Wen You Assistant Professor Health Economics and Applied Microeconomics Ph.D. 2005, Texas A&M University Office: 321A Hutcheson Hall Phone: (540) 231-4083 FAX: (540) 231-7417 E-mail: wenyou@vt.edu

Wen You joined the faculty in the spring of 2007. Wen received her B.A. in International Trade from Nankai Univeristy, P.R.China and her Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Texas A&M University. Her research specialty is in health economics, household behavior modeling, applied microeconomics and incentive theory. She is also interested in bio-energy assessment and climate change mitigation. Her current work focuses on assessing and valuing the role of time in household decision-making process and exploring potential causes of childhood obesity.

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Publications:

Davis, G.C., and W. You. “The Time Cost of Food at Home: General and Food Stamp Participant Profiles.” Applied Economics, (forthcoming in 2008).

You, W. “Parental Time and Children’s Obesity Measures: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation.” (Abstract) American Journal of Agricultural Economics 88 (2006):1313.

McIntosh, A., G.C. Davis, R.M. Nayga, J. Anding, C. Turres, K. Kubena, E. Perusquia, G. Yeley, and W. You. “Parental Time, Role Strain, and Children’s Fat Intake and Obesity-Related Outcomes.” Contractor and Cooperator Report No. 19. USDA: (June 2006).

You, W., and R.M. Nayga. “Household Fast Food Expenditures and Children’s Television Viewing: Can They Really Significantly Influence Children’s Dietary Quality?” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 30(2005):302-14.

Teaching:

Elementary Econometrics (Spring Semester)

Panel Data Econometrics (Spring Semester)

Book:

Wen You. Time Well Spent: How Watching Time can Reduce the Chances of Having Overweight Children. VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, 2008. ISBN: 978-3-8364-3926-8.