Dr. Han-Yen Kao

Education:
Ph.D., Rutgers University-New Brunswick, New Jersey
M.A., Rutgers University-New Brunswick, New Jersey
M.A. and B.A., National Chengchi University, Taiwan

712-707-7012
hanyen.kao@nwciowa.edu

Professor Kao, previously a lecturer in the economics department at Rutgers University, won the Sidney I. Simon Prize for Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching in his department. In addition to his doctoral work at Rutgers, he earned master's degrees in economics from both Rutgers and National Chengchi University in Taiwan, as well as a bachelor's from National Chengchi. He has a strong research agenda in empirical microeconomics and behavioral economics and has presented his research at Rutgers, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Academia Sinica, and at various professional conferences across the U.S.

+Publications and presentationsTeaching Economics with RBG: Relevance, Belonging, and Growth Mindset. 2022. Presented at:

• Journal of Economics Teaching's Symposium on Economics Teaching (JET SET), University of Nebraska Omaha, NE, 2022.

"The Economics of Diversity for Northwestern College." 2021. Presented at:

• Faculty Scholarship Presentation, Northwestern College, 2021.

"Groupthink: An Experimental Study of Group Decision-Making." 2021. Presented at:

• American Economic Association Annual Meeting (poster session), 2021.
• 86th Annual Meeting of Southern Economic Association, Washington, D.C., 2016.
• Empirical Microeconomics Workshop, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 2016.
• The 2016 Taiwan Economics Research, Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, 2016.

"Estimating the Relationship among Education, Cognitive Ability, and Religion: Evidence from NLSY." 2020. Presented at:

• ASREC 14th Annual Conference, Omni Parker House, Boston, MA, 2015.
• IRES 3rd Annual Graduate Student Workshop, Chapman University, Orange, CA, 2014.
• Empirical Microeconomics Workshop, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 2014.

"Curriculum, Civic Participation, and National Identity: Evidence from Taiwan." 2021. Presented at:

• Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting, 2021.

"Media Bias and Ideological Polarization," 2007. Master thesis. Presented at:

• The Victor Rothschild Memorial Symposium, 18th Summer School in Economic Theory, "Economic Aspects of Communication and Information," Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 2007.

+Professional experiencePart-Time Lecturer, Department of Economics, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2014 – 2017. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 2012 – 2015. Research Assistant, Department of Economics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2010 – 2011. Research Assistant, Graduate Institute of Intellectual Property, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2009 – 2010. Research Assistant, College of Management, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2008 – 2009.

+MembershipsAmerican Economic Association Association of Christian Economists Midwest Economics Association

+HonorsNorthwestern Scholarship Grant, Northwestern College, Orange City, Summer 2019. Northwestern Scholarship Grant, Northwestern College, Orange City, Summer 2018. Sidney I. Simon Prize for Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching, Department of Economics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 2017. TA/GA Professional Development Fund Award, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 2016. Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 2012 – 2015. Government Scholarships for Study Abroad, Ministry of Education, Taiwan, 2011 – 2012.