Yu-Fu Chen

Dr. Yu-Fu Chen is a Senior Lecturer in Economic Studies at the University of Dundee's School of Business. He holds a PhD in Economics from Birkbeck College, University of London, and has expertise spanning International Finance, Macroeconomics, Labour Economics, and Environmental Economics with a focus on China. His research bridges economic disciplines, addressing topics like exchange rate policies, climate policy under uncertainty, and labor market dynamics.

Education: BSc/MS Chemistry (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan), PG Diploma Economics (University of Warwick), MSc/PhD Economics (Birkbeck College, University of London).

Research interests include target zone models for exchange rates, firms' investment/employment decisions under uncertainty, real options applications, and China's fiscal decentralization impact on environmental quality. He led the EU-funded 'Welfare, Wealth and Work for Europe' project (2012-2016), involving 33 institutions across 12 European countries.

Teaching includes Macroeconomic Theory, Derivatives & Risk Management, and courses in the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics (SGPE). His recent articles focus on life-cycle models, commodity market volatility, and climate policy timing under uncertainty.

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