Distinguished Research Fellow, The Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica
Education
B.A., National Taiwan University (1978)
M.A.(1983), Ph.D.(1985), University of Michigan
Professional Experience
Associate Professor, Professor, National Taiwan University (1985—)
Associate Research Fellow, Research Fellow, Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica (1985—)
Lian Zhendong Memorial Lecture, National Taiwan University (1992)
John Olin Foundation Law and Economics Fellow, Law School, Stanford University (1991-1992)
Rockefeller Foundation Population Science Fellow, UC Berkeley (1991-1992)
Director-General, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Science Council (1999-2000)
Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica (2000/6)
Vice President, Academia Sinica (2000/8-2003/9)
Chairman of Board, CIER (2008-2011/2)
Minister w/o Portfolio (supervising science and technology), Executive Yuan (2011/3-2012/2)
Minister, National Science Council, Executive Yuan (2012/2-2014/3)
Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu to the World Trade Organization (2016-2019)
Specialties
Economics, Law
Awards and Honors
Academic Award, Ministry of Education (1981–1983)
Outstanding Research Award, National Science Council (1989-1996)
Outstanding Research Award, Foundation for the Advancement of Outstanding Scholarship (1995–2000)
National Chair Professor, Ministry of Education (1998–2000)
Academician, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (1998)
Presidential Science Prize, Taiwan (2003)
Elected Member, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)(2010)
Foreign Associate, National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2017)