Wang-Sheng Lee

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Deakin University

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Wang-Sheng Lee is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at Deakin University. Wang received his B.A. from Colby, his M.A. from Michigan and his Ph.D from Melbourne. Before moving to Australia, he was a senior analyst at Abt Associates Inc. in Bethesda, Maryland (USA) involved in analyzing the experimental welfare reform evaluations for the states of Delaware and Indiana. His research interests include program evaluation techniques, health and labour economics, happiness economics and obesity.

He has published papers in journals such as Demography, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Oxford Economic Papers, Economics Letters, Health Economics, Empirical Economics, Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Economic Psychology, and Journal of Population Economics. He is the recipient of the 2012/2013 Lawrence R. Klein Award from Empirical Economics, a biannual prize awarded for the best paper published in the journal.

He joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in August 2008 and became a Research Fellow in December 2011.

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IZA-Publikationen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10863
The Marital Satisfaction of Differently-Aged Couples
Wang-Sheng Lee, Terra McKinnish
forthcoming in: Journal of Population Economics, 2017
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9397
Height, Weight and Well-Being for Rural, Urban and Migrant Workers in China
Wang-Sheng Lee, Zhong Zhao
published in: Social Indicators Research, 2017, 132 (1), 117-136 [Details & Download]
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8637
Is the BMI a Relic of the Past?
Wang-Sheng Lee
revised version published as 'Body Fatness Charts Based on BMI and Waist Circumference" in: Obesity, 2016, 24 (1), 245–249
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8606
Big and Tall: Is there a Height Premium or Obesity Penalty in the Labor Market?
Wang-Sheng Lee
substantially revised version published as 'Big and Tall: Does a Height Premium Dwarf an Obesity Penalty in the Labor Market?' in: Economics and Human Biology (forthcoming)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8305
The Gender Wage Gap: Does a Gender Gap in Reservation Wages Play a Part?
Marco Caliendo, Wang-Sheng Lee, Robert Mahlstedt
substantially revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2017, 136, 161-173.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7685
Engaging in Corruption: The Influence of Cultural Values and Contagion Effects at the Micro Level
Wang-Sheng Lee, Cahit Guven
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2013, 39, 287-300
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6675
Extra Status and Extra Stress: Are Promotions Good for Us?
David W. Johnston, Wang-Sheng Lee
published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2013, 66 (1), 32-54
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6210
Height and Cognitive Function among Older Europeans: Do People from "Tall" Countries Have Superior Cognitive Abilities?
Cahit Guven, Wang-Sheng Lee
revised version published as 'Height, Ageing and Cognitive Abilities across Europe' in: Economics and Human Biology, [Online Version]
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5970
Climbing the Job Ladder: New Evidence of Gender Inequity
David W. Johnston, Wang-Sheng Lee
published in: Industrial Relations, 2012, 51 (1), 128 - 151
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5841
Explaining the Female Black-White Obesity Gap: A Decomposition Analysis of Proximal Causes
David W. Johnston, Wang-Sheng Lee
published in: Demography, 2011, 48 (4), 1429-1450
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