Wan-Shin (Cindy) Mo Graduated with a doctorate in Economics in December 2009

Many people describe Lubbock, TX as a place in the middle of nowhere. However, I knew friends who have always lifted me up when I was feeling down, listened to my nonsense, and were willing to help me. As for Texas Tech University, I was impressed by the campus. The campus is so big that I got lost on the first day. But, the better I got to know this campus, the more I liked it there. With regard to the department, I found myself blessed to know all faculty members, Rosie, and Staci. The economic doctoral program equipped me well, so I became a disciplined student. I remember that one day I was staying at the computer lab overnight in order to finish the final project of time-series course. When I turned in the final report next morning, I had a tremendous feeling of accomplishment. Moreover, while I was studying at Tech, I was not just a graduate student but instead got the chance to teach both principles of microeconomics and principles of macroeconomics. I enjoyed every much teaching and interacting with my students. 

My research interests while a Ph.D. student were in time-series, international finance, and macroeconomics. My Ph.D. dissertation addresses the impacts of exchange rates volatility on U.S. 18 manufacturing industries’ wages and employment with a time-series approach. Upon receiving my Ph.D., I was thrilled to receive a job offer from the Department of Finance at Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU), which I accepted. I was an assistant professor in the beginning and then was promoted to associate professor after seven years of service. At CYCU, I have had opportunities to teach courses of statistics, money and banking, international finance, and global industrial analysis.

The majority of my current research is in the fields of international finance and macroeconomics. I have authored papers by using time-series models myself and co-authored other papers with my research partners. These papers study issues of systemic risks of Taiwan’s banks, spillovers of China’s financial markets, exchange rate spillovers and carry trade, term structure and forward premium anomaly of exchange rates.