Ta-Cheng Huang

Dr. Ta-Cheng Huang is a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the National University of Singapore (NUS), effective July 2024. Previously, he served as a Research Assistant Professor at NUS’s Global Asia Institute (2018–2024) and held non-academic positions including Lecturer in Finance and Economics at Texas State University (2017–2018).

He holds a Ph.D. in Econometrics from Texas A&M University (2018), an M.A. in Mathematics and Statistics from Boston University (2011), and M.A. and B.A. degrees in Economics and Political Science from National Taiwan University (2007 and 2004).

His research focuses on micro-econometrics (causal inference), applied machine learning, and field experiments. He explores topics such as heterogeneous treatment effects, nonparametric testing, and volatility estimation. His work bridges econometric theory with practical applications in policy evaluation and finance.

Dr. Huang’s teaching spans econometrics, financial economics, and data science. He has taught courses like Econometrics/Data Analytics, Marketing Analytics Visualization, and Python Programming for Economists at NUS, alongside macroeconomics and financial economics at Texas A&M and Texas State.

• Awards: 5 Years Award (2023)
• Professional Activities: Consulting/Advisory roles (2024), research collaborations in policy evaluation and financial modeling.

He is affiliated with NUS’s Department of Economics and maintains an active research lab focused on data-driven economics and causal inference methodologies.