Faculty Profile

Chenying Yang is an Assistant Professor at Singapore Management University whose research bridges international trade, industrial organization, and spatial economics, with a focus on multinational firm decisions and global value chains.

Integrates rigorous theoretical and empirical approaches to address real-world questions in international trade and spatial economics; recognized for contributions to global value chain analysis and multinational firm strategy; combines academic research with policy-relevant consultancy experience at the Asian Development Bank.

Focused research areas include Location choices and sourcing decisions of multinational firms; plant location and spatial competition; rules of origin and auto-parts trade; licensing versus internalization in branded goods; home bias in consumer preferences; global supply chain dynamics.