Biography and education
Chih earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Indiana University Bloomington. His research interests include social networks, urban and regional economics, spatial econometrics, and applied microeconomics. At Texas State University, he teaches a range of courses, including Microeconomic Theory and Applications, Managerial Economics, Applied Econometrics, Urban and Regional Economics, International Economics, Principles of Microeconomics, and Principles of Macroeconomics.
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Featured grants
- Chih, Yao-Yu. McCoy College Dean's Summer Research Stipend, Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: May 10, 2024 - August 25, 2024). Grant.
- Ojede, Andrew (Principal), Kishan, Ruby (Co-Principal), Chih, Yao-Yu (Co-Principal). Climate Change, Trade Flows, and Economic Growth Nexus in Developing Countries, Texas State University, Texas State University, $16000. (Funded: December 8, 2022 - May 7, 2024). Grant.
- Zhang, Ren, Chih, Yao-Yu. 2022 McCoy College Dean’s Summer Research Stipend, $8000. (Funded: May 2022 - August 2022). Grant.
- Feng, Li, Chih, Yao-Yu. Hispanic-Serving Institutions and STEM College Graduates: Regression Discontinuity Evidence, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: October 1, 2015, Funded: December 4, 2015 - May 7, 2017). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Chih, Y.-Y., Demir, F., Hu, C., Liu, J., & Shen, H. (2026). Residential housing investment and local corruption: Empirical evidence from the Chinese housing market. European Journal of Political Economy, 93. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2026.102850
- Sheng, Y., Huang, Q., Chih, Y.-Y., & Cheng, J. (2026). The heterogeneous migration motivations of college graduates in China: The role of preferential household registration policies. Empirical Economics, 70. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-025-02862-6
- Yang, Y., Chih, Y.-Y., Wen, C., & Luo, X. (2026). Antipollution willingness and urban population distribution: Evidence from Chinese cities. Economic Modelling, 154. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2025.107360
- Liu, Z., Lee, S., & Chih, Y.-Y. (2025). Computerization and the decline of unincorporated self-employment. Journal of Human Capital, 19(4), 685–742. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1086/735105
- Sheng, Y., Yang, X., Chih, Y.-Y., & Zhang, J. (2024). Foreign direct investment spillovers and regional innovation in China: The spatial moderating role of absorptive capacity. Review of Development Economics, 28(4), 1803–1837. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.1111/rode.13122
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Ignite Award, McCoy College of Business. August 21, 2025
- Award / Honor Recipient: Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Finance & Economics, Texas State University. May 2, 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Brandon Dee Roberts Excellence Professorship, Texas State University. January 1, 2019 - August 1, 2022
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Service, McCoy College of Business, Texas State University. May 1, 2022
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, McCoy College of Business, Texas State University. June 4, 2020
Featured service activities
- Member
DBA Admissions Committee
- Editor
The Annals of Regional Science
- Graduate Advisor
Master of Science in Quantitative Finance and Economics
- Member
Graduate Council
- Member
Governance Committee
- Member
McCoy College AI Task Force Work Group