Ph.D (Economics), kyoto University

Economic policy, Development Economics

2018 - 2020
Assistant professor

2016 - 2018
JSPS Research Fellow

2014 - 2015
Expert Investigator (Rural development)

2013, 京都大学

2016, 京都大学

2015
中国留日同学会, 「中国留日同学会創立20周年記念」優秀論文賞

The Impact of Violent Conflicts on Borrowing and Lending Behavior of Rural Households: Evidence from Northern Myanmar
Zhai Yalei
Faculty of Economics and Law Shinshu University Staff Paper Series, 6, 1-25, 2022

The Poor Receive Less: Remittance Behavior of Female Migrants in Myanmar
Yalei ZHAI and Hisaki KONO
Journal of International Development, 2021, Refereed
Lead

Essays on Rural Poverty in Northern Myanmar
2018, Refereed
Lead, Last, Corresponding

ミャンマー・コーカン自治区における麻薬代替開発と農村の社会経済変容 : サトウキビ契約栽培導入のインパクトを中心に
翟 亜蕾;藤田 幸一
アジア経済 = Quarterly journal of Institute of Developing Economies Japan External Trade Organization, 57(1), 2-33, Mar. 2016

Linking Farmers to Markets: Alternative Agricultural Development in Kokang, Myanmar
Yalei Zhai
Better Health for the Uprooted People in Kokang Project of European Union, Apr. 2015

Development of Non-farm Employment in Kokang, Myanmar: Strategies to Eliminate Rural Poverty
Yalei Zhai
Building the Capacity of Local Government and Civil Society for Poverty Reduction in Conflict Torn and Poverty Stricken Kokang, Jan. 2015

ミャンマー・中国国境地域のサトウキビ契約栽培―麻薬代替作物導入の実態と貧困削減効果―
2013, Refereed
Lead, Last, Corresponding

Linking Farmers to Markets: Alternative Agricultural Development in Kokang, Myanmar
Yalei ZHAI
Better Health for the Uprooted People in Kokang Project of European Union, Health Poverty Action (UK), 2015

Development of Non-farm Employment in Kokang, Myanmar: Strategies to Eliminate Rural Poverty
Yalei ZHAI
Building the Capacity of Local Government and Civil Society for Poverty Reduction in Conflict Torn and Poverty Stricken Kokang, Health Poverty Action (UK), 2015

The Impact of Violent Conflicts on Borrowing and Lending Behavior of Rural Households: Evidence from Northern Myanmar”
Yalei ZHAI
Shinshu university Faculty of Economics and Law Staff Paper Series vol.6: 22-01, Dec. 2022

少子老龄化与可持续发展的機理与路径研究
Joint work, 第二章　生育意願及其影響因素：以天津為例

Confucian Family Values and Fertility Intentions: Understanding China's Post-One-Child Declining Birthrates
Yalei ZHAI
The 17th International Conference of the Western Economic Association International (WEAI), 13 Apr. 2023, Invited

“Cross-border marriages and fertility intentions: evidence from Myanmarese brides in Yunnan, China
Yalei ZHAI
Webinar Towards Understanding Grassroots Perspectives in Myanmar under COVID-19, 26 Dec. 2022, Women and Children Federation of Kokang, Myanmar

Confucian Family Values and Fertility Intentions: understanding the decreasing birthrates in Post-one-child China
Yalei ZHAI
Webinar of China's Fertility Change: Data and Measures, China Center for Agricultural Policy(CCAP), 19 Dec. 2022, China Center for Agricultural Policy(CCAP), Peking University, China

Confucian Family Values and Fertility Intentions: understanding the decreasing birthrates in Post-one-child China
Yalei ZHAI
信州大学先鋭領域融合研究群社会基盤研究所データサイエンス（DS）部門ミーティング, 16 Nov. 2022

Traditional Childbearing Values and Fertility Decisions: A Study of Recent Chinese Data
Yalei ZHAI
International Conference on Physiography and Geography, 25 Aug. 2022

中国の少子化対策と「一人っ子エリート主義」―『天津市民生育意識調査』に基づいて―
翟亜蕾
日本人口学会関西地域部会・2021年度研究会, 13 Mar. 2022

ミャンマーの麻薬代替開発―カジノ産業導入の経済効果を中心に
翟亜蕾
信州大学先鋭領域融合研究群社会基盤研究所データサイエンス（DS）部門ミーティング, 16 Feb. 2022

ミャンマー農村の世帯貧困とその脆弱性
翟亜蕾
信州大学先鋭領域融合研究群社会基盤研究所研究ミーティング, 07 Feb. 2022

Does Marriage Demand Stimulate Consumption? Marriage Competition among Female Migrants in Northern Myanmar
Yalei ZHAI
Webinar of Marriage Migration in Ageing China, National Social Science Fund of China, 14 Sep. 2021, Not invited

Evacuation decision-making during armed conflict Evidence from Myanmar
Yalei ZHAI
the 23nd JASID Spring Conference, 12 Jun. 2021, Japan Society for International Development (JASID), Not invited

