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Professor Yan-Shu Lin received the NDHU Academic Incentive for Recruiting and Retaining Distinguished Talent (Research Excellence II) for Academic Year 2025–2026.
2025.08 Preparations began for the Department's HEEACT Program Accreditation scheduled for the first half of 2026.
2025.09 Professor Chelsea C. Lin received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2026.02 Professor Huei-Chin Lin retired.
2026.03 Professor Yu-Li Wang represented the Department on the College's delegation to Korea, visiting the senior high school divisions of Incheon Chinese Zhongshan School and Seoul Chinese High School, the Taiwan Studies Center at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Dankook University, Kyung Hee University, the College of Liberal Arts at Sungkyunkwan University, the Center for Chinese Studies at Yonsei University, and Seoul Theological University for student recruitment and academic exchange.
2026.05 The Department underwent the on-site review for its HEEACT Program Accreditation in the first half of 2026.
2026.05 Professor Wei-Wei Lee received the College Outstanding Academic Advisor Award.
2026.05 Professor Chung-Liang Lin received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2026.06 Undergraduate alumna Yun-An Lee received the 2025 College Student Research Creativity Award from the National Science and Technology Council for the project "Price Discrimination and Consumer Decision-Making: The Effects of Dynamic Pricing Strategies on Firms and Consumers."
Professor Yan-Shu Lin received the NDHU Academic Incentive for Recruiting and Retaining Distinguished Talent (Research Excellence II) for Academic Year 2024–2025.
2024.08 Chair Chia-Yu Hung and faculty members from the College visited Chung Ling High School in Penang, Hin Hua High School in Klang, Chung Hwa High School in Muar, and Yong Peng High School in Malaysia for student recruitment.
2024.09 Professor Wei-Wei Lee received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2025.02 Professors Yen-Ju Lin and Shih-Yang Lin joined the Department.
2025.02 Professor Yan-Shu Lin became Acting Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
2025.05 Professor Su-Chuan Yu received the College Outstanding Academic Advisor Award.
Professor Yan-Shu Lin received the NDHU Academic Incentive for Recruiting and Retaining Distinguished Talent (Research Excellence II) for Academic Year 2023–2024.
2023.08 Professor Chia-Yu Hung became the 10th Department Chair.
2023.09 Professor Chung-Liang Lin received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2023.09.27 Professor Wen-Jung Liang passed away.
2024.01 Associate Dean Yan-Shu Lin and Chair Chia-Yu Hung visited University College London, the University of Essex, the University of Bath, the University of Bristol, the University of Nottingham, and the University of Sheffield to discuss academic and teaching collaboration.
2024.02 Professor Ming-Jen Chang was seconded to National United University to serve as Dean of the College of Management.
2024.04 Professors Chia-Yu Hung and Yan-Shu Lin visited Universitas Sumatera Utara, Universitas Negeri Medan, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, and the Faculty of Economics and Business at Universitas Gadjah Mada for student recruitment and academic exchange.
2024.05 Professor Huei-Chin Lin received the College Outstanding Academic Advisor Award.
2024.06 The Department held the 2024 Inter-University Academic Conference in Memory of Distinguished Professor Wen-Jung Liang.
2024.06 Undergraduate alumna Hsin-Yu Ling received the 2023 College Student Research Creativity Award from the National Science and Technology Council for the undergraduate research project "Shipping-Fee Setting by Online Shopping Platforms in Two-Sided Markets: Fixed versus Per-Unit Shipping Fees."
Professor Wen-Jung Liang was selected as a recipient of the University's academic research incentive program for Academic Year 2022–2023.
2022.08 Professors Chien-Fu Chen and Su-Chuan Yu were promoted to Professor.
2022.08 The Master's International Track was established.
2022.09 Professor Su-Chuan Yu received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2023.03 Professor Yan-Shu Lin became Associate Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
2023.04 Chair Ming-Jen Chang and Professors Yan-Shu Lin and Su-Chuan Yu visited Seoul National University, the University of Seoul, and Inha University for academic exchange.
2023.05 Professor Wei-Wei Lee received the College Outstanding Academic Advisor Award.
2023.06 The Department held the International Conference on Macroeconomics and Econometrics.
Professor Wen-Jung Liang was selected as a recipient of the University's academic research incentive program for Academic Year 2021–2022.
2021.08 Professor Ping-Hsing Kuo retired.
2021.09 Professor Su-Chuan Yu received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2021.11 The Department co-organized the 2021 Conference on International Economics and Industrial Development with the Research Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology; the Departments of Economics at National Chung Cheng University and Fu Jen Catholic University; the International Trade Research Group, Department of Economics, National Taiwan University; and the Taiwan Economic Association (2021.11.19).
