Contact Information
Name: Dr. Ta-Chen Wang
Title: Professor of Economics
Office Location: Tahoe 3019
Email: tachen.wang@csus.edu
Office Phone: (916) 278-7112
Mailing Address: Sacramento State 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819-6043
Office Hours: Wed 3:00-4:30 Thu 1:30-3:00 Or by appointment
Courses
Fall 2019
ECON 1A Introduction to Macroeconomic Analysis
ECON 145 Economics Research Methods
Publications
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- "Entry, Competition, and Terms of Credit in Early American Banking" Research in Economic History 32 (2016), 367-390
- Publishing Pays: Economists’ Salaries Reflect Productivity" with Suzanne O'Keefe, Social Science Journal 50:1 (Mar 2013) 45-54.
- "Financial Market and Industry Structure:A Comparison of Banking and Textile Industry between Boston and Philadelphia in Early Nineteenth Century" in Economic Evolution and Revolution in Historical Time, edited by Paul Rhode, Joshua Rosenbloom, and David Wieman, Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, 2011
- "Paying Back to Borrow More: Reputation and Bank Credit Acces in Early America"Explorations in Economic History 45:4 (October 2008) 477-488.
- "Banks, Credit Markets, and Early American Development- A Case Study of Entry and Competition" Journal of Economic History 68:2 (June 2008) 438-461.
CV
Research Projects/Interests
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- My main research interest is on banking in early 19th century United States. Recently, I became interested in the labor market, especially productivity and compensation for academics.
Professional Associations
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- American Economic Association
- Economic History Association
- Cliometrics Society
Education
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- Ph.D. in Economics, Stanford University
- M.A. in Economics, National Taiwan University
- B.B.A in Finance, National Taiwan University