91-1001 Farrington Highway

Kapolei, Hawaii 96707

Telephone: (808) 689-2770
Fax: (808) 689-2771
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution


CURRICULUM VITAE
PEIYONG YU
Social Science Division Economics Phone: (808) 689 2370
University of Hawaii West Oahu D106 Email: pyu@hawaii.edu

EDUCATION
Northern Illinois University
Ph.D. in Economics May 2014
M.A. in Economics Dec. 2010

Tianjin Foreign Studies University
B.A. in International Trade & Economics June 2007

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Social Science division, University of Hawaii - West Oahu Hawaii, HI
Full-time Instructor Aug. 2014 to Present
Department of Economics, McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA
Full-time Instructor Aug. 2012 to May 2013
Department of Economics, Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL
Adjunct Instructor Aug. 2011 to Dec. 2011
Teaching Assistant Aug. 2007 to May 2011
Education Services Exchange with China (ESEC)
Tianjin Foreign Studies University Tianjin, China
Teaching Assistant Aug. 2006 to Dec. 2007

COURSES
Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory, and Online
Principles of Microeconomics Fall 2014
Principles of Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, and Fundamentals of Economics Spring 2013
Principles of Macroeconomics, Online Principles of Microeconomics, and Health Economics Fall 2012
Principles of Microeconomics Fall 2011

TEACHING INTERESTS
History of Economic Thought, Economic Sociology, Urban& Regional Economics, Environmental Economics,
Spatial Econometrics, and Applied Microeconomics

RESEARCH FIELDS
Urban Economics, Applied Microeconomics, and Environmental Economics








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CURRENT WORKING PAPERS
The Effect of Eminent Domain for Private Development on Property Values. Journal of Regional Policy &
Analysis. (Accepted pending minor revisions)
GIS and Semi-parametric Analyses of the Impact of Sex Offenders Residential Locations on Property Values.
(Abstract Submitted to the Western Economic Association for 2015 Annual Conference)
GIS and Spatial Analyses of the Impact of Wind Farms on Property Values. (with Jeremy Groves)

SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES
Annual Conference of Hawaii Economic Association, Oct. 2014
Presentation at Mid-Continent Regional Science Association Conference at Wisconsin, June 2014
Presentation at Graduate Student Research Association Conference at Northern Illinois University, April 2014
Coordinator at the Redemptive Change Conference for Public Finance and Corruption Panel at West Palm Beach,
Jan. 2013
Graduate Student Research Association Conference at Northern Illinois University, March 2012
Foundation for Economic Education - Summer Seminars, June 2011
Art of Teaching Workshop in Institute for Humane Studies, June 2011
American Institute for Economic Research, June 2009

CERTIFICATES AND ACTUARIAL EXAM
Certificate of Professional Development by Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, Oct. 2014
Certificate of Teaching Online: Essential Elements for Faculty through Magna Online Courses, Sept. 2014
SOA (Society of Actuaries) Exam P, Oct. 2010
ESEC Certificate in International Business by International Business Institute (IBI), Feb. 2005

COMPUTER SKILLS
Stata, R, Minitab, Microsoft Office Suite, ArcGIS, and Basic SAS

AWARDS
First Prize Winner of the 2014 M. Jarvin Emerson Student Paper Competition, April 2014
Student Summer Fellowship by American Institute for Economic Research in June 2009
Graduate Fellowship and Tuition Scholarship, Northern Illinois University, 2007 2012
Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award, Tianjin Foreign Studies University, June 2007

COMMITTEE SERVICE
Academic Affairs and Planning (AAP) Committee at University of Hawaii West Oahu, 2014 Present
Online Course Committee at McNeese State University, 2012 2013
New Curriculum Committee at McNeese State University, 2012 2013

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
Hawaii Economic Association
Western Economic Association International