Department of Economics
Texas Christian University
TCU Box 298510
Fort Worth, TX 76129

Ph.D. in Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton, May 2005.

M.A. in Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton, May 2002.

M.A. in Economics and Chinese Studies, University of Heidelberg (Germany), December 1999.

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Texas Christian University, August 2005 - present.

Instructor, Department of Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton, June 2001 - May 2005.

Visiting Research Fellow, Economic Research and Forecasting Division, Bulgarian National Bank, Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug.-Sept. 2008.

Economic Growth, Regional Income Inequality, Convergence

Regional Macroeconomics, Interregional Risksharing

Fiscal Decentralization, Interregional Transfers

Economics of Transition, The Economy of China

"A Drive up the Capital Coast? Contributions to Post-Reform Growth Across Chinese Provinces," (joint with Daniel J. Henderson and Oleg Badunenko), Journal of Macroeconomics, 29(3), 2007, 569-594.

"Interregional Transfers and the Smoothing of Provincial Expenditure in China," China Economic Review, 18(1), 2007, 54-65.

"A Drive up the Capital Coast? Contributions to Post-Reform Growth Across Chinese Provinces," (joint with Daniel J. Henderson and Oleg Badunenko), SUNY Binghamton Department of Economics Working Paper No. 0609.

"Fiscal reforms, Output Fluctuations and the Cyclical Behavior of Net Transfers in China: Evidence from Province-level Panel Data," SUNY Binghamton Department of Economics Working Paper No. 0417.

"Interregional Transfers and the Smoothing of Provincial Expenditure in China," SUNY Binghamton Department of Economics Working Paper No. 0416.

The Microeconomic Drivers of Growth in China Conference, University of Oxford, Sept. 2008.

International Workshop on Chinese Productivity, Hangzhou, China, Sept. 2008.

World Congress of the International Economic Association, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2008.

International Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis, University of Crete, Greece, May 2008.

International Forum on Sustainable Development in China, World Bank, Oct. 2007.

Singapore Economic Review Conference, Singapore, August 2007.

Chinese Economists Society Annual China Conference, Changsha, China, July 2007.

Association for Asian Studies Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, March 2007.

Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC, Nov. 2006.

"Globalization and the Developing Countries" Conference, Vanderbilt University, Nov. 2006.

Southwest Conference on Asian Studies, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, Sept. 2006.

Southwestern Economics Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, April 2006.

Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Nov. 2005.

Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 2004.

International Colloquium "75 Years of Development Research", Cornell University, May 2004.

Eastern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Feb. 2004.

Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Nov. 2003.

New York Conference on Asian Studies, University at Buffalo, NY, Oct. 2003.

Northeast Universities Development Consortium Conference, Yale University, Oct. 2003.

New York State Economic Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY, Oct. 2003.

Eastern Economic Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY, Feb. 2003.

Bulgarian National Bank, August 2008.

Sam Houston State University, Department of Economics and Intl. Business, March 2007.

University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Economics, October 2006.

Baylor University, Department of Economics, September 2006.

Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics, November 2005.

Columbia University, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, March 2005.

Willamette University, Department of Economics, February 2005.

University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, Division of Business and Economics, January 2005.

Texas Christian University, Department of Economics, January 2005.

Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Growth, Development, and Poverty, since 2007.

Referee for Journal of Economic Issues, Southwestern Economic Review

Textbook Reviewer for:

Anderson, D., Sweeney, D., Williams, T. Statistics for Business and Economics (9th ed.). Thomson South-Western, 2005.

Hall, R. and Lieberman M. Macroeconomics: Principles and Applications (3rd ed.). Thomson South-Western, 2005.

Miller, R. and VanHoose, D. Macroeconomics: Theories, Policies, and International Applications (3rd ed.). Thomson South-Western, 2004.

Parkin, M. Macroeconomics (6th ed.). Addison Wesley, 2003.

AAS-CIAC Small Grant for the project "Growth and Regional Inequality in China: Evidence from County-Level Data", China and Inner Asia Council, Association for Asian Studies, May 2008-April 2009.

Research Grant for the project "The Economic Impact of EU Accession: Evidence from the Banking Sector in Bulgaria", Research and Creative Activities Fund, Texas Christian University, June 2008-May 2009.

Research Grant for the project "The Relationship between Business Cycle Fluctuations and Economic Growth: Regional and International Evidence", Research and Creative Activities Fund, Texas Christian University, June 2006-May 2007.

Instructional Development Grant for the project "Teaching Asian Economics: Data Analysis and Global Perspectives", Texas Christian University, Jan.-May 2006.

Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching, SUNY at Binghamton, April 2005.

University Award for Student Excellence, SUNY at Binghamton, April 2005.

Graduate Student Development Fund Grant, Department of Economics, SUNY at Binghamton, June 2004.

Binghamton University Foundation Travel Grant, May 2003, 2004.

State of New York / Graduate Student Employees Union Professional Development Award, Sept. 2003.

Graduate Student Conference Travel and Research Fund Travel Grant, June 2003.

Full tuition scholarship, Department of Economics, SUNY at Binghamton, Aug. 2000 - May 2005.

Heidelberg University Exchange Program Scholarship for study abroad at the Beijing Foreign Studies University in Beijing (China), Aug. 1996 - June 1997.

American Economic Association

Association for Comparative Economics Studies

Chinese Economists Society

Association for Asian Studies

Texas Christian University, 2005 - present

Introductory Macroeconomics (Fall 2005, 2007, 2008, Spring 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

Intermediate Macroeconomics (Fall 2006, Spring 2006, Summer 2006, 2007, 2008)

Asian Economics (Fall 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)

Economics of Transition (Fall 2008)

Econometrics (Spring 2008, 2009)

International Trade and Payments (Spring 2007)

State University of New York at Binghamton, 2000 - 2005

Principles of Macroeconomics (Fall 2000, 2002, Spring 2001, 2003, Summer 2001, 2002)

Intermediate Macroeconomics (Fall 2003, Spring 2004, 2005, Summer 2003, 2004)

Introduction to International Economics (Spring 2002)

Global Economy: International Issues (Fall 2001)

Statistical Methods (Fall 2004)