Yao Lu

2021  Lu, Yao, Neeraj Kaushal, Xiaoning Huang^*and Michael S. Gaddis. "Priming COVID-19 Salience Increases Prejudice and Discriminatory Intent Against Asians and Hispanics." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118(36):e2105125118 

2021  Lu, Yao, and Andres Villarreal. "Emigration and Electoral Outcomes in Mexico: Democratic Diffusion, Clientelism, and Disengagement." Social Forces 100(2):477-505. 

2021  Lu, Yao, and Xiaoguang Li^*. "Vertical Education-Occupation Mismatch and Wage Inequality by Race/Ethnicity and Nativity among Highly-Educated U.S. Workers." Social Forces 100(2):706-737. 

2021  Hou, Feng, Yao Lu, and Christoph Schimmele. "Recent Trends in Overeducation by Immigration Status: The Impact of Demographics, Supply, and Demand."  International Migration.  59(3):192-212.

2020  Lu, Yao, and Feng Hou. "Immigration System, Labor Market Structures, and Overeducation of High-Skilled Immigrants in the United States and Canada."  International Migration Review.  54(4):1072-1103.

2017  Lu, Yao, Julia Wang, and Wen-Jui Han. "Women’s Short-Term Employment Trajectories Following Birth: Patterns, Determinants, and Variations by Race/Ethnicity and Nativity."  Demography  54(1):93-118.

2016  Kaushal, Neeraj, Yao Lu, Nicole Denier, Julia Shu-Huah Wang, and Stephen Trejo. "Immigrant Employment and Earnings Growth in Canada and the U.S.A: Evidence from Longitudinal Data."  Journal of Population Economics  29:1249-1277.

2013  Lu, Yao, and Feng Wang. "From General Discrimination to Segmented Inequality: Migration and Inequality in Urban China."  Social Science Research  42(6):1443-1456.

2013  Lu, Yao, Danching Ruan, and Gina Lai. "Social Capital and Economic Integration of Migrants in Urban China."  Social Networks  35(3):357-369.

2008  Shen, Anan, Wang Feng, and Yao Lu. "Earnings and Expenditures among Migrants and Urbanites in Shanghai."  Pp. 60-90 in Migration and the Remaking of Shanghai, edited by Danching Ruan.  Beijing: Xuelin Publication House. [in Chinese]

In press  Lu, Yao and Andres Villarreal. "Emigration and Electoral Outcomes in Mexico: Democratic Diffusion, Clientelism, and Disengagement."  Social Forces.

2021  Maia, Alexandre Gori, and Yao Lu. "Migration and Political Development: The Case of Electoral Participation and Competition in Brazil."  Demography.  58(1): 191-217.

2019  Lu, Yao. "Empowerment or Disintegration? Migration, Social Institutions, and Collective Action in Rural China."  American Journal of Sociology  125(3): 683-729.

2017  Lu, Yao, Wenjuan Zheng, and Wei Wang. "Migration and Popular Resistance in Rural China: Wukan and Beyond."  The China Quarterly  229:1-22.

In press  Ruochen, Zhang, Yao Lu, and Haifeng Du. "Vulnerability and Resilience in The Wake of COVID-19: Family Resources and Children’s Well-being in China."  Chinese Sociological Review.

2021  Lu, Yao, Ruochen Zhang, and Haifeng Du. "Family Structure, Family Instability, and Child Psychosocial Well-being in the context of Migration: Evidence From Sequence Analysis in China."  Child Development. 92(4): e416-e438.

2020  Lu, Yao, Jean Wei-Jun Yeung, and Donald J. Treiman. "Parental Migration and Children's Psychological and Cognitive Development in China: Differences and Mediating Mechanisms."  Chinese Sociological Review  52(4): 337-363.

2020  Lu, Yao, Qian He, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn. "Diverse Experience of Immigrant Children: How Do Separation and Reunification Shape Their Development?"  Child Development  91(1):146-163.

2019  Lu, Yao, Jean Wei-Jun Yeung, Jingming Liu, and Donald J. Treiman. "Health of Left-behind Children in China: Evidence from Mediation Analysis."  Chinese Journal of Sociology  5(4), 431–452.

2019  Lu, Yao, Jean Wei-Jun Yeung, Jingming Liu, Donald J. Treiman. "Migration and Children's Psychosocial Development in China: When and Why Migration Matters."  Social Science Research.  77:130-147.

