emerging Scholars, Marriage Strengthening Research & Dissemination Center
2021 Dissertation Fellowship, Brown University
2021 Summer Research Awards, Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University
2018 International Fellowship, Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University
2017 Manning Graduate Fellowship, Brown University
2023 VPRDO Equipment Fund (HK$51319), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2021 MAST Center Small Grant Program for Emerging Scholars, Marriage Strengthening Research & Dissemination Center
2021 Dissertation Fellowship, Brown University
2021 Summer Research Awards, Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University
2018 International Fellowship, Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University
2017 Manning Graduate Fellowship, Brown University
Courses Taught
Graduate:
Social Stratification and Mobility 2023
Undergraduate:
Research Methods in Social Sciences 2023, 2024
Data Analysis for Quantitative Social Research 2023, 2024
Graduate:
Social Stratification and Mobility 2023
Undergraduate:
Research Methods in Social Sciences 2023, 2024
Data Analysis for Quantitative Social Research 2023, 2024
Service to the Profession
2025 Chair, Session on Assortative Mating, Annual Meeting of Population Association of America, Washington DC.
2024 American Sociological Association Population Section Mentorship Committee Member
2023 Discussant, Session on Novel Topics on Union Formation, Annual Meeting of Population Association of America, New Orleans.
2023 American Sociological Association Population Section Student Paper Award Committee
Service to the College
2023-24 Seminar Series Committee, Division of Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2021-22 & 2018-19 Graduate Student Committee, Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University
Reviewed for American Sociological Review, Demography, Social Forces, Sociological Methods & Research, Demographic Research, Advances in Life Course Research, Social Science Research, European Sociological Review, Socius
2025 Chair, Session on Assortative Mating, Annual Meeting of Population Association of America, Washington DC.
2024 American Sociological Association Population Section Mentorship Committee Member
2023 Discussant, Session on Novel Topics on Union Formation, Annual Meeting of Population Association of America, New Orleans.
2023 American Sociological Association Population Section Student Paper Award Committee
Service to the College
2023-24 Seminar Series Committee, Division of Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2021-22 & 2018-19 Graduate Student Committee, Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University
Reviewed for American Sociological Review, Demography, Social Forces, Sociological Methods & Research, Demographic Research, Advances in Life Course Research, Social Science Research, European Sociological Review, Socius
