CURRICULUM VITAE PEIYONG YU Social Science Division Economics Phone: (808) 689 2370 University of Hawaii West Oahu D106 Email: pyu@hawaii.edu
EDUCATION Northern Illinois University Ph.D. in Economics May 2014 M.A. in Economics Dec. 2010
Tianjin Foreign Studies University B.A. in International Trade & Economics June 2007
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Social Science division, University of Hawaii - West Oahu Hawaii, HI Full-time Instructor Aug. 2014 to Present Department of Economics, McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA Full-time Instructor Aug. 2012 to May 2013 Department of Economics, Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL Adjunct Instructor Aug. 2011 to Dec. 2011 Teaching Assistant Aug. 2007 to May 2011 Education Services Exchange with China (ESEC) Tianjin Foreign Studies University Tianjin, China Teaching Assistant Aug. 2006 to Dec. 2007
COURSES Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory, and Online Principles of Microeconomics Fall 2014 Principles of Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, and Fundamentals of Economics Spring 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics, Online Principles of Microeconomics, and Health Economics Fall 2012 Principles of Microeconomics Fall 2011
TEACHING INTERESTS History of Economic Thought, Economic Sociology, Urban& Regional Economics, Environmental Economics, Spatial Econometrics, and Applied Microeconomics
RESEARCH FIELDS Urban Economics, Applied Microeconomics, and Environmental Economics
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CURRENT WORKING PAPERS The Effect of Eminent Domain for Private Development on Property Values. Journal of Regional Policy & Analysis. (Accepted pending minor revisions) GIS and Semi-parametric Analyses of the Impact of Sex Offenders Residential Locations on Property Values. (Abstract Submitted to the Western Economic Association for 2015 Annual Conference) GIS and Spatial Analyses of the Impact of Wind Farms on Property Values. (with Jeremy Groves)
SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES Annual Conference of Hawaii Economic Association, Oct. 2014 Presentation at Mid-Continent Regional Science Association Conference at Wisconsin, June 2014 Presentation at Graduate Student Research Association Conference at Northern Illinois University, April 2014 Coordinator at the Redemptive Change Conference for Public Finance and Corruption Panel at West Palm Beach, Jan. 2013 Graduate Student Research Association Conference at Northern Illinois University, March 2012 Foundation for Economic Education - Summer Seminars, June 2011 Art of Teaching Workshop in Institute for Humane Studies, June 2011 American Institute for Economic Research, June 2009
CERTIFICATES AND ACTUARIAL EXAM Certificate of Professional Development by Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, Oct. 2014 Certificate of Teaching Online: Essential Elements for Faculty through Magna Online Courses, Sept. 2014 SOA (Society of Actuaries) Exam P, Oct. 2010 ESEC Certificate in International Business by International Business Institute (IBI), Feb. 2005
COMPUTER SKILLS Stata, R, Minitab, Microsoft Office Suite, ArcGIS, and Basic SAS
AWARDS First Prize Winner of the 2014 M. Jarvin Emerson Student Paper Competition, April 2014 Student Summer Fellowship by American Institute for Economic Research in June 2009 Graduate Fellowship and Tuition Scholarship, Northern Illinois University, 2007 2012 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award, Tianjin Foreign Studies University, June 2007
COMMITTEE SERVICE Academic Affairs and Planning (AAP) Committee at University of Hawaii West Oahu, 2014 Present Online Course Committee at McNeese State University, 2012 2013 New Curriculum Committee at McNeese State University, 2012 2013
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS Hawaii Economic Association Western Economic Association International