2018 Lu, Yao. "Parental Migration and the Well-being of Children Left Behind from A Comparative Perspective."  Chapter 5 in Parenting from Afar: The Reconfiguration of the Family Across Distance, edited by Maria Guzman, Jill Brown, and Carolyn Edwards. Oxford University Press.

2015  Lu, Yao. "Internal migration, international migration, and physical growth of left-behind children: A study of two settings."  Health & Place   36:118-126.

2015  Lu, Yao and Ran Tao. "Female Migration, Cultural Context, and Son Preference in Rural China."  Population Research and Policy Review  34(5):665-686.

2014  Lu, Yao. "Parental Migration and Education of Left-behind Children: A Comparison of Two Settings."  Journal of Marriage and Family  76:1082-1098.

2013  Lu, Yao, and Hao Zhou. "Academic Achievement and Loneliness of Migrant Children in China: School Segregation and Segmented Assimilation."  Comparative Education Review  57(1):85-166.

2012  Lu, Yao. "Education of Children Left Behind in Rural China."  Journal of Marriage and Family  74(2):328-341.

2011  Lu, Yao and Donald J. Treiman. "Migration, Remittances, and Educational Stratification among Blacks in Apartheid and Post-Apartheid South Africa."  Social Forces   89(4):1119-1144.

2009  Lu, Yao. "Sibship Size and Education in South Africa: Black–White Variations."  Research in Social Stratification and Mobility   27(2):110-125.

2007 Lu, Yao. "Educational Status of Temporary Migrant Children in China: Determinants and Regional Variations."  Asian and Pacific Migration Journal  16(1):29-55.

2020 Lu, Yao, Xiaoguang Li. "Documentation Status, Gender, and Health Selection of Immigrants: Evidence from Mexican-US Migration."  Population, Space and Place.  26(7),e2333.

2019 Lu, Yao, Jean Wei-Jun Yeung, Jingming Liu, and Donald J. Treiman. "Health of Left-behind Children in China: Evidence from Mediation Analysis."  Chinese Journal of Sociology  5(4), 431–452.

2017 Lu, Yao, Nicole Denier, Julia Shu-Huah Wang, and Neeraj Kaushal. "Unhealthy Assimilation or Persistent Health Advantage? A Longitudinal Analysis of Immigrant Health in the United States."  Social Science & Medicine  195:105-114.

2017 Lu, Yao, Neeraj Kaushal, Nicole Denier, and Julia Shu-Huah Wang. "Health of Newly Arrived Immigrants in Canada and the United States: Differential Selection on Health."  Health & Place  48:1-10.

2016  Lu, Yao and Alice Tianbo Zhang. "The Link between Migration and Health."  Chapter 2 in Handbook of Migration and Health.  Edward Elgar.

2015  Lu, Yao. "Internal migration, international migration, and physical growth of left-behind children: A study of two settings."  Health & Place   36:118-126.

2014 Lu, Yao, and Lijian Qin. "Healthy Migrant and Salmon Bias Hypotheses: A Study of Health and Internal Migration in China."  Social Science and Medicine  102:41-48.

2013 Lu, Yao. "Household Migration, Remittances, and Their Impact on Health in Indonesia."  International Migration  51: 202-215.

2012  Lu, Yao, Peifeng Hu, and Donald J. Treiman. "Migration and Depressive Symptoms in Migrant-Sending Areas: Findings from The Survey of Internal Migration and Health in China."  International Journal of Public Health  57(4):691-698.

2012  Lu, Yao. "Household Migration, Social Support, and Psychosocial Health: The Perspective from Migrant-Sending Areas."  Social Science and Medicine  74:135-142.

2010 Lu, Yao. "Mental Health and Risk Behaviors of Rural-Urban Migrants: Longitudinal Evidence from Indonesia."  Population Studies  64(2):147-163.

2010  Lu, Yao. "Rural-urban Migration and Health: Evidence from Longitudinal Data in Indonesia."  Social Science and Medicine  70(3): 412-419.

2008  Lu, Yao. "Test of the ‘Healthy Migrant Hypothesis’: A Longitudinal Analysis of Health Selectivity of Internal Migration in Indonesia."  Social Science and Medicine  67(8):1331-1339.

2020  Lu, Yao, and Feng Hou. "Immigration System, Labor Market Structures, and Overeducation of High-Skilled Immigrants in the United States and Canada."  International Migration Review.  54(4):1072-1103.

2021  Hou, Feng, Yao Lu, and Christoph Schimmele. "Recent Trends in Overeducation by Immigration Status: The Impact of Demographics, Supply, and Demand."  International Migration.  59(3):192-212.

