Dr Yangtao Huang
Adjunct Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
+61 7 334 67471
Researcher Biography
Dr Yangtao Huang is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland. His background is Social Statistics and Sociology. His research is on social and economic inequality and mobility, social networks and subjective wellbeing, education and disadvantage.
Research Interests
- Social and economic inequality and mobility
- Social networks and subjective wellbeing
- Education and disadvantage
Publications
Journal Articles
Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Xiang, Ning, Huang, Yangtao, Western, Mark, McCourt, Brianna and McCarthy, Ian (2022). The impact of effective teaching practices on academic achievement when mediated by student engagement: evidence from Australian high schools. Education Sciences, 12 (5) 358, 358. doi: 10.3390/educsci12050358
Huang, Xianbi, Western, Mark, Bian, Yanjie, Li, Yaojun, Côté, Rochelle and Huang, Yangtao (2018). Social networks and subjective wellbeing in Australia: new evidence from a national survey. Sociology, 53 (2), 003803851876021-421. doi: 10.1177/0038038518760211
Conference Papers
Huang, Y., Perales, F. and Western, M. (2017). Towards Togetherness: Change in Financial Organisation within Couples with Transitions towards Marriage and Parenthood. The Annual Conference of The Australian Sociological Association, Melbourne, Australia, 28 November - 1 December 2017.
Huang, Y., Perales, F. and Western, M. (2016). A Land of the “Fair Go”? The Dynamics of Intergenerational Earnings Elasticity in Australia. ISA RC28 (Social Stratification and Mobility), Summer Meeting 2016, Singapore, 26-28 May 2016.
Huang, Y., Perales, F. and Western, M. (2016). On whose Account? Financial Democracy within Heterosexual Couples in Australia. ISA RC28 (Social Stratification and Mobility), Summer Meeting 2016, Bern, Switzerland, 29-31 August 2016.
Huang, Y., Perales, F. and Western, M. (2016). On whose Account? Financial Democracy within Heterosexual Couples in Australia. National Longitudinal Data Conference, Canberra, Australia, 25-27 October 2016.
Thesis
Huang, Yangtao (2017). Intergenerational economic mobility in contemporary Australia: is Australia still the land of the “fair go”?. PhD Thesis, Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.77
Working Papers
Huang, Yangtao, Perales, Francisco and Western, Mark (2018). The long arm of parental advantage: socio-economic background and parental wealth transfers over adult children’s life courses. LCC Working Paper Series. 2018-05. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Huang, Yangtao, Perales, Francisco and Western, Mark (2016). On whose account? A longitudinal study of financial arrangements within heterosexual couples. LCC Working Paper Series. 2016-30. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Huang, Yangtao, Perales, Francisco and Western, Mark (2015). Intergenerational earnings elasticity revisited: how does Australia fare in income mobility?. LCC Working Paper Series. 2015-14. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Research Reports
Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Xiang, Ning, Huang, Yangtao, Western, Mark, Bolano, D. and Rampino, T. (2017). NSW Student Engagement Research and Analysis: Phase 3 Report, prepared for the NSW Department of Education and Communities. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Xiang, Ning, Huang, Yangtao, Western, Mark and Bolano, D. (2016). NSW Student Engagement Research and Analysis: Phase 2 Report, prepared for the NSW Department of Education and Communities. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Western, Mark, Xiang, Ning, Bolano, D., Huang, Yangtao, Rampino, T. and Haynes, M. (2016). NSW Student Engagement Research and Analysis: Phase 1 Report, prepared for the NSW Department of Education and Communities. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.