Graduate and undergraduate courses in Economics
I teach economics at both undergraduate and graduate levels, with a particular focus on helping students understand and navigate the major economic, technological, and societal transitions shaping contemporary economies.
My pedagogical approach is student-centered and experiential. Rather than viewing learning as the transmission of knowledge, I aim to create environments in which students actively construct their understanding through inquiry, experimentation, collaboration, and reflection. Students are encouraged to take ownership of their learning, challenge assumptions, and develop independent reasoning.
My courses combine rigorous theoretical foundations with practical applications drawn from current policy debates, organizational challenges, and technological developments. Through case studies, simulations, consulting projects, and data-driven analysis, I seek to foster not only economic expertise but also the judgment, creativity, and adaptability that future leaders and professionals will need in a rapidly changing world.
Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology (STUST) — Tainan, Taiwan
Hochschule Osnabrück – University of Applied Sciences — Osnabrück, Germany
Business School of Lausanne (BSL) — Lausanne, Switzerland
Shanghai Normal University — Shanghai, China
This course introduces doctoral students to the philosophical foundations of scientific knowledge and research methodology in the social sciences. Topics include the nature of scientific explanation, the demarcation problem, paradigm shifts, and the epistemological specificities of economics and management research. Students are invited to reflect on their own research design and the ontological and epistemological choices underpinning their doctoral work.
This course equips doctoral students with the theoretical and empirical tools required to conduct original research in economics. It covers core methodologies in applied economics — including econometric modelling, causal inference, and the use of administrative and survey data — with a particular focus on questions related to economic transitions, public policy evaluation, and institutional change.
The Research Seminars provide a regular forum for doctoral students to present and discuss their work in progress. Each session features student presentations followed by structured feedback from faculty and peers. The seminars foster intellectual exchange across disciplines — economics, management, computer science, and engineering — reflecting the interdisciplinary spirit of the Graduate Program in International Transitions.
An introductory course to economics designed for first-year students. It presents the fundamental concepts of micro- and macroeconomics, and introduces the main instruments of economic policy — monetary policy, fiscal policy, and structural reforms. The course emphasises current policy debates and real-world applications, helping students develop the analytical vocabulary and critical thinking needed to understand contemporary economic challenges.
An introduction to the core-periphery models developed by Krugman, Venables, and Fujita. The course examines how resource allocation decisions generate inertia in the location choices of firms and households, and how these agglomeration dynamics shape trade flows and global value chains. Students develop an understanding of the forces — increasing returns, transport costs, and factor mobility — that drive spatial concentration and regional divergence in an integrated world economy.
Students work in teams to address a real entrepreneurial challenge, drawing on the full range of knowledge and skills acquired throughout their Master’s programme. Each project requires students to diagnose a business problem, design and implement a solution, and deliver professional recommendations to a client or jury. The Capstone Project is an integrative experience that bridges academic learning and professional practice, with a strong emphasis on initiative, cross-functional reasoning, and effective communication.
An applied game theory course in which students analyse strategic interactions in contexts of incomplete information. Building on Bayesian Nash equilibrium and mechanism design, the course examines how rational agents form beliefs, update them in light of new information, and coordinate — or fail to coordinate — under uncertainty. Students work through case studies drawn from industrial organisation, auction design, contract theory, and regulatory economics, developing both formal rigour and strategic intuition.