Household Financial Strategies in Post-conflict Rural Myanmar
Yalei Zhai
2022年度日本農業経済学会大会, 28 Mar. 2021, 日本農業経済学会, Not invited

Traditional Childbearing Values and Fertility Decisions: A Study of Recent Chinese Data
Yalei ZHAI
アジア政経学会2021年春季大会, 07 Nov. 2020, アジア政経学会, Not invited

中国の伝統的出生観は人々の出生意識に影響を与えるか―『天津市民生育意識調査』に基づいて―
翟亜蕾
中国経済経営学会2021 年全国大会, 18 Oct. 2020, 中国経済経営学会, Not invited

ミャンマー人女性の越境結婚における民族的・文化的要素について
翟亜蕾
「東南アジア研究の国際共同研究拠点」年次研究成果発表会, 14 Feb. 2020, 京都大学東南アジア地域研究研究所, Not invited

The Effects of Household Wealth on Household Evacuation Patterns: Evidence from Myanmar
Yalei ZHAI
the 4th Thammasat Annual Academics 2020, 13 Dec. 2019, Thammasat University, Not invited

Civil Conflicts and Displaced Households: Lessons from War-shattered Northern Myanmar
Yalei ZHAI
Conference of Southeast Asian Studies in Asia, the Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia (SEASIA), 06 Dec. 2019, Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia (SEASIA), Not invited

ミャンマーにおける麻薬代替開発と農村貧困
翟亜蕾
ASEANの連結と亀裂の研究：供給連鎖・資源・領有権の東アジア的地経学・地政学第8回研究会, 22 Oct. 2019, 同志社大学, Not invited

「内戦紛争と農村家計の金融行動に関する実証研究」（“The Impact of Internal Conflicts on Borrowing and Lending Behavior of Rural Households: Evidence from Northern Myanmar”）
翟亜蕾
アジア政経学会2020年春季大会, 09 Jun. 2019, アジア政経学会, Not invited

Who Evacuated and Who Was Left Behind?: Exploring the Effects of Household Wealth on Evacuation Behavior in War-shattered Rural Myanmar
Yalei ZHAI
日本農業経済学会2020年度大会, 31 Mar. 2019, 日本農業経済学会, Not invited

The Impact of Conflict Shocks on Borrowing and Lending Behavior of Rural Households: Evidence from Northern Myanmar
Yalei ZHAI
Collaborative Meeting between Faculty of Economics, Kyoto University and Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University, 05 Mar. 2019

Who Evacuated and Who Was Left Behind?: Exploring the Effects of Household Wealth on Evacuation Behavior in War-shattered Rural Myanmar
Yalei ZHAI
Joint Economic Workshop between Graduate School of Economics & Center for South East Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University, and Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, 02 Mar. 2019, Chulalongkorn University, Not invited

Individual Mating Decisions, Parental Control, and Family Wealth: Consumption Behavior of Female Migrants in Northern Myanmar
Yalei ZHAI
International Symposium on Economic Growth in East Asia: Experiences, Lessons and Future Directions, 01 Dec. 2018, Tianjin University of Technology, Invited

Can Remittance Be an Effective Poverty Alleviation Strategy? Evidence from Myanmar
Yalei Zhai and Hisaki Kono
The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) HAYAMI Conference, 10 Dec. 2016, The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Not invited

Can Remittance Be an Effective Poverty Alleviation Strategy? Evidence from Myanmar
Yalei Zhai and Hisaki Kono
アジア経済学発展研究会セミナー, 03 Dec. 2016, 京都大学経済学研究科, Not invited

Does remittance flow associated with migration alleviate poverty? Evidence from Myanmar
Yalei ZHAI
アジア政経学会2017年秋季大会, 19 Nov. 2016, アジア政経学会, Not invited

Do Migration and Remittances Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Myanmar
Yalei ZHAI
International Joint Graduate Seminar in Chiang Mai University, 21 Sep. 2016, Chiang Mai University, Not invited

Impact of Poppy Eradication and Introduction of Sugarcane Contract Farming in a Village under Highly Inequitable Land Distribution in Kokang, Shan State, Myanmar
Yalei Zhai and Koichi Fujita
Conference of Southeast Asian Studies in Asia, the Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia (SEASIA), 12 Dec. 2015, Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia (SEASIA), Not invited

麻薬代替開発と農村社会経済―ミャンマー・コーカン自治区の例を中心に
翟亜蕾
第7回「ゾミア研究会」, 05 Jul. 2015, 京都大学東南アジア地域研究研究所, Not invited

Livelihoods under Alternative Development to Opium Poppy in Kokang, Myanmar: Non-farm Employment and Its Impact
Yalei ZHAI
International Joint Graduate Workshop in Wageningen University,, 12 Mar. 2015, International Joint Graduate Workshop in Wageningen University,, Not invited

ミャンマー・コーカン自治区における麻薬代替開発と農村階層間格差の拡大
翟亜蕾
国際シンポジウム『アジアにおける開発と国際協力』, 28 Jan. 2015, 大阪産業大学・同大学アジア共同体研究センター, Invited

