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 Department of Applied Economics |
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 Introduction |
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|  The Department of Applied Economics has set forth objectives for academic excellence, entrepreneurial interactions and consolidated economics education. All graduates are expected to be well equipped with skills to explore intriguing questions about economic change in the global context. In the light of infusing new economic and management thinking to Kaohsiung- a harbor city once acclaimed as the most important industrial city in Taiwan, the Department has teaching and research interests which range over the major areas of applied economics with particular emphasis on a solid theoretical background.
The Department is particularly strong in management economics, international economics,  industrial economics, development economics, environmental economics, game theory, macroeconomic theory and policy, and it has been expanding the research interests into the areas of applied econometrics and labor economics.
The Department was founded with the University in 2000 when Professor Leonard Wang was  invited, on the basis of sabbatical leave, from National Sun Yat-sen University to begin teaching and research in applied economics. Currently, the Department offers undergraduate program. There are currently more than 200 students undertaking a series of courses in basic economics. And the Department has been prepared to offer a thorough MS program in applied economics once the Ministry of Education has proved its application. |
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Highest Degree |
Specialty |
Associate Professor
and Chairman |
Ming-Jang Weng |
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, USA, 1996 |
Monetary and International Financial Economics, Econometrics and Time Series Analysis, Macroeconomics |
| Professor |
Leonard Fong-Sheng Wang |
Ph.D., Purdue University, USA, 1980 |
International Economics, Industrial Organization |
| Professor |
Yang Li |
Ph.D., Iowa State University, USA, 1996 |
International Investment, Applied Econometrics and Time Series Analysis, Managerial Economics |
| Assistant Professor |
Tsung-Hsiu Tsai |
Ph.D., University of Winsconsin-Madison, USA, 1998 |
Environmental Economics, Resource Economics, Applied Agricultural Economics |
| Assistant Professor |
Ying-Yi Tsai |
Ph.D., University of Essex, UK, 1998 |
Industrial Economics, International Trade Theory, Strategic Bargaining Theory |
| Assistant Professor |
I-Hui Cheng |
Ph.D., Birkbeck College, University of London, UK, 1999 |
Regional Economic Arrangements, International Trade Theory, Commercial Policy, Applied Econometrics |
| Assistant Professor |
Shao-Hsun Keng |
Ph.D., Iowa State University, USA, 1998 |
Health Economics, Labor Economics, Applied Econometrics |
| Assistant Professor |
Chih-Min She |
Ph.D., Indiana University, USA, 2004 |
Public Economics, Game Theory and Experimental Economics, Econometrics |
| Assistant Professor |
Sheng-Jang Sheu |
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, USA, 2002 |
Labor Economics, Econometrics |
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| An Overview of the Courses |
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| The department offers courses of study leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Management. To be qualified for graduation, every student must complete at least 134 credit hours of studies in which 79 credits are required by the department and 32 credits by the university.
I. Required Courses
| Course |
Credit |
Year |
Course |
Credit |
Year |
| Principles of Economics |
6 |
1 |
Mathematics for Economists |
3 |
2or3 |
| Calculus for Business and Economics |
6 |
1 |
Applied Econometrics |
3 |
2or3 |
| Accounting |
6 |
1 |
Money and Banking |
3 |
3 |
| Statistics |
6 |
2 |
Public Economics |
3 |
3 |
| Applied Macroeconomics |
6 |
2 |
International Trade Theory and Policy |
3 |
3 |
| Applied Microeconomics |
6 |
2 |
International Finance |
3 |
4 |
| Introductory Business Management |
3 |
2 |
History of Economic Thoughts |
3 |
4 |
| History of Economic Development |
3 |
2 |
Business Law |
3 |
4 |
| Introductory Civil Law |
3 |
2 |
Empirical Studies in Applied Economics |
2 |
4 |
| Note: Students can choose to take either “Mathematics for Economics” or “Applied Economics” or both courses. Analogous applies to “Empirical studies in Applied Economics” (I) and (II). |
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II. Field Courses
| The First Topic |
The Second Topic |
| Field of Industrial and |
Field of Financial |
Field of Regional and |
Field of Environmental |
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| Management Economics |
Economics |
Development Economics |
and Health Economics |
Industrial Economics
（ Required, Credit 3, Year 3 ） |
Financial Management
（ Required, Credit 3, Year 3 ） |
Regional Economics
（ Required, Credit 3, Year 3 ） |
Health Economics
（ Required, Credit 3, Year 3 ） |
Management
（ Required, Credit 3, Year 3 ） |
Financial Markets
（ Required, Credit 3, Year 3 ） |
WTO and Global Development Economics
（ Required, Credit 3, Year 3 ） |
Environmental and Resource Economics
（ Required, Credit 3, Year 3 ） |
Business Economics
（ Optional, Credit 3, Year 4 ） |
Financial Statement Analysis
（ Optional, Credit 3, Year 4 ） |
WTO and Regional Economic Integration
（ Optional, Credit 3, Year 4 ） |
Environmental Ethics
（ Optional, Credit 3, Year 4 ） |
Strategic Economics
（ Optional, Credit 3, Year 4 ） |
Investment
（ Optional, Credit 3, Year 4 ） |
Urban Economics
（ Optional, Credit 3, Year 4 ） |
Sport Economics
（ Optional, Credit 3, Year 4 ） |
International Business Management
（ Optional, Credit 3, Year 4 ） |
Risk Management
（ Optional, Credit 3, Year 4 ） |
Defense Economics
（ Optional, Credit 3, Year 4 ） |
Medical Economics
（ Optional, Credit 3, Year 4 ） |
Marketing Management
（ Optional, Credit 3, Year 4 ） |
International Exchange
（ Optional, Credit 3, Year 4 ） |
Growth Economics
（ Optional, Credit 3, Year 4 ） |
Leisure and Recreation Management
（ Optional, Credit 3, Year 4 ） |
| Note: Students are required to complete at least one field of courses in each topic. To complete a field, students need to take (and pass) at least two of required courses in this field. Moreover, it is required to take (and pass) at least three courses in each topic. |
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III. Optional Courses
| Course |
Credit |
Year |
Course |
Credit |
Year |
| Introduction to Taiwan Economic Development |
3 |
1 |
Taxation Law |
3 |
3or4 |
| Introduction to China Economic Development |
3 |
1 |
Information Economics |
3 |
3or4 |
| Introduction to Computer |
3 |
1 |
Institutional Economics |
3 |
3or4 |
| Introduction to Business Software |
3 |
1 |
Labor Economics |
3 |
3or4 |
| Contemporary Economic Issues |
3 |
2 |
Political Economics |
3 |
3or4 |
| Game Theory |
3 |
2 |
Law and Economics |
3 |
3or4 |
| Industrial Organization |
3 |
2 |
Energy Economics |
3 |
3or4 |
| Economic Geography |
3 |
2 |
Family Economics |
3 |
3or4 |
| Economic Sociology |
3 |
2 |
Linear Algebra |
3 |
3or4 |
| Intermediate Accounting |
3 |
2 |
Advanced Calculus |
3 |
3or4 |
| Public Financial Theory and Policy |
3 |
3or4 |
Advanced Statistics |
3 |
3or4 |
| Monetary Theory and Policy |
3 |
3or4 |
Time Series Analysis |
3 |
3or4 |
| Topics of Microeconomic Theory |
3 |
3or4 |
Japanese |
3 |
3or4 |
| Topics of Macroeconomic Theory |
3 |
3or4 |
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| Note: Some courses that had been offered in this department, but are still not listed above, can also be take into account for the “optional courses”. |
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