Curriculum vitae
Department of Economics, Virginia Tech
Pamplin Hall (0316), Blacksburg, VA, 24061
Email: byront@vt.edu Office: 540.231.5942
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/byrontkp/
Kwok Ping Tsang
March, 2022
Current Positions
Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Economics, Virginia Tech (August 2014 – ).
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Virginia Tech (August 2008 – July 2014).
Member, Economic Research Centre, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (January 2016 –).
Affiliated Faculty, PPE Program, Virginia Tech (July 2020 – ).
Education
University of Washington, Seattle, WA: Ph.D. in Economics, 2008. (Chair: Richard Startz).
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong: Bachelor of Economics and Finance, 2003.
Research Interests
Macroeconomics, Housing Economics, International Finance, Adam Smith, Cryptocurrencies.
Courses Taught
Undergraduate level: Economics and Moral Philosophy of Adam Smith, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Managerial Economics, Money and Banking.
Graduate level: Macroeconomic Theory, Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics.
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University/ College/Department-Level Service
2020 – College of Science, Inclusion and Diversity Committee Representative
2020 – Department of Economics, Inclusion and Diversity Committee Chair
2020 – Member of the Honor Council
2014 – 2019 Director of Graduate Studies
2014 – 2017 Academic Support Committee, College of Science
2012 – 2014 Faculty Annual Review Committee, Department of Economics
Editorial Responsibilities
Co-editor, Contemporary Economic Policy, 2014 –.
Associate editor, Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics, 2016 – 2021.
Recent Grants, Scholarships, and Awards
PPE Research Fellowship, Virginia Tech, 2021.
CCK Foundation Research Grant (Co-Director), 2019.
Outreach Award, College of Science, Virginia Tech, 2018.