2017  Lu, Yao, Neeraj Kaushal, Nicole Denier, and Julia Shu-Huah Wang. "Health of Newly Arrived Immigrants in Canada and the United States: Differential Selection on Health."  Health & Place  48:1-10.

2016  Kaushal, Neeraj, Yao Lu, Nicole Denier, Julia Shu-Huah Wang, and Stephen Trejo. "Immigrant Employment and Earnings Growth in Canada and the U.S.: Evidence from Longitudinal Data."  Journal of Population Economics   29:1249-1277.

2015  Lu, Yao. "Internal migration, international migration, and physical growth of left-behind children: A study of two settings."  Health & Place  36:118-126.

2015  Kaushal, Neeraj, and Yao Lu. "Recent Immigration to Canada and the United States: A Mixed Tale of Relative Selection."  International Migration Review  49(2):279-522.

2014  Lu, Yao. "Parental Migration and Education of Left-behind Children: A Comparison of Two Settings."  Journal of Marriage and Family  76:1082-1098.

2013  Lu, Yao, Zai Liang, and Miao Chunyu. "Emigration from China in Comparative Perspective."  Social Forces  92(2):631-658.

In Press  Kaushal, Neeraj, Lu, Yao, , Robert Y. Shapiro, and Jennifer So*. "American Attitudes toward COVID-19: More Trumpism than Partisanship." American Politics Research. 

2021  Lu, Yao Neeraj Kaushal, Xiaoning Huang and Michael S. Gaddis "Priming COVID-19 Salience Increases Prejudice and Discriminatory Intent Against Asians and Hispanics"  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In press  Ruochen, Zhang, Yao Lu, and Haifeng Du. "Vulnerability and Resilience in The Wake of COVID-19: Family Resources and Children’s Well-being in China."  Chinese Sociological Review.

2021  Wu, Xiaogang, Xiaoguang Li, Yao, Lu, and Michael Hout. "Two Tales of One City: Health Disparities by Socioeconomic Status During COVID-19 in Wuhan, China."  Research in Social Stratification and Mobility.  72:1-8.

In press  Ruochen, Zhang, Yao Lu, and Haifeng Du. "Vulnerability and Resilience in The Wake of COVID-19: Family Resources and Children’s Well-being in China."  Chinese Sociological Review.

In press  Zhenxiang Chen, Lu, Yao, and Donald J. Treiman. "Determinants and Consequences of Rural-to-urban Migration Patterns in China: Evidence from Sequence Analysis."  Population, Space, and Place.

2021  Lu, Yao, Ruochen Zhang, and Haifeng Du. "Family Structure, Family Instability, and Child Psychosocial Well-being in the context of Migration: Evidence From Sequence Analysis in China."  Child Development. 92(4): e416-e438.

2021  Wu, Xiaogang, Xiaoguang Li, Yao, Lu, and Michael Hout. "Two Tales of One City: Health Disparities by Socioeconomic Status During COVID-19 in Wuhan, China."  Research in Social Stratification and Mobility   72:1-8.

2019  Lu, Yao. "Empowerment or Disintegration? Migration, Social Institutions, and Collective Action in Rural China."  American Journal of Sociology  125(3): 683-729.

2017  Lu, Yao, and Ran Tao. "Organizational Structure and Collective Action: Lineage Networks, Semi-autonomous Civic Associations, and Collective Resistance in Rural China."  American Journal of Sociology  12(6): 1726-74.

2017 Lu, Yao, Wenjuan Zheng, and Wei Wang. "Migration and Popular Resistance in Rural China: Wukan and Beyond."  The China Quarterly  229:1-22.

2015  Lu, Yao, and Ran Tao. "Female Migration, Cultural Context, and Son Preference in Rural China."  Population Research and Policy Review  34(5):665-686.

2013 Lu, Yao, Zai Liang, and Miao Chunyu. "Emigration from China in Comparative Perspective."  Social Forces  92(2):631-658.

2013  Lu, Yao, Danching Ruan, and Gina Lai. "Social Capital and Economic Integration of Migrants in Urban China."   Social Networks  35(3):357-369.

2013  Lu, Yao, and Feng Wang. "From General Discrimination to Segmented Inequality: Migration and Inequality in Urban China."  Social Science Research  42(6):1443-1456.

2008 Lu, Yao, and Donald J. Treiman. "The Effect of Sibship Size on Educational Attainment in China: Period Variations."  American Sociological Review  73(5):813-834.