Dr. Yin's research is on how public disability and retirement policies affect the economic behavior and well-being of vulnerable populations, such as the elderly and the disabled. In particular, she focuses on how public policies, e.g., Social Security programs and Medicare policies, affect their health status and economic well-being, and how the policies shape their benefit claiming behavior and receipt, and labor supply decisions. Na received her PhD in Economics from State University of New York at Stony Brook and BA in Economics from Renmin University in Beijing. Associated Research Projects