Economic Growth and Deforestation
This week Torfinn Harding and Po Yin Wong are participating at a workshop in Washington D.C. The Meeting is hosted by The World Bank and NHH.
Assistant professor Po Yin Wong
- Po.Wong@nhh.no
- Telephone
- +47 55 95 95 41
- Department
- Economics
- Centre
- Macroeconomics and Natural Resources
- Office
- D232
- Expertise
- Environmental Economics Development Economics Applied microeconomics
BIOGRAPHY
Po Yin Wong joined NHH as an assistant professor in August, 2015. She received her PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2015.
Her primary research interests are in development economics, environmental and resource economics, and applied microeconomics.
Selected publications
| Author(s) | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Wong, Po Yin; Brown, Philip H. | Natural Disasters and Vulnerability: Evidence from the 1997 Forest Fires in Indonesia | The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy Volume 11 (1); 2011 |
| Wong, Po Yin | Mother’s Marital Status and Type of Delivery Medical Care in Guatemala | Population: Research and Policy Review Volume 30 (1); 2011 |
| Wong, Po Yin; Brown, Philip H. | Does the Type of News Coverage Influence Donations to Disaster Relief: Evidence from the 2008 Cyclone in Myanmar | Journal of Disaster Research Volume 4 (6); 2009 |
TEACHING AREAS
Development Economics, Environmental and Resource Economics