Dr. Yifei Cai serves as a lecturer specializing in aviation. My research expertise encompasses a wide range of subjects, with a primary focus on aviation economics, aviation finance, energy economics, and applied econometrics. Several of my recent publications have been featured in prestigious academic journals, including Energy Economics, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Annals of Operations Research, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Environmental Management, Empirical Economics, Finance Research Letters, International Review of Economics and Finance, Applied Economics, and more.
I am actively seeking to supervise PhD students who share an interest in research areas such as aviation economics and... Read more
About me
Dr. Yifei Cai serves as a lecturer specializing in aviation. My research expertise encompasses a wide range of subjects, with a primary focus on aviation economics, aviation finance, energy economics, and applied econometrics. Several of my recent publications have been featured in prestigious academic journals, including Energy Economics, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Annals of Operations Research, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Environmental Management, Empirical Economics, Finance Research Letters, International Review of Economics and Finance, Applied Economics, and more.
I am actively seeking to supervise PhD students who share an interest in research areas such as aviation economics and finance, aviation sustainability, applied econometrics, as well as the intersection of aviation, tourism, and hospitality.
Research
Cai, Y., Saadaoui, J., & Wu, Y. (2023). Political relations and trade: New evidence from Australia, China, and the United States. Scottish Journal of Political Economy.
Cai, Y., Mignon, V., & Saadaoui, J. (2022). Not all political relation shocks are alike: Assessing the impacts of US–China tensions on the oil market. Energy Economics, 114, 106199.
Cai, Y., Zhang, D., Chang, T., & Lee, C. C. (2022). Macroeconomic outcomes of OPEC and non-OPEC oil supply shocks in the euro area. Energy Economics, 109, 105975.
Xu, S., Shen, R., Zhang, Y., & Cai, Y. (2024). Fostering regional innovation efficiency through pilot free trade zones: Evidence from China. Economic Analysis and Policy, 81, 356-367.
Liu, X., Wojewodzki, M., Cai, Y., & Sharma, S. (2023). The dynamic relationships between carbon prices and policy uncertainties. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 188, 122325.
Teaching & student supervision