Wen-Hsien (Lewis) Liu

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D., Economics, University of Missouri, U.S.A., 1998/8-2002/8

• M.A., Economics, University of Missouri, U.S.A., 1998/8-2002/5

• M.B.A., Finance, University of Missouri, U.S.A., 1996/8-1998/5

• B.A., Economics, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 1989/9-1993/6

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

• Chair of Department of Economics and Director of Institute of International Economics, National Chung Cheng University, 2025/8 to date

• Director, Economic Strategy and Policy Empirical Center (ESPEC), College of Management, National Chung Cheng University, 2025/8 to date

• Director, Academia to Business (A2B) Center, College of Management, National Chung Cheng University, 2018/3-2020/1 and 2025/8 to date

• Secretary-general, Taiwan Efficiency and Productivity Association (TEAP), 2022/1-2023/12

• Board of Editors, Journal of Taiwan Energy, 2019/1 to date

• Professor, Department of Economics, National Chung Cheng University, 2016/8 to date

• Associate Professor, Department of Economics, National Chung Cheng University, 2006/8-2016/7

• Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, University of Missouri, 2006/6-2006/9

• Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, National Chung Cheng University, 2002/8-2006/7

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Semiconductor Industry Cycle

• Patent Rights Protection and Trade

• FDI and Knowledge Diffusion

COURSES TAUGHT:

• Principle of Economics (I) and (II) (Freshman)

• International Trade Theory and Policy (I) (Junior)

• Introduction to Net Zero Emissions (Senior)

• Seminar on the Topics of International Economics (I) (II) (Graduate)

• International Trade (III) (Graduate)

• The Global Economy Topics (In-Service Master Program)

• Topics on Net Zero Emissions (In-Service Master Program)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:

• Member, American Economic Association (AEA)

• Member, Western Economic Association International (WEAI)

• Member, Taiwan Economic Association (TEA)

• Member, Taiwan Association of Environmental and Resources Economics (TAERE) 

• Member, Taiwan Efficiency and Productivity Association (TEPA)

• Member, Taiwan International Logistics and Supply Chain Association (TILSCA)

GRANTS & AWARDS:

• NSC/MOST Research Grants, National Science Council/Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

  1. An Empirical Analysis of the IPRs-Trade Nexus from the Perspective of the Factor Proportion Model, MOST-110-2410-H-194-099,  Principle Investigator. 

  2. Revisiting the IPRs-Trade Nexus: The Role of Institutional Quality, MOST-109-2410-H-194 -083, Principle Investigator. 

  3. An Empirical Analysis of the Global Semiconductor Value Chain, MOST-108-2410-H-194 -010, Principle Investigator.

  4. IPRs Protection and Trade in Value Added, MOST-107-2410-H-194-011, Principle Investigator.

  5. IPRs Protection, Technology Level and Bilateral Trade, MOST-106-2410-H-194-006, Principle Investigator.

  6. Firm heterogeneity and International Patent Collaboration: Evidence from the Taiwanese Semiconductor Firms, MOST-105-2410-H-194-009, Principle Investigator.

  7. Patent Rights Protection and International Patent Collaboration: Empirical Evidence from the Semiconductor Industry, MOST-104-2410-H-194-005, Principle Investigator.

  8. Firm Heterogeneity, Exporting and FDI: Evident from Taiwanese Manufacturing Firms, NSC-101-2410-H-194-013, Principle Investigator.

  9. Ethnic Chinese Networks and Foreign Direct Investment, NSC-100-2410-H-194-067, Principle Investigator.

  10. Location decision of heterogeneous multinational firm: an empirical study on Taiwanese manufacturing firms' foreign investment, NSC-99-2410-H-194-026, Principle Investigator.

  11. Determinants of FDI Inflows to China: An Empirical Analysis of Source Country and MNE Characteristics (II), NSC-98-2410-H-194-036, Principle Investigator.

  12. Determinants of FDI Inflows to China: An Empirical Analysis of Source Country and MNE Characteristics, NSC-97-2410-H-194-005, Principle Investigator.

  13. Intellectual Property Rights, Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Empirical Study, NSC-96-2415-H-194-007, Principle Investigator.

