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Dong Cheng

Assistant Professor of Economics

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Economics
229B Persson Hall

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Dong Cheng, who also goes by Carl, is currently an assistant professor of economics at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in economics from Vanderbilt University and an M.A. and B.A. in economics from Renmin University of China. Prior to joining Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, Carl was an assistant professor of economics at Union College. His current research focuses on distribution frictions and monetary policies, durable goods diffusion and production specialization during the Great Depression, natural disasters and asset pricing, energy shocks and investment, and firm innovations. Carl's work has been published in journals such as Journal of International Economics, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, The Energy Journal, and The World Economy.

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BA, Renmin University of China, School of Economics
MA, Renmin University of China, School of Economics
MA, Vanderbilt University, Department of Economics
PhD, Vanderbilt University, Department of Economics

Assistant Professor of Economics, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, 2025-Present

Assistant Professor of Economics, Union College, 2019-2025

John D. MacArthur Assistant Professor of Economics, 2022-2023

Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Union College, 2018-2019

John D. MacArthur Assistant Professorship, Union College, 2022-2023

Rendigs Fels Award for Teaching Excellence, Vanderbilt University, 2018

Walter M. Noel Dissertation Fellowship, Vanderbilt University, 2016

University Fellowship, Vanderbilt University, 2012-2018

Outstanding Undergraduates Award, Beijing Municipal Education Commission, 2010

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ: Intermediate Macroeconomics; International Finance/Open-Economy Macro

Union College: Chinese Economy; Macroeconomic Theory and Policy; Introduction to Financial Analysis; Seminar in International Finance; Senior Thesis

Primary: Macroeconomics, International Economics

Secondary: Economic History, Energy Economics, Financial Economics, Chinese Economy

"."  (with Michael A. Klein and Mehmet Fuat Sener), Forthcoming at Journal of Economics & Management Strategy.

"." (with Mario J. Crucini, Hyunseung Oh, and Hakan Yilmazkuday), Journal of International Economics, January 2025, 153: 104025.

"." (with Xunpeng Shi), The Energy Journal, May 2024, 45(3): 153-176.

"." (Sole Author), Empirical Economics, December 2021, 61(6): 3271-3313.

"." (with Zhongzhong Hu and Yong Tan), The World Economy, November 2021, 44(11): 3326-3350.

"." (with Alyssa Trebino*), Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, August 2021, 14(2): 211-221.

"." (with Jian Yu and Hanyuan Zhang), Applied Economics Letters, July 2021, 28(14): 1226-1233.

"." (with Jian Yu and Xunpeng Shi), International Review of Economics and Finance, January 2021, 71: 385-406.

"." (with Yong Tan and Jian Yu), The World Economy, January 2021, 44: 286-311.

"." (with Jian Yu, Dayong Zhang, and Wenping Zheng), Research in International Business and Finance, April 2020, 52: 101146.

"" (with Xunpeng Shi, Jian Yu, and Dayong Zhang), International Review of Economics and Finance, November 2019, 64: 147-164.

* Denotes undergraduate coauthors.

"." (with Mario J. Crucini, Hyunseung Oh, and Hakan Yilmazkuday), November 