2022.02 Professor Wen-Jung Liang became Associate Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
2022.05 Professor Wei-Wei Lee received the College Outstanding Academic Advisor Award.
Professors Wen-Jung Liang, Yan-Shu Lin, and Ming-Jen Chang were selected as recipients of the University's academic research incentive program for Academic Year 2020–2021.
2020.08 Professor Ming-Jen Chang continued as the 9th Department Chair.
2020.08 The Doctoral International Track was established.
2020.09 The Department and the Department of Finance jointly held the Memorial Conference for Professor Ying-Kan Wen (2020.09.18).
2020.09-11 Professor Su-Chuan Yu received the University/College Teaching Excellence Award.
2020.12 The Department conducted the on-site interview for its self-evaluation in preparation for HEEACT Program Accreditation in the second half of 2020 (2020.12.08).
2021.05 Professor Su-Chuan Yu received the College Outstanding Academic Advisor Award.
Professors Wen-Jung Liang, Yan-Shu Lin, and Ming-Jen Chang were selected as recipients of the University's academic research incentive program for Academic Year 2019–2020.
2019.09 Preparations began for the Department's self-evaluation for HEEACT Program Accreditation in the second half of 2020 (2019.09-2020.07).
2019.10 Professor Su-Chuan Yu received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2020.05 Professors Yan-Shu Lin and Wei-Wei Lee received the College Outstanding Academic Advisor Award.
Professors Wen-Jung Liang and Ming-Jen Chang were selected as recipients of the University's academic research incentive program for Academic Year 2018–2019.
2018.10 Professors Chelsea C. Lin and Su-Chuan Yu received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2019.02 Professor Te-Fen Lo was promoted to Professor.
2019.02 The Department held the Conference on Environmental Health and Microeconomics (2019.02.22).
2019.05 Professor Su-Chuan Yu received the College Outstanding Academic Advisor Award.
2019.06 The Department held the Conference on Applied Econometrics and Macroeconomics (2019.06.20).
2019.07 Fourth-year undergraduate Hsing-Hua Lu received the 2018 College Student Research Creativity Award from the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Professors Wen-Jung Liang, Ming-Jen Chang, and Yan-Shu Lin were selected as recipients of the University's academic research incentive program for Academic Year 2017–2018.
2017.08 Professor Ming-Jen Chang became the 8th Department Chair.
2017.08 Professor Ping-Hsing Kuo was promoted to Professor.
2017.08 The Master's Program tracks were renamed the International Finance and Trade Track and the Big Data Analytics and Industrial Economics Track.
2017.08 Fourth-year undergraduate Tsung-Han Chou received the 2016 College Student Research Creativity Award from the Ministry of Science and Technology.
2017.08 The Department held the Conference on International Trade and Industrial Economics (2017.08.24-25).
2017.10 Professors Yan-Shu Lin, Wei-Wei Lee, and Su-Chuan Yu received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2018.05 Professor Su-Chuan Yu received the College Outstanding Academic Advisor Award.
2018.06 The Department held the Conference on Applied Econometrics and Macroeconomics (2018.06.29).
Professors Wen-Jung Liang and Ming-Jen Chang were selected as recipients of the University's academic research incentive program for Academic Year 2016–2017.
2016.08 Professor Ti-Ching Peng was promoted to Associate Professor.
2016.09 The Department held the Conference on International Trade and Industrial Economics (2016.09.02-03).
2016.10 Professors Su-Chuan Yu and Ti-Ching Peng received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2016.12 The Department held the 1st Undergraduate Research Project Competition.
2017.02 Professor Ti-Ching Peng left the Department.
2017.06 The Department held the Conference on Macroeconomics and Econometrics (2017.06.09).
Professor Wen-Jung Liang was selected as a recipient of the University's academic research incentive program for Academic Year 2015–2016.
2015.08 The Master's Program was organized into the International Finance and Trade Track and the Industrial and Financial Economics Track.
2015.09 The undergraduate course "Research Project" was introduced.
2015.09 The Department held the Conference on International Trade and Industrial Economics (2015.09.04-05).
2015.10 Professor Su-Chuan Yu received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2016.01 The Department held the Conference on Macroeconomics and Econometrics (2016.01.08).
2016.05 Professor Ti-Ching Peng received the College Outstanding Academic Advisor Award.
Professor Wen-Jung Liang was selected as a recipient of the University's academic research incentive program for Academic Year 2014–2015.
2014.08 Professor Wen-Jung Liang continued as the 7th Department Chair.
2014.08 Professor Chung-Liang Lin was promoted to Associate Professor.
2014.09 The Department held the Conference on International Trade and Industrial Economics (2014.09.19-20).
2014.10-11 Professor Su-Chuan Yu received the University/College Teaching Excellence Award, and Professor Ti-Ching Peng received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2014.12 Reviewers Professors Fu-Chuan Lai, Ya-Po Yang, and Ho-Chuan Chen conducted the preliminary on-site review (2014.12.08).