ミャンマーの麻薬代替作物導入と農家経済―中国国境・コーカン地域におけるサトウキビ契約栽培の事例―
翟亜蕾、藤田幸一、久野秀二
日本農業経済学会2014年度大会, 30 Mar. 2014, 日本農業経済学会, Not invited

Cross-border Contract Sugarcane Farming and Poverty Reduction
Yalei ZHAI
International Graduate Workshop, Gadjah Mada University, 23 Sep. 2013, Gadjah Mada University, Not invited

Golden Triangle Today: The State of China’s Opium Substitution Programme and Contract Sugarcane Farming
Yalei ZHAI
International Graduate Workshop, Thammasat University, 16 Aug. 2013, Thammasat University, Not invited

Cross-border Contracting Farming between China and Myanmar
Yalei ZHAI
International Graduate Seminar, Heidelberg University, 20 Mar. 2013, Heidelberg University, Not invited

大学生が出会う経済経営問題　テーマ２:国際協力と開発援助
Shinshu University

新入生ゼミナール 1
Shinshu University

経済学演習II
Shinshu University

Evidence-based Decision Making
Shinshu University

Critical Readings in Social Science
Shinshu University

Development Economics A
Shinshu University

Seminar (Development Economics I)
Shinshu University

Development Economics B
Shinshu University

アジア政経学会

日本農業経済学会

国際開発学会

外国人労働者の受け入れにおける文化的差別についての実証研究
科学研究費補助金, 若手研究
01 Apr. 2021 - 31 Mar. 2024

移民とホスト集団の融合における文化的要素の定量的検討
2020 - 2021

移民とホスト社会の異質的選好に関する実証研究―越境するミャンマー人の農村労働・結婚市場への参入―
公益財団法人りそなアジア・オセアニア財団調査研究助成
01 Apr. 2019 - 31 Mar. 2021

中国における少子高齢化と持続可能の発展
中国国家社会科学基金（National Social Science Fund of China）
2019 - 2022

ミャンマー人女性の越境結婚における民族的・文化的要素について
京都大学東南アジア地域 研究研究所共同利用・共同研究拠点「東南アジア研究の国際共同研究拠点」研究費
2019 - 2020

出稼ぎ者の送金行動とミャンマー農村貧困削減についての経済分析
科学研究費補助金, 特別研究員奨励費
01 Apr. 2016 - 31 Mar. 2018

Do migration and remittances reduce poverty? Evidence from Myanmar
2015 - 2016

Better Health for the Uprooted People in Kokang Project of European Union
This project is implemented by Health Poverty Action (UK) and funded by the European Union
2014 - 2015

ミャンマー辺境農村における貧困問題と麻薬代替作物の栽培―コーカン地域における現地調査に基づいて
京都大学アジア研究教育ユニット平成25年度次世代研究プロジェクト
2014 - 2015

Building the Capacity of Local Government and Civil Society for Poverty Reduction in Conflict Torn and Poverty Stricken Kokang
This project is implemented by Health Poverty Action (UK) and funded by the European Union
2014 - 2015

Livelihoods under Alternative Development in Kokang, Myanmar: Strategies to Eliminate Rural Poverty
2014 - 2015

Does Ethnic Linkage Act on the Integration of Migrants into the Host Society? The Case of Cross-border Myanmar Migrants in Rural Yunnan

The Impact of Internal Conflicts on Borrowing and Lending Behavior of Rural Households: Evidence from Northern Myanmar

Who Evacuated and Who Was Left Behind?: Exploring the Effects of Household Wealth on Evacuation Behavior in War-shattered Rural Myanmar

経済学で途上国の開発問題を考える
lecturer
長野県木曾青峰高度学校, 木曾青峰高校　進路ガイダンス　大学模擬授業, 長野県木曾青峰高度学校, 12 Mar. 2021 - 12 Mar. 2021

Women and Children’s Federation of Kokang, Myanmar顧問
Women and Children’s Federation of Kokang, Myanmar顧問, Kokang, Myanmar, 01 Aug. 2015 - 30 Dec. 2022

Planning etc
the 4th Thammasat Annual Academics and Post Graduate Conference in Asia-Pacific Studies (TU-CAPS), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 13 Dec. 2019 - 14 Dec. 2019

Session 6: Trade & Development, the 4th Thammasat Annual Academics and Post Graduate Conference in Asia-Pacific Studies (TU-CAPS), the 4th Thammasat Annual Academics and Post Graduate Conference in Asia-Pacific Studies (TU-CAPS) 2019, December 13, 2019, Chiang Mai, Thailand., 国際ワークショップ座長（Chiang Mai, Thailand）

Panel 11.4 Pressures on Economies and Vulnerable Populations,, Sub-Theme XI. Challenged to Economic Validity, Conference of Southeast Asian Studies in AsiaThe Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia (SEASIA), 国際学会座長

Webinar: Women and Children Federation of Kokang, Myanmar, COVID-19, Income Shock, and Gender Equality Women in the COVID-19 Pandemic, 国際シンポジウム（オンライン、ZOOM）司会兼討論