Greetings! 

I am Forrest. My research interests encompass applied economics and econometrics, with a particular focus on evaluating public policies across diverse topics. These include empirical corporate finance, empirical political economics, and their intersection, such as the implications of political connections for corporate decision-making. 

I enjoy teaching and am passionate about fostering student learning. My teaching interests include financial economics, industrial organization, strategic management, and actuarial mathematics. 

In addition to teaching, I have served as a referee for peer-reviewed journals, including BMC Psychology, Economic Modelling, Social Science Quarterly, Statistica Sinica, among others. 

For more information, my CV  is available upon request.

Education

PhD, Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015

MS, Mathematics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015

MS, Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011

PhD student, Finance (dropout with no degree conferred), University of Minnesota, 2008-2009

BA, Economics, National Taiwan University

Songweaver of tales, tracing hidden pulses, lifting veiled shadows, catching unborn light.