MINJIE GUO Department of Economics University of South Carolina 1014 Greene St. Columbia, SC 29208
EDUCATION
Mobile Phone: (803) 743-2499 E-mail:
[email protected] Web: https://sites.google.com/site/minjieguoecon/
Ph.D. in Economics, University of South Carolina Aug. 2012 − Aug 2018 (expected) Dissertation:“Three Essays on Public Debt, Inflation and Economic Development” M.S. in Economics, University of Texas in Arlington
2009 − 2011
B.S. in International Trade and Economy, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University 2003 − 2007 RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Primary: International Finance, Development Economics Secondary: Macroeconomics, Agriculture Economics
WORKS IN PROGRESS
“The Impact of Inflation on the Duration of High Debt Episode-a Survival Analysis Approach” with Dr. John McDermott “Does High Debt Extend the Duration of Negative Growth Episode” with Dr. John McDermott [Job market paper] “The Factors Affecting Agricultural Productivity”
CONFERENCE Southern Economic Association (SEA), Tampa, FL, upcoming Nov. 2017 PRESENTATIONS “Effect of Inflation on Hihh Debt Episode-A survival Analysis Approach” Eastern Economic Association(EEA), New York, Feb.2017 “The impact of Inflation on the Duration of High Debt Episode-Non-Parametric Analysis” Eastern Economic Association(EEA), Washington D.C., Feb.2016 “The Factors affecting Growth Rate of Agricultural TFP”
FIELD EXPERIENCE
Department of Economics, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina Research Assistant for Dr. John McDermott Fall 2015 - present Research Assistant for Dr.William Hauk Summer 2014 University of Texas in Arlington Researcher Assistant for Dr. Michael Ward
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Jan. 2010 - Jul. 2011
Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina Instructor Principles of Economics Principles of Macroeconomics
Fall 2014 - present Fall 2016
Teaching Assistant Principles of Macroeconomics
Fall 2013 - Fall 2014
Principles of Microeconomics
Fall 2012 - Fall 2014
Money and Banking
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Intermediate Microeconomics
Spring 2015
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Spring 2013
Applied Macroeconomics
Fall 2015
Econometric and Regression
Fall 2014
University of Texas in Arlington Teaching Assistant: Econometrics, Advanced Macroeconomics May 2009 - Aug. 2011
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
Graduate Students Travel Grant, University of South Carolina 2016 - 2017 Darla Moore Graduate Fellowship, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina Aug. 2012 - present Graduate Scholarship, UT Arlington
2009 - 2011
Joan McCrea Memorial Scholarship,UT Arlington Undergraduate Scholarship, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University
2010-2011 2003 - 2007
COMPUTER SKILLS
Stata | R | Matlab | Eviews | Lyx | LATEX
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
The Eastern Economics Association The American Economics Association The Southern Economic Association
LANGUAGES
English (Fluent), Chinese (Native)
REFERENCES
Dr. John McDermott Dissertation Committee Member Professor of Economics University of South Carolina Email:
[email protected] Phone: (803) 777-4939
Dr. Janice Boucher Breuer Dissertation Advisor Professor of Economics University of South Carolina Email:
[email protected] Phone: (803) 777-7419
Dr. Warren Weber Dissertation Committee Member Visiting Professor of Economics University of South Carolina Email:
[email protected] Phone: (612) 269-8005
Dr. William R. Hauk Dissertation Committee Member Associate Professor of Economics University of South Carolina Email:
[email protected] Phone: (803) 777-6044
