Teaching

Teaching Philosophy

There is a Chinese proverb “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” In my teaching experience since my graduate school, I have strived to teach my students to “fish” – to make sensible economic and financial decisions on their own for their lifetime. My philosophy of teaching one to “fish” is to develop the student’s interest, confidence, intuition, and vision.

My ultimate goal of financial education is to improve my students’ lifelong financial well-being through teaching them how to make informed decisions and to practice conscious financial management.

Teaching Experience

Instructor, University of Illinois, IL

Economics of Consumption, Spring 2021 - current

Personal Financial Planning, Spring 2013 - 2017, 2019

Retirement and Employee Benefit Planning, Spring 2013 - 2016, 2018- current

Instructor, University of Pittsburgh, PA

Intro to Microeconomic Theory, Fall 2011, Spring 2012 (link)

Intro to Macroeconomic Theory, Summer 2011, Fall 2011, Summer 2012 (link)

Teaching Assistant, University of Pittsburgh, PA

Advanced Econometrics (graduate level), Spring 2008

Introduction to Microeconomics, Summer and Fall 2008, Summer 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2011

Introduction to Macroeconomics, Fall 2007, Spring and Fall 2009, Spring and Summer 2010

Teaching Assistant, Zhejiang University, China

New Institutional Economics, Spring 2005