  14. Forecasting the Semiconductor Industry Cycles: An Application of the Bayesian Model Average Approach, NSC-95-2918-I-194-002, Principle Investigator.

  15. International Trade, FDI, Patent Rights Protection and Potential Knowledge Inflow: A Cross-Country Panel Data Analysis, NSC-95-2415-H-194-004, Principle Investigator.

  16. An Empirical Study on Patent Rights Protection and Trade: The Application of the Helpman-Krugman Model, NSC-94-2415-H-194-005, Principle Investigator.

• IEK Research Grant, Industrial Economics & Knowledge Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan: Indicators for Value-added and Models for Monitoring Value-Chain Changes, 2007/4-2007/12, Co-investigator.

• SSRC Junior Scholar Consulting Project Grant, Social Science Research Center, National Science Council, Taiwan: Predicting the Turning Points of the Semiconductor Industry Cycles: An Application of the Trivariate Markov Regime-Switching Model, 2005/10-2006/3, Principle Investigator. 

• Harry Gunnison Brown Graduate Teaching Award, Department of Economics, University of Missouri, 2001.

PUBLICATIONS & PAPERS:

(A) Invited Papers

1. Liu, Wen-Hsien, 2024, "Intellectual Property Rights and Sustainable Trade," Aisa Pacific Perspectives, 2024 (3), 2-8. (The Chinese Taipei Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee, CTPECC)

2. 劉文獻, 2021, "COVID-19疫情對半導體產業全球價值鏈的影響,"  人文與社會科學簡訊, 22 (4), 58-63. (國家科學與技術委員會)

(B) Referred Journal Articles (*corresponding author)

1. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Kai-Jen Lin, 2019, "Demand for Ground Transportation Fuels in Ten Asian Countries: An Application of the Autoregressive Distributed Lag Bounds Testing Approach," Pacific Economic Review (SSCI), 24, 606-627.

2. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Shu-Shih Weng, 2018, “On Predicting the Semiconductor Industry Cycle: A Bayesian Model Averaging Approach," Empirical Economics (SSCI), 54, 673-703.

3. Liu, Wen-Hsien, 2016, “Intellectual Property Rights, FDI, R&D and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Empirical Analysis,” The World Economy (SSCI), 39, 983-1004.

4. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Hui-Fang Lian, 2016, "Will Domestic Imitative Threats Influence High-Tech Imports: Evidence from Taiwan," Journal of Economics and Management (Econlit), 12, 37-60.

5. Liu, Wen-Hsien*, Pan-Long Tsai and Ching-Lung Tsay, 2015, "Impacts of Outward FDI on Domestic Economy in Taiwan: Evidence from Panel Data of Manufacturing Firms,” International Review of Economics & Finance (SSCI), 39, 469-484.

6. Liu, Wen-Hsien*, Ching-Fan Chung and Kuang-Liang Chang, 2013, “Inventory Change, Capacity Utilization and the Semiconductor Industry Cycle,” Economic Modelling (SSCI), 31, 119-127.

7. Chyi, Yih-Luan, Yee-Man Lai and Wen-Hsien Liu*, 2012, “Knowledge Spillovers and Firm Performances in the High-Technology Industrial Cluster,” Research Policy (SSCI), 41, 556-564.

8. Liu, Wen-Hsien, 2007, “Forecasting the Semiconductor Industry Cycles by Bootstrap Prediction Intervals,” Applied Economics (SSCI), 39, 1731-1742.

9. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Yih-Luan Chyi, 2006, “A Markov Regime-Switching Model for the Semiconductor Industry Cycle,” Economic Modelling (SSCI), 23, 569-578.

10. Liu, Wen-Hsien, 2005, “Determinants of the Semiconductor Industry Cycles,” Journal of Policy Modeling (SSCI), 27, 853-866.

11. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Ya-Chi Lin, 2005, “Foreign Patent Rights and High-Tech Exports: Evidence from Taiwan,” Applied Economics (SSCI), 37, 1543-1555.  

(C) Conference Presentations (* presenter)

1. 劉文獻*和劉品葳, 2024, "COVID-19對臺灣貨櫃進出口量之影響," 發表於臺灣經濟學會2024年年會, 中正大學經濟系, 2024年11月29日.

