Yanran Guo is an assistant professor at York University. Before joining York, she received her PhD degree in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2023 and then taught for one year at the University of Queensland. Her general research interests lie in the areas of macroeconomics, growth and development. Most of her work focuses on the implications of redistributive taxation for inequality and productivity. She is also interested in entrepreneurship and firm dynamics.

Research Interests

Current Courses

Term	Course Number	Section	Title	Type
Fall 2025	GS/ECON5700 3.0	A	Economic Development	LECT
Fall 2025	AP/ECON2450 3.0	A	Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory II	LECT

Upcoming Courses

Term	Course Number	Section	Title	Type
Winter 2026	AP/ECON2400 3.0	N	Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory I	LECT

Yanran Guo is an assistant professor at York University. Before joining York, she received her PhD degree in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2023 and then taught for one year at the University of Queensland. Her general research interests lie in the areas of macroeconomics, growth and development. Most of her work focuses on the implications of redistributive taxation for inequality and productivity. She is also interested in entrepreneurship and firm dynamics.

Degrees

Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Osaka International University (Japan), Japan
Masters degree in International Public Policy from Osaka University (Japan), Japan
PhD in Economics from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (U.S.), USA

Research Interests

Current Courses

Term	Course Number	Section	Title	Type
Fall 2025	GS/ECON5700 3.0	A	Economic Development	LECT
Fall 2025	AP/ECON2450 3.0	A	Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory II	LECT

Upcoming Courses

Term	Course Number	Section	Title	Type
Winter 2026	AP/ECON2400 3.0	N	Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory I	LECT