Yu Cao

Economist at The World Bank

Yu Cao is an Economist at the East Asia and Pacific Chief Economist Research Center based in the Malaysia office. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from University of Southern California. Her main research interests are in innovation, productivity and growth in developing countries.

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US and Chinese flag on chip of motherboard
VoxEU Column

US entity list restrictions slow the innovation of Chinese firms and their US collaborators

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  • Productivity and Innovation
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  • Politics and economics