Dr. Patricia Yu graduated from Northern Illinois University with a PhD in economics. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Economics at UHWO where she teaches courses dealing with microeconomics, macroeconomics, environmental economics, and Hawaii's economy. Her research examines timely and important spatial econometrics and semiparametric techniques in order to estimate the valuation of bundled goods or environmental amenities/disamenities with hedonic pricing models. She has published articles in peer-reviewed journals using those techniques. She has also published in several conference proceedings including Hawaii International Conference on Education, Global Conference on Business and Finance, and Eurasia Business and Economics Society. Her research can be found on this website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Peiyong_Yu2/contributions
2014 – Ph.D. Northern Illinois University Economics
2010 – M.A. Northern Illinois University Economics
2007 – B.A. Tianjin Foreign Studies University International Trade and Economics
August 2020 - Present Assistant Professor of Economics at University of Hawaii - West Oahu
2014 – July 2020 Instructor of Economics at University of Hawaii - West Oahu
2012-2013 Instructor of Economics at McNeese State University
2011 Adjunct Instructor of Economics at Northern Illinois University
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Hawaii's Economy
- Environmental Economics
- Health Economics
- Statistical Analysis I
- Philosophy of Social Sciences
- Yu, P., Levy, J. (2017). “Estimating the Value of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project: A Semiparametric Analysis of Property Values on Oahu, HI”. Empirical Studies on economics of Innovation, Public Economics and Management, pp269 - 281. Springer International Publishing.
- Levy J., Yu P. (2017) The Management and Economics of a Life-Threatening Invasive Species in Hawaii. Empirical Studies on Economics of Innovation, Public Economics and Management, pp 305 – 317. Springer International Publishing.
- Levy J., Valenti, J., Yu P. (2017) Promoting Green Urbanism and Disaster Resilience in the Anthropocene: From Invasive to Community in Kakaako, Oahu. Empirical Studies on Economics of Innovation, Public Economics and Management, pp 349 – 363. Springer International Publishing.
- Levy, J., Yu, P. (2016). Advances in Economics and Disaster Forensics: A Multi-criteria Disaster Forensics Analysis (MCDFA) of the 2012 Kahuku Wind Farm Battery Fire on Oahu, Hawaii. Disaster Forensics: Understanding Root Cause and Complex Causality, pp 355-380. Springer International Publishing.
- Yu, P. (2016). Effects of Sex Offenders’ Residential Locations on Property Values Using both Parametric and Semiparametric Models, Atlantic Economic Journal 44(3): 277 – 291.
- Yu, P. (2015).The Effect of Eminent Domain for Private Development on Property Values, Journal of Regional Policy & Analysis 45(2): 173 – 187.
Three Essays on the Relationship Between Externalities and Property Values Using Parametric and Semiparametric Techniques.
Real Estate Economics, Urban Economics, Hawaii's Economy, and Environmental Economics
- Yu, P. (2022). Innovations in Distance Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Big Island, Hawaii.
- Yu, P. (2019). Effects of Food Centers on Property Values, in Oahu, Hawaii in the Era of Climate Change. Presented at the American Real Estate Society, Paradise Valley, Arizona.
- Yu, P. (2016). Assessing the Impact of Wind farms on Residential Property Values on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii: A Semiparametric Hedonic Price Model Approach. Presented at the Western Economic Association International’s 91st Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon.
- Yu, P., Levy, J. (2016). Business Continuity Planning for Economic Resilience in Hawaii. Presented at the Global Conference on Business and Finance, Honolulu, HI.
- Yu, P., Levy, J. (2016). Estimating the Value of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project: A Semiparametric Analysis of Land and Property Values in Oahu, Hawaii. Presented at the Global Conference on Business and Finance, Honolulu, HI.
- Yu, P. (2016). Using High-Engagement Strategies in a College Classroom. Presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.
- Yu, P. (2016). Innovations in Distance Education to Engage Students Online. Presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.
- Yu, P. (2016). The Impact of Wetlands on Property and Land Values in Oahu, Hawaii: A Spatial Semiparametric Analysis. Presented at the Water Resource Sustainability Issues on Tropical Islands 2nd Conference, Honolulu, HI.
- Yu, P., Levy, J. (2015). Improving Completion Rates Among Underserved Populations in US Colleges and University: The Role of Service Learning and Community Engagement Courses. PacAIR Conference, Honolulu, HI.
- Yu, P. (2015). Measuring the Effects of Sex Offenders’ Residential Locations on Property Values. Brown Bag Series at ‘Ulu’Ulu in the Library at UH West Oahu.
- Yu, P. (2015). GIS and Semiparametric Analyses of the Impact of Sex Offenders’ Residential Locations on Property Values in Rochester, New York. Presented at the Western Economic Association International’s 90th Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.
- Yu, P. (2014). The Effects of Eminent Domain for Private and Mixed Development on Property Values. Presented at the Mid-Continent Regional Science Association Conference, Madison, WI.
2016 28th Hawaii National Great Teachers Seminar at Volcano, Hawaii
2015 National Summer Institution on Learning Communities at Evergreen State College, Washington
2015 Teaching Professor Conference at Atlanta, Georgia
American Economic Association
Hawaii Economic Association
2015-2017 UHWO Faculty Senator
2014-2018 UHWO Academic Affairs and Planning Committee Member
2019-present UHWO General Education Committee Member
2019 - present UHWO Faculty Senator