A special Lecture Forum on the subject of Economics will be presented between Thursday (March 14) and Friday (March 15). Department of Economics will play host to this academic event.

The keynote speaker will be Prof. John A. Bishop of East Carolina University, USA. Prof. Bishop was the mentor/teacher of Dr. Chiou Jong-rong, Dean, College of Business, TKU while the latter was doing his post-graduate studies in the US.

Following is the time, place and title of speech of the lecture series:

On Thursday (March 14): 10:10 – 12:00 noon

Place: T501, Ching Sheng Memorial Hall

Topic: “Marginal Decompositions of Income Distributions in Germany before and after Unification”

On Friday (March 15): 10:10 – 12:00 noon

Place: B1012, Business & Management Building

Topic: “Transformation and the Returns to Human Capital in China and Taiwan”

Same day: 2:10 – 4:00 P.M.

Place: same room

Topic: “A Report for the Employment Policy Institute”

All lectures will be delivered in English. No translation will be provided for the audience. Your presence, however, is more than welcome.