WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
Professional Record
NAME: Liang Hu
DATE PREPARED: December, 2012
OFFICE ADDRESS:
2119 FAB
OFFICE PHONE:
313-577-2846
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DEPARTMENT/COLLEGE: Economics
PRESENT RANK & DATE OF RANK:
Assistant Professor, May, 2012 – present
WSU APPOINTMENT HISTORY:
Visiting Assistant Professor, August, 2010 – May 2012
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CITIZEN OF: China
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EDUCATION:
B.S. in Management Science, B.E. in Computer Science and Technology,
University of Science and Technology of China, July 1999
M.A. in Economics, University of Rochester, May 2002
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Rochester, June 2006
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FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS:
Lecturer in Applied Econometrics (equivalent to US Assistant Professor), Leeds University
Business School, University of Leeds, August 2005 – August 2010
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Ohio State University, August December 2009
Visiting Fellow, CIREQ, University of Montreal, March - April, 2009
Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,
November - December 2008
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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP(S):
Econometric Society
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I.
TEACHING
A. Years at Wayne State: 2
B. Years at Other Colleges/Universities
4½ years at University of Leeds
½ year at Ohio State University
¼ year at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
C. Courses Taught at Wayne Sate in Last Five Years
1. Undergraduate:
ECO2010 Principles of Microeconomics: Winter 2011, Fall 2011, Winter 2012
2. Graduate:
ECO6100 Introduction to Econometrics: Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012
ECO7120 Econometrics III: Winter 2011, Winter 2012
ECO7021 Fundamentals of Economic Analysis II, Fall 2012
D. Essays/Theses/Dissertations Directed
Kusay AlKhunaizi, PhD 2008, “The Effect of Oil Shocks on the Dynamics of the
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the USA Financial Markets,” PhD thesis
committee member, University of Leeds
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Dariya Mykhayliv, PhD 2010, “An Analysis of Corporate Governance Structures of
Ukrainian Enterprises and their Effect on Investment and Growth,” internal examiner,
University of Leeds
Zeina Alsalman, PhD expected 2013, “Energy Market and Financial Market,”
committee member, Wayne State University
Boon Peng Ng, PhD expected 2013, “Economic Analysis of the Utilization of
Preventive Services among Older Adults Before and After Becoming Medicare
Eligible,” committee member, Wayne State University
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II.
RESEARCH
A. Working Papers Available
“Optimal Test for Markov Switching in Unit Roots”
“Consistency of Parametric Bootstrapping in Non-pivotal Cases”, with Marine
Carrasco and Werner Ploberger
“Testing for Cointegration in Markov Switching Error Correction Models”, with
Yongcheol Shin
“A Complete Class of Tests When Nuisance Parameter is Present Only under the
Alternatives”, with Werner Ploberger.
B. Research in Progress
“Optimal Testing for Infrequent Changes”, with Marine Carrasco and Werner
Ploberger.
“A Lotka-Volterra Model for the Anesthesia Market”, with Stephen J. Spurr and Xiao
Xu.
“Investment, Irreversibility, and Uncertainty: An Analysis of Alaskan Oil Drilling”,
with Ana Maria Herrera and Daniel Pastor.
III.
PUBLICATION
A. Journal Articles
Hu, Liang and Yongcheol Shin, “Optimal Test for Markov Switching GARCH
models,” Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, Vol 12, Issue 3, Article
3, 2008
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Carrasco, M, L. Hu and W. Ploberger, “Optimal Test for Markov Switching
Parameters”, conditionally accepted at Econometrica, October 7, 2012.
B. Book Reviewed
“Running Regressions: A guide to research in Economics, finance and business
studies”,M. Baddeley and D. Barrowclough, Cambridge University Press
C. Invited Seminars Presented in Last Five Years
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Finance Department), April 2007
Ohio State University, March 2008, October 2009
University of Kent at Cantebury, March 2010
University of Montreal, April 2009
Wayne State University, January 2010
Northern Illinois University, November 2012
D. Conference Presentations in Last Five Years
Fourth Time Series Conference, CIREQ, Montreal, May 2010
Econometric Society European Meeting, Budapest, Hungary, August 2007
Econometric Society Far East Meeting, Taipei, July 2007
Econometric Study Group, Singapore Management University, July 2007
Symposium on Econometric Theory and Applications, Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology, April 2007
ESRC Seminar Series of Nonlinear Economics and Finance Research Community,
Keele University, February 2007
E. Referee Experience
Economics Bulletin, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Econometric
Theory, Annals of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Financial Econometrics,
Journal of Empirical Finance, Review of Economics and Statistics
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IV.
SERVICE
A. Committee Assignments at Wayne State in Last Five Years:
Department Graduate Committee Member, 2011
Department Salary Committee Member, 2012
B. Administrative Appointments at Other College/University in Last Five Years
Undergraduate Dissertation Module Manager, University of Leeds, 2007, 2008