CHUN-CHIEN KUO, Associate professor,Department of International Business National Taipei University of Business.My specialization areas are China Studies, Regional Studies, Economic Growth and Development, Foreign Direct Investment, Productivity, Education: PhD. in Economics, University of California, Davis, USA, June 1999. M.S. in Economics, University of California, Davis, USA, June 1993. B.A. in Economics, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 1987.RESEARCH INTERESTS: China Studies, East Asian Economic Integration, International Finance, Economic Growth, Technology and Innovation, Macroeconomics, Financial Economics. WORKING EXPERIENCE : Associate Professor, Department of International Business, National Taipei University of Business, 2009-present. Assistant Professor, Department of International Business, National Taipei College of Business, 2007-2009. Exchange Professor, College of Business and Management, Saginaw Valley State University, U.S.A., August 2005-December 2005. Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Shih-Hsin University, 1999-2007.Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, UC Davis, 1991-1997.