2015.05 Professor Ti-Ching Peng received the College Outstanding Academic Advisor Award.
2015.05 Reviewers Professors Hung Huang, Mei-Ying Huang, and Mei-Li Chu conducted the on-site evaluation (2015.05.14-15).
2015.06 Fourth-year undergraduate Po-Han Chang received the College Student Research Creativity Award from the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Professor Wen-Jung Liang was selected as a recipient of the University's academic research incentive program for Academic Year 2013–2014.
2013.08 The Department co-organized The Third Asian Seminar in Regional Science with the regional science association (2013.08.06-09).
2013.10 The Department held the Conference on International Trade and Industrial Economics (2013.10.04-05).
2013.10 Professors Chelsea C. Lin, Su-Chuan Yu, and Ti-Ching Peng received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2013.11 Professor Ti-Ching Peng received the NDHU New Faculty Academic Award.
2013.12 The Department co-organized the 2013 International and 7th Japan-Taiwan Contract Theory Conference with the Center for Institution and Behavior Studies, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica (2013.12.07).
2014.02 Professor Ming-Jen Chang was promoted to Professor.
2014.03 Professor Ti-Ching Peng received the College Outstanding Academic Advisor Award.
2014.06 The Department held the 3rd Conference on Macroeconomics and Econometrics (2014.06.06).
Professors Wen-Jung Liang, Yan-Shu Lin, and Ming-Jen Chang were selected as recipients of the University's academic research incentive program for Academic Year 2012–2013.
2012.09 The Department held the Conference on International Trade and Industrial Economics (2012.09.07).
2012.10 Professor Su-Chuan Yu received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2012.11 The Department co-organized the 4th Conference on Network and Industrial Economics with NDHU's Department of Business Administration and Graduate Institute of Logistics Management and the Center for Institution and Behavior Studies, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica (2012.11.01-02).
2013.06 The Department held the 2nd Conference on Macroeconomics and Econometrics (2013.06.07).
Professor Yan-Shu Lin was selected as a recipient of the University's academic research incentive program for Academic Year 2011–2012.
2011.08 Professor Wen-Jung Liang joined the Department and became the 6th Department Chair.
2011.08 Professor Yan-Shu Lin was promoted to Professor.
2011.08 Professor Su-Chuan Yu was promoted to Associate Professor.
2011.08 The Department Office moved from Room A308 in Humanities and Social Sciences Building I (formerly the College of Humanities building) to Room D408 in Humanities and Social Sciences Building II (formerly the General Education Building).
2011.09 The Department and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences co-organized the Conference on International Trade and Industrial Economics (2011.09.16-17).
2011.10 Professor Su-Chuan Yu received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2011.11 Professor Su-Chuan Yu received an Honorable Mention for the Nobuo Maeda International Research Award at the 139th APHA Annual Meeting (2011).
2011.11 The Department co-organized the 3rd Conference on Network and Industrial Economics with the Department of Business Administration and Graduate Institute of Logistics Management and the Center for Institution and Behavior Studies, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica (2011.11.03-04).
2012.06 The Department held the 1st Conference on Macroeconomics and Econometrics (2012.06.01).
2010.08 Professor Ti-Ching Peng joined the Department.
2010.10 Professor Wei-Wei Lee received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2010.10 The Department co-organized the Industrial Development Policy Forum with the Department of Business Administration and Graduate Institute of Logistics Management, the Department of Finance, the College of Management, the Taiwan Economic Association, and the constituency office of Legislator Ting-Sheng Wang (2010.10.15).
2010.11 The Department co-organized the 2nd Conference on Network and Industrial Economics with the Department of Business Administration and Graduate Institute of Logistics Management and the Center for Institution and Behavior Studies, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica (2010.11.18-19).
2009.08 Professor Ming-Jen Chang was promoted to Associate Professor.
2009.08 The Graduate Institute of International Economics was renamed the Master's Program in Economics.
2009.10 Professor Su-Chuan Yu received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2010.05 Professor Ming-Jen Chang, Professor Szu-Kuan Chen of the Department of International Business at National Taiwan University, and Ph.D. candidate Pi-Chun Hsu received the Excellence Award in the Academic Category of the 7th Securities and Futures Golden Goblet Awards.
2008.08 Professor Pai-Ta Shih left the Department.
2008.08 Professor Ping-Hsing Kuo continued as the 5th Department Chair and Director of the Graduate Institute.
2008.08 Professor Chung-Liang Lin joined the Department.
2008.08 Professor Chia-Yu Hung was promoted to Professor.
2008.08 Professor Chien-Fu Chen was promoted to Associate Professor.
2008.10 Professor Huei-Chin Lin received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2009.02 Professor Ying-Kan Wen retired and was appointed Professor Emeritus by the University.
