Liu Yuyao is a full-time Ph.D. student at HKU Sociology. She received her bachelor’s degree with a first-class honor from the Faculty of Business and Economics at HKU and her master’s degree from the Faculty of Social Sciences at HKU. Her current research interests include international migration, machine learning, and urban economics.
Bachelor in Economics and Finance, The University of Hong Kong
International Migration
Urban Economics
Labor Mobility
Computational Social Sciences
Van Shung Chong Prize in China Development Studies, The University of Hong Kong
HKU Scholarship for UG Class of 2021, The University of Hong Kong
HKU Worldwide UG Student Exchange Scholarships, The University of Hong Kong
Class of 1978 Scholarship, The University of Hong Kong
HKU Foundation Entrance Scholarship, The University of Hong Kong
Yuyao Liu and Eric Fong. (2025). Citizenship status and requirement, culture and immigrants’ attitudes toward local immigration: A study of 21 western and non-western societies. Social Science Research, 130, 103204
Yuyao Liu and Eric Fong. Beyond Borders: Understanding Themes and Transitions in Skilled Migration Research Through Machine Learning Methods and Sociological Frameworks. Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World (forthcoming)
Yuyao Liu and Eric Fong. Social Networks and Labor Migration. In Basak Bilecen & Miranda J. Lubbers (Eds.), Handbook of International Migration and Social Networks. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (forthcoming)