My Research Interests

Theoretical and Applied Econometrics, Financial Econometrics and Financial Engineering, Panel Data Analysis, Quantitative Finance and Risk Management, Economic Analysis and Prediction, Social Program Evaluation, Nonlinear Time Series Modeling, Nonparametric Econometrics, Data Science and Related Fields.

Education

Ph.D. in Statistics, 1995

University of California, Davis, USA

M.S. in Statistics, 1988

Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

B.S. in Mathematics, 1982

China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China

Academic positions

The Charles Oswald Distinguished Professor of Econometrics & Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Kansas

2021 -

The Charles Oswald Professor of Econometrics & Professor of Economics, Department of Economics,University of Kansas

July, 2013 --- June, 2021

Professor: Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

July, 2005 -- June, 2013

Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

July, 2002 -June, 2005

Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

July, 1998 - June, 2002

Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Missouri State University

July, 1995 - June, 1998