2. 劉文獻*和郭容華, 2023, "智慧財產權與貿易:要素比例模型的實證分析," 發表於臺灣經濟學會2023年年會, 臺北大學經濟系, 2023年12月2日.

3. Luong, Mai  Uyen and Wen-Hsien Liu*, 2022, "The Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on the ASEAN Exports," presented at 2022 TEA Annual Conference, organized by National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, December 3, 2022.

4. 劉文獻*和唐芝勻, 2022, "專利權保護與金融發展對國際貿易之影響,"  發表於中研院經濟所六十週年所慶暨總體經濟計量模型研討會，中央研究院經濟研究所, 2022年11月28日.

5. Luong, Mai  Uyen* and Wen-Hsien Liu, 2021, "FDI and Trade in ASEAN Countries: The Spatial Econometric Analysis," presented at 2021 Macroeconometric Workshop, organized by Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, December 1, 2021.

6. Luong, Mai  Uyen* and Wen-Hsien Liu, 2019, "How Concentrated is ASEAN Export? An Analysis of Theil Indices," presented at 2019 TEA Annual Conference, organized by Fu Jen Catholic University, National Taiwan University and National Chung Cheng University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, December 14, 2019.

7. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Ai-Yung Yu, 2019, "The Impacts of IPRs Protection and Level of Technology on the Semiconductor Trade," presented at The 15th WEAI International Conference, Tokyo, Japan, March 21-24, 2019.

8. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Fang-Yu Yeh, 2018, "Firm Heterogeneity and International Patent Collaboration: Evidence from Taiwan," presented at The 14th WEAI International Conference, Newcastle, Australia, January 11-14, 2018.

9. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Chen-Chieh Hsu, 2017, "Determinants of International Patent Collaboration: Evidence from the Taiwanese Semiconductor Industry," 2017 International Conference on Business, Economics and Management (BEM), Tokyo, Japan, January 14, 2017.

10. 劉文獻*和黃寶慶, 2016, "外人直接投資流入潛力指標之改進研究: 主成分分析法之應用," 發表於2016年總體經濟計量模型研討會，中央研究院經濟研究所, 2016年12月2日.

11. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Wei-Hsiu Liao, 2016, "The Impact of TRIPS on the Relationship of Foreign Patent Rights and Exports: Evidence from Taiwan," presented at The 12th WEAI International Conference, Singapore, January 7-10, 2016.

12. 劉文獻*和廖偉秀, 2015, "外國專利權保護改善對臺灣製造業出口的影響：差異中的差異法之應用," 發表於臺灣經濟學會2015年年會, 臺灣大學經濟系, 2015年12月12日.

13. 劉文獻*和徐振傑, 2015, "國際專利合作決定因素之探討：臺灣半導體產業之實證初探," 發表於2015年總體經濟計量模型研討會, 中央研究院經濟研究所, 2015年12月3日.

14. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Shu-Shih Weng, 2014, “Forecasting the Semiconductor Industry Cycles by Bayesian Model Averaging,” presented at the 7th Asia-Pacific Business Research Conference, Singapore, August 25-26, 2014.

15. Liu, Wen-Hsien*, Pan-Long Tsai and Ching-Lung Tsay, 2013, “Impacts of Taiwanese Outward FDI on Production, Investment and Employment,” presented at the 10th WEAI Biennial Pacific Rim Conference, Tokyo, Japan, March 14-17, 2013.

16. 劉文獻*和謝承妘, 2012, “外人直接投資與空間之關係：臺灣對外投資之實證研究,” 發表於2012年總體經濟計量模型會議, 中央研究院經濟研究所, 2012年11月29-30日.

17. Liu, Wen-Hsien*, Pan-Long Tsai and Ching-Lung Tsay, 2012, “Impacts of Outward FDI on Domestic Economy in Taiwan: Evidence from Panel Data of Manufacturing Firms,” presented at the 1st World Congress on Taiwan Studies, organized by Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, April 26-28, 2012.

18. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Pan-Long Tsai, 2011, “Firm Characteristics and Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Taiwanese Manufacturing Firms’ Investment in China,” 發表於第十二屆全國實證經濟學論文研討會, 清華大學經濟系, 2011年6月5日.

19. Liu, Wen-Hsien, 2011, “Determinants of FDI Inflow to China: An Empirical Analysis of Source Country Characteristics,” presented at the 9th WEAI Biennial Pacific Rim Conference, organized by WEAI and Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, April 26-29, 2011.

20. 劉文獻*和張琬琪, 2010, “智慧資本、專利品質與知識擴散：台灣半導體產業實證研究,” 發表於2010年研發與創新研討會, 台灣大學經濟系, 2010年11月12日.

21. Liu, Wen-Hsien, 2010, “Determinants of FDI Inflow to China: An Empirical Analysis of Source Country Characteristics,” presented at 2010 Taipei International Conference on Growth, Trade and Dynamics, organized by Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, June 17-18, 2010.

22. Liu, Wen-Hsien, 2009, “IPRS, R&D, FDI and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Empirical Study,” 發表於2009年研發與創新研討會, 台灣大學經濟系, 2009年12月11日.

23. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Pan-Long Tsai, 2009, “Firm Characteristics and Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Taiwanese Manufacturing Firms’ Investment in China,” presented at The Conference of Trade and Industry in Asia Pacific: History, Trends and Prospects, organized by Australia National University and La Trobe University, Canberra, Australia, November 19-20, 2009.

24. Chyi, Yih-Luan, Yee-Man Lai and Wen-Hsien Liu*, 2009, “Knowledge Spillover and Firm Performance in the High-Tech Industries,” presented at the 8th WEAI Biennial Pacific Rim Conference, organized by WEAI and Japanese Economic Association, Kyoto, Japan, March 24-27, 2009.

25. 劉文獻*和王勇智, 2008, “智慧財產權保護對創新活動的影響:可數追蹤資料模型之應用,” 發表於2008年台灣經濟學會年會, 東吳大學, 2008年12月20日.

26. 劉文獻*和王勇智, 2008, “智慧財產權保護對創新活動的影響:可數追蹤資料模型之應用,” 發表於2008年研發與創新研討會, 台灣大學經濟系, 2008年11月28日.

27. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Yih-Luan Chyi, 2008, “Trade, FDI, IPRs Protection and Potential Knowledge Inflow: A Cross-Country Panel Investigation,” presented at the 83rd WEAI Annual Conference, organized by Western Economic Association International (WEAI), Hawaii, U.S.A., June 29-July 3, 2008.

28. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Kai-Jen Lin, 2007, “Demand for Ground Transportation Fuel in Ten Asian Countries,” presented at 1st IAEE Asian Conference, organized by Chinese Association for Energy Economics (CAEE) and International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), Taipei, Taiwan, November 5-6, 2007.

29. Chyi, Yih-Luan, Yee-Man Lai and Wen-Hsien Liu*, 2007, “Knowledge Spillover and Firm Performance in the High-Tech Industries,” presented at 2007 Far Eastern Meeting of Econometric Society, organized by Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica and Econometric Society, Taipei, Taiwan, July 11-13, 2007.

30. Liu, Wen-Hsien*, Ching-Fan Chung and Kuang-Liang Chang, 2007, “Inventory Change, Capacity Utilization and the Industry Cycle: Evidence from the Semiconductor Industry,” presented at 2007 Far Eastern Meeting of Econometric Society, organized by Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica and Econometric Society, Taipei, Taiwan, July 11-13, 2007.

31. Liu, Wen-Hsien*, Ching-Fan Chung and Kuang-Liang Chang, 2007, “Inventory Change, Capacity Utilization and the Industry Cycle: Evidence from the Semiconductor Industry,”發表於第八屆全國實證經濟學論文研討會, 成功大學經濟系, 2007年5月5日.

32. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Hui-Fang Lian, 2007, “Domestic Imitative Threat and High-Tech Imports: Evidence from Taiwan,” presented at the 7th WEAI Biennial Pacific Rim Conference, organized by Western Economic Association International (WEAI) and Peking University, Beijing, China, January 12-14, 2007.

33. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Hui-Fang Lian, 2006, “Domestic Patent Rights and High-Tech Imports: Evidence from Taiwan,” presented at 2006 TEA/CEANA Joint Annual Conference, organized by Taiwan Economic Association (TEA) and Chinese Economics Association in North American (CEANA), Taipei, Taiwan, December 17, 2006.

34. Liu, Wen-Hsien, 2006, “Forecasting the Semiconductor Industry Cycles by Bootstrap Prediction Intervals,” 發表於第七屆全國實證經濟學論文研討會, 嘉義大學應用經濟系, 2006年5月27日.

35. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Yih-Luan Chyi, 2005, “Inward FDI Potential and Knowledge Inflow: A Qualitative Panel Analysis,” presented at The 80th WEAI Annual Conference, organized by Western Economic Association International (WEAI), San Francisco, U.S.A., July 4-8, 2005.

36. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Yih-Luan Chyi, 2005, “Inward FDI Potential and Knowledge Inflow: A Panel Probit Model,” 發表於第六屆全國實證經濟學論文研討會, 高雄大學應用經濟系, 2005年5月14日.

37. Liu, Wen-Hsien, 2005, “Determinants of the Semiconductor Industry Cycles,” presented at the 6th WEAI Biennial Pacific Rim Conference, organized by Western Economic Association International (WEAI) and Hong Kong Economic Association (HKEA), Hong Kong, China, January 14-16, 2005.

38. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Yih-Luan Chyi, 2004, “Knowledge Diffusion and FDI Potential: Cross-Country Evidence,” presented at 2004 Taipei Conference on Macroeconomics and Development, organized by Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, December 16-17, 2004.

39. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Ya-Chi Lin, 2004, “Foreign Patent Rights Protection and Exports: Evidence from Taiwan,” presented at 2004 Taipei International Conference on Growth and Development in Global Perspectives, organized by Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, July 23-24, 2004.

40. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Yih-Luan Chyi, 2004, “Forecasting the Semiconductor Industry Cycles: A Markov Regime-Switching Approach,” presented at The 79th WEAI Annual Conference, organized by Western Economic Association International (WEAI), Vancouver, Canada, June 29-July 3, 2004.

41. 劉文獻和林雅淇*, 2004, “國外專利權保護與出口:台灣之實證研究,” 發表於第五屆全國實證經濟學論文研討會, 逢甲大學經濟研究所, 2004年6月13-14日.

42. 黃哲聖*,何泰寬和劉文獻, 2004, “貨幣危機日期的認定:馬可夫轉換模型的應用,” 發表於第五屆全國實證經濟學論文研討會, 逢甲大學經濟研究所, 2004年6月13-14日.

43. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Yih-Luan Chyi, 2004, “FDI and Knowledge Diffusion,” presented at 2004 International Symposium on Foreign Trade, FDI and Industrial Development, organized by Institute of International Economics, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan, March 27, 2004.

44. Liu, Wen-Hsien* and Yih-Luan Chyi, 2003, “A Markov Regime-Switching Model for the Semiconductor Industry Cycle,” 發表於2003年開放經濟與總體計量會議, 中央研究院經濟研究所, 2003年10月23-24日.

REFEREE SERVICE:

• International Journals:

Applied Economics, Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics, Bulletin of Economic Research, Contemporary Economic Policy, Economics Bulletin, Economic Modelling, Emerging Market Finance and Trade, Empirical Economics, Innovation: Management, Policy & Practice, Japan and the World Economy, Journal of Cultural Economics, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, Pacific Economic Review, Regional Studies, Research Policy, Scientometrics, Southern Economic Journal, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Telecommunications Policy, World Development, The World Economy.

• Local Journals:

《經濟論文》(Academia Economic Papers),《經濟與管理論叢》(Journal of Economics and Management),《財務金融學刊》(Journal of Financial Studies),《都市與計劃》(Journal of Geographical Science),《管理與系統》(Journal of Management and Systems),《人文及社會科學集刊》(Journal of Social Science and Philosophy) , 《貿易調查叢刊》(Journal of Trade Remedy), 《東吳經濟商學學報》(Soochow Journal of Economics and Business),《經濟研究》(Taipei Economic Inquiry),《臺灣經濟預測與政策》(Taiwan Economic Forecast and Policy), 《經濟論文叢刊》(Taiwan Economic Review),《應用經濟論叢》(Taiwan Journal of Applied Economics).