Yining Yang

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Milly Yang is a PhD Candidate in Sociology at Yale University. As a sociologist and social demographer, her research examines how state and family institutions shape social stratification in a globalized world, with a focus on immigration, family demography, labor markets, and inequality. Milly’s dissertation asks how U.S. immigration policies shape the experiences of high-skilled immigrants. Drawing on administrative records, nationally representative survey data, and a longitudinal mixed-methods study, she shows how immigration policy and employer behavior intersect to restrict access to permanent residency, stratify labor market outcomes, and reproduce racial and ethnic inequalities.

Her broader work examines family inequality and social stratification in global contexts, including research on fertility and childcare disruptions during COVID-19, union formation in China, and educational stratification in the U.S. and China. Milly's articles are published in journals such as Sociology, Demographic Research, Journal of Family Issues, Population Research and Policy Review, among others.

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milly.yang@yale.edu
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