Chia-Lin Chang holds a PhD (Economics), 2004, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, is an elected Distinguished Fellow of the International Engineering and Technology Institute (DFIETI), and an elected Fellow of the Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand (FMSSANZ). Chia-Lin Chang is Vice President for International Affairs, a University Distinguished Professor, Professor of Economics, Professor of Finance, and Director of the Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Centre (ANRRC) at National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Economic and Financial Sciences, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Economic Analysis and ICAE, Complutense University of Madrid (founded 1293), Spain. Chia-Lin Chang has over 100 journal publications (most of which are in Web of Science Clarivate Analytics and Scopus, and chapters in books and edited and fully refereed conference proceedings volumes. Chia-Lin Chang has been a visiting professor at the Econometric Institute, Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Faculty of Economics and Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan; Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University, Japan; Faculty of Economics, Yokohama National University, Japan; Department of Economics, University of Padova (founded 1222), Italy; Department of Finance, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China; and Department of Mathematics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China. Her research areas include applied econometrics, financial econometrics, applied statistics, quantitative finance, risk and financial management, energy economics, energy finance, applied time series analysis, forecasting, technology and innovation, empirical industrial organization, health and medical economics, tourism research, tourism management, bibliometrics, and international rankings of journals and academics. 

Welcome to our lab! Our primary focus is on applied economics, with a particular emphasis on research areas that align with the following fields:

• Industrial organization
• Innovation strategies
• Economic development in Asia
• Risk analysis and management
• Agricultural finance
• Tourism research
• Empirical finance
• Energy economics and finance
• Climate economics and finance
• Ranking international journals

While we welcome researchers from various backgrounds, in line with our current research project funded by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), we give priority to applicants who are interested in topics related to net-zero emissions and green energy this time. If you are passionate about exploring issues related to sustainability, renewable energy, and environmental economics, we encourage you to apply. Join our lab and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in these crucial areas.