Name：Wang Yin
Title： Associate Professor, Doctoral Tutor, Head of Department of Public Administration
Research Interest: New Public Management, Public-Private Partnerships, Transport Policies and Management
Courses Taught: Public Administration, Government and Business, Classics in Administration, Comparative Public Administration, Frontiers in Public Administration Research, Public Policy Research, Research Methods in Social Sciences
E-mail：wang.yin@mail.shufe.edu.cn
Personal Resume
Professor Wang Yin is an Associate Professor with tenure in the School of Public Administration at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, a doctoral supervisor, and a PPP expert for the Asian Development Bank. She holds a Bachelor's degree in International Economic Law from Zhejiang University (2002), a Master's degree in Public Policy from the University of Southern California (2004), and a Ph.D. in Policy, Planning, and Development from the University of Southern California (2010).
Professor Wang's research focuses on the development and application of New Public Management theory, particularly the use of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) and privatization of public services in the fields of transportation and other infrastructure. Her current research projects include the application of PPP in the infrastructure sector, mechanisms of government policy innovation, and transportation policy and management.
She has previously taught at the University of Southern California and served as a project consultant for the California Department of Transportation in the United States. Her research papers have been published in internationally renowned SSCI and SCIE academic journals in the fields of public administration, project management, and transportation. Professor Wang was awarded the 9th Best Transportation Policy Article Award by the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) in 2010. She has also led projects funded by the Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program and the National Natural Science Foundation of China’s Youth Science Fund.
Educational Background
2010, Doctor of Policy, Planning and Development, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy (the original School of Policy, Planning and Development)
2004, Master of Public Policy, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy (the original School of Policy, Planning and Development)
2002, Bachelor of International Economic Law, Zhejiang University School of Economics in China
Working Experience
2010.7-Present, Associate Professor of Public Administration, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
2010.5-2010.12, Consultant, California Department of Transportation and METRANS Transportation Center at USC
2008.1-2009.5, Adjunct Professor, School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD) at USC
2007.1-2007.6, Program Coordinator of International Study Lab, SPPD at USC
2004.6-2005.6, Survey Analyst, the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute
2004.1-2004.5, Government Policy Analyst, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
2003.5-2004.5, Program Assistant, the Office of External Relations of USC
Research Projects
2019 – 2021: National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Science Fund Project, Grant No. 71804103), "Research on Regional Differences in PPP Policies," Principal Investigator.
2018 – 2019: Shanghai University of Finance and Economics – CITIC Research Project, "Research on Financing and Risk Management Models of PPP Projects under New Fiscal and Financial Policies," Participant.
2017 – 2018: Henan Provincial Department of Finance and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics PPP Center Collaborative Project, "Construction and Application of Henan PPP Case Library," Project Leader.
2017 – 2018: Fundamental Research Project of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, "Feasibility Pre-study on PPP Transparency Survey," Project Leader.
2016 – 2019: National Natural Science Foundation of China (International Cooperation and Exchange Project, Grant No. 71661137004), "Financialization Trends and Financial Risks in Chinese Urban Development," Team Member.
2016 – 2017: Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Young Innovation Team Cultivation Project, "Urban Governance and Simulation Research (Shanghai)," Sub-project Leader.
2015: Shanghai University of Finance and Economics – CITIC Research Project, "New Urbanization Strategy and PPP Model," Team Member.
2012 – 2015: Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program (Grant No. 12PJC056), "Addressing Toll Chaos on Chinese Highways through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Model," Project Leader.
2010 – 2012: Research Project funded by the California Department of Transportation and Public Infrastructure Advisory Committee, "The Emergence and Outcomes of PPP Applications in U.S. Transportation Infrastructure," Sub-project Leader.
2009 – 2010: Research Project funded by the Keck Center for Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy, "Determinants of Private Financing in U.S. Toll Road Construction," Project Leader.
2008: Women in Transportation Research Grant from Orange County, California, "Development and Construction of Private Toll Roads in the United States," Project Leader.
Publications
1. Wang, Yin, Graddy, Elizabeth & Zhao, Zhirong. (2019). Policy Innovation and Reinvention in the Delivery of Public Infrastructure. A book chapter, in Holzer, M, Zhang, M. & Hu, W (Ed.), Administrative System Innovation and Building a Public Service-Oriented Government. Newcastle upon Tyne (United Kingdom):Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2. Wang, Yin & Zhao, Zhirong*. (2018). Evaluating the Performance of Public-Private Partnerships in Highway Development: The Case of Virginia. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2672(4), 43-53. (SCIE)
3. Wang, Yin* & Zhao, Zhirong. (2018). Performance of Public-Private Partnerships and the Influence of Contractual Arrangements. Public Performance & Management Review, 41(1), 177-200. (SSCI)
4. Wang, Yin. (2015). Evolution of Public–Private Partnership Models in American Toll Road Development: Learning Based on Public Institutions’ Risk Management. International Journal of Project Management, 33(3), 684-696. (SSCI)
5. Wang, Yin* & Zhao, Zhirong. (2014). Motivations, Obstacles, and Resources: Determinants of Public-Private Partnership in State Toll Road Financing. Public Performance & Management Review, 37(4), 679-704. (SSCI)
6. Zhou, Jiangping* & Wang, Yin. (2014). Mobile-Source GHG Modeling Institutions and Capacities in China: Findings Based on Structured Interviews and On-line Surveys. China City Planning Review, 23(2), 14-23.
7. Zhou, Jiangping*, Wang, Yin, & Schweitzer, Lisa. (2012). Jobs/Housing Balance and Employer-based Travel Demand Management Program Returns to Scale: Evidences from Los Angeles. Transport Policy, 20: 22-35. (SSCI)
8. Giuliano, Genevieve, Schweitzer, Lisa, Wang, Yin & Minch, Theodore. (2010). Overview: Emergence and Outcomes of P3s in the US. This is part one of a two-year project sponsored by California Department of Transportation, conducted by METRANS Transportation Center at University of Southern California.
9. Wang, Yin. (2009). A Broken Fantasy of Public-Private Partnership. Book Review, Public Administration Review, July/August 2009: 779-782. (SSCI)
Awards and Honors
2021: Second Prize of Shanghai Municipal Teaching Achievement Award, "Developing an MPA Talent Training Model with the Characteristic of 'Finance + Internationalization' by Leveraging International Accreditation"
2018: Advanced Worker of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics for the Year 2018
2017: Teaching Achievement Award (Course Category) of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics for the Year 2016
2016: "Dean's Award"—Outstanding Teaching Contribution Award, School of Public Economics and Administration, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
2016: Second Prize of Teaching Achievement (Disciplinary Construction Category) of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics for the Year 2016—Construction of the Teaching System for Public Management Discipline
2016: Third Prize in the Non-Language Foreign Language Teaching Category, 2nd Shanghai Youth Teacher Teaching Competition
2016: Honorary Title of Model Bilingual Course in Shanghai Higher Education Institutions, _Government and Business_
2012: Supervised an MPA thesis that was awarded "Outstanding MPA Dissertation" of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
2010: 9th Best Transportation Policy Article Award by the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
2005–2009: Doctoral Fellowship, School of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern California
2002–2003: Master's Fellowship, School of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern California