Milly Yining Yang

Milly Yang is a PhD Candidate in Sociology at Yale University. 

Her research interests encompass immigration, family demography, and social inequality. Milly's ongoing dissertation research examines how immigration restrictions shape the labor market experiences and the retention of high-skilled immigrants in the United States. Her work draws on administrative data, nationally representative survey data, and an original longitudinal study. Her past research projects have examined fertility and child care during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and union formation in China. 

Milly's research has been published in academic journals such as Sociology, Population Research and Policy Review, Journal of Family Issues, and Chinese Journal of Sociology. Milly received her B.A. in sociology and economics from Grinnell College.