2009.07 The Department co-organized the 1st Conference on Network and Industrial Economics with the Center for Institution and Behavior Studies, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica (2009.07.23-24).
2007.08 Professors Jin-Lung Lin and Yueh-Hsia Kao received joint appointments with the Department.
2007.08 Professor Pai-Ta Shih was promoted to Associate Professor.
2007.11 Professor Ming-Jen Chang received the NDHU New Faculty Academic Award.
2008.02 Professor Chung-Shu Wu received a joint appointment with the Department.
2008.02 Professor Te-Fen Lo was promoted to Associate Professor.
2008.05 The Department's self-evaluation committee conducted an on-site visit (2008.05.15).
2006.08 Professor Su-Chuan Yu joined the Department.
2006.10 Professor Wei-Wei Lee received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2006.10 Professor Ying-Kan Wen received the General Education Committee Teaching Excellence Award.
2006.11 The Department and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences co-organized the International Conference on Economic Transformation and Industrial Development (2006.11.24-25).
2005.08 Professor Ming-Jen Chang joined the Department.
2005.08 Professor Chelsea C. Lin was promoted to Associate Professor.
2005.08 Professor Ping-Hsing Kuo became the 4th Department Chair and Director of the Graduate Institute.
2005.08 Dean David C. Cheng retired and was appointed Professor Emeritus by the University.
2005.08 Professor Wei Lo left the Department and joined the Fubon Financial Holdings Economic Research Center as Senior Associate Vice President.
2005.10 Professor Te-Fen Lo received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2005.10 Professor Huei-Chin Lin received the General Education Committee Teaching Excellence Award.
2005.12 The Department and the Center for Mainland China Studies co-organized the Conference on Economic Reform and Development in Mainland China (2005.12.23).
2006.06 Professor Yu-Huei Hu passed away after an illness.
2004.08 Professors Yan-Shu Lin and Yu-Huei Hu joined the Department.
2004.10 Professor Yu-Li Wang received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2003.08 Professor Chao-Hsing Hsiao transferred to the Department of Finance and retained a joint appointment with the Department.
2003.08 Professor Chih-Peng Chu transferred to the Department of Business Administration.
2003.08 Professor David C. Cheng transferred to the Department of International Business.
2003.08 Professor Wei Lo became the 3rd Department Chair and Director of the Graduate Institute.
2003.10 Professor Chia-Yu Hung received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2004.04 The Department's self-evaluation committee conducted an on-site visit (2004.04.15).
2002.08 Professor Ying-Kan Wen was promoted to Professor.
2002.08 Professors Te-Fen Lo and Chien-Fu Chen joined the Department.
2002.10 Professor Wei-Wei Lee received the College Teaching Excellence Award.
2002.10 Professor Wei Lo received the General Education Committee Teaching Excellence Award.
2003.04 The Department co-organized the 4th National Conference on Empirical Economics with the Social Sciences Research Center of the National Science Council and the Taiwan Economic Association (2003.04.26-27).
2001.08 Professors Ping-Hsing Kuo and Chelsea C. Lin joined the Department.
2001.08 Professors Mou Tsung-tsan and Fu-chi Liu retired.
2001.08 Professor Chien-Chieh Huang left the Department.
2001.08 The Doctoral Program in Economics was established.
2000.08 Professor Wei Lo transferred to the Department.
2000.08 Professors Chia-Yu Hung and Huei-Chin Lin joined the Department.
2000.08 Professor Ying-Kan Wen became the 2nd Department Chair and Director of the Graduate Institute.
2001.02 Associate Professor Tong Zhu of the Department of Economics at Nankai University was invited to serve as a visiting associate professor.
1999.08 Professors Yu-Li Wang and Torng-Her Lee joined the Department.
1999.08 Professor David C. Cheng became the 2nd Dean of the College of Management.
1998.08 Professors Chao-Hsing Hsiao and Pai-Ta Shih joined the Department.
1997.08 Professors Chih-Peng Chu and Chien-Chieh Huang joined the Department.
1997.08 The Bachelor's Program in Economics was established.
1997.08 Professor David C. Cheng became the 1st Department Chair and Director of the Graduate Institute.
1996.08 Professor Wei-Wei Lee was promoted to Associate Professor.
1995.08 Professor Wei-Wei Lee joined the Department.
1995.08 Professor Fu-chi Liu served as Acting Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
1996.02 Professor Ying-Kan Wen joined the Department.
1994.08 The Graduate Institute of International Economics was established.
1994.08 Professors Mou Tsung-tsan, David C. Cheng, and Fu-chi Liu joined the Department.
1994.08 Professor Mou Tsung-tsan served as the founding President of National Dong Hwa University.
1994.08 Professor David C. Cheng became the first Director of the Graduate Institute.