Li-Ju Chen, PhD Student
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Short presentation
I have been a PhD student at the Department since 2004 and plan to graduate by January 2009. My strengths as a researcher are mainly within applied econometrics, by which I am able to investigate various practical questions, such as growth and development.
Research interests
- Primary field: Applied Econometrics
- Secondary fields: Economic Development, Political Economy
Working papers
"Do Gender Quotas Influence Women's Representation and Policies?"
(Job Market Paper)
"Female Policymakers and Educational Expenditures: Cross-Country Evidence",
Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics, No. 2008:1
"Women in Politics: A New Instrument for Studying the Impact of Education on Growth"
Selected publications
"The Estimation of Forward Exchange Risk Premium Applying Markov Switching Model", Master Thesis, National Chengchi University, 2002.