Dr. Elizabeth Yi Wang

Dr Elizabeth Yi Wang is Associate Professor of International Business at Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, and Director of Internationalisation in International Business. Her research examines how multinational enterprises, public policy and governance systems interact across countries to shape innovation, competitiveness and sustainable development.

Her recent work focuses particularly on green technology, environmental policy, sustainability standards, ESG and the role of multinational enterprises in addressing environmental and social challenges. Her latest research in the Journal of International Business Studies examines how environmental policy can induce green innovation by foreign subsidiaries of multinational enterprises and how the commercial effects of that innovation can extend across international markets.

Elizabeth combines advanced econometrics and large-scale firm and patent data with policy-oriented research. She has contributed to previous UNCTAD World Investment Forums and to UNCTAD research on international investment in sustainable infrastructure. She is the founder of Mainstreaming Impact in International Business (MIIB) and initiated the Sustainable International Business Partnership (SIBP), which connects researchers and practitioners interested in strengthening the contribution of international business to sustainable development.