Miao Grace Wang

Miao Grace Wang
Miao Grace WangMarquette University

O'Brien Hall, 240L

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 288-7310
Curriculum Vitae

Professor of Economics

Dr. Wang joined Marquette University in 2003 after earning her PhD in Economics at the University of Oregon. Her expertise is applied international economics, primarily related to international trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) issues. Dr. Wang’s research focuses on the determinants of FDI as well as macroeconomic impacts of FDI in host countries. She teaches international trade courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels in addition to undergraduate econometrics and principles of economics. 

Dr. Wang is the co-director of the Center for Applied Economics at Marquette University. She serves as an Associate Editor for Cogent Economics and Finance and is also a Research Associate at the Hobby School of Public Affairs, University of Houston.

Education

  • Ph.D., Economics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 2003
  • M.S., Economics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 2001

Professional Interests

  • Economic Development
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
  • Foreign Aid
  • International Trade

Selected Publications

“Coupling and Decoupling of Ancestral Linkages and Current Cross-border Economic Activities: Genetics and Policy” (2024) Economics and Human Biology, 54, 101410, ISSN 1570-677X (with Suparna Chakraborty and M.C. Sunny Wong)

“The Impact of Armed Conflict on Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): An Analysis of Conflict Over Government, Conflict Over Territory, and FDI.” (2024) Global Economic Review, 53(1), 25–51 (with M.C. S. Wong, Hong Zhuang, and Reinhard Cate)

“Does Joining the European Monetary Union Improve Labor Productivity? A Synthetic Control Approach” (2023) Journal of Productivity Analysis, 59: 287-306 (with Hong Zhuang, Imre Ersoy, and Mesut Eren)

“FDI and Educational Outcomes in Developing Countries.” (2021) Empirical Economics, 61: 3505-3539 (with Hong Zhuang)

Honors and Awards

  • Brennan Master Teacher Award, 2023, College of Business Administration, Marquette University
  • Summer Miles Research Grant, College of Business Administration, Marquette University