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Chih Ming Tan is a Professor and Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor at the Department of Economics & Finance, Nistler College of Business and Public Administration (NCoBPA), University of North Dakota (UND), where he also serves as Associate Dean for Research. He holds the Page Endowed Chair in Applied Economics and has played a key leadership role in academic programs, including as former Director of the Master of Science in Applied Economics and Predictive Analytics (MSAEPA).
His research focuses on inequality and mobility, economic growth and development, global health, and econometrics. He is known for pioneering the application of machine learning methods to uncover social groupings in redistribution preferences, convergence clubs in economic growth, and poverty traps in income mobility. His work in global health emphasizes the long-term impact of early childhood health and health shocks—such as famine—on cognitive and mental health outcomes, with studies spanning Sub-Saharan Africa, China, India, Indonesia, and Mexico.
Prof. Tan has made significant contributions to both applied and theoretical econometrics, publishing in top journals including the Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Health Economics, Econometric Theory, and Annual Review of Economics. His methodological rigor extends to advanced program evaluation and causal inference, which he teaches at the graduate level.
He is an Associate Editor for the China Economic Review and affiliated with prestigious research networks:
- Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility, University of Chicago
- Human Capital and Economic Opportunity (HCEO) Global Working Group, University of Chicago
- Senior Fellow, Rimini Center for Economic Analysis (RCEA), Italy
Prof. Tan regularly serves as a referee for leading journals and has evaluated research proposals for agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), Economic and Social Research Council (UK), and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Canada). His leadership in research administration and academic program development underscores his active role in advancing applied economics at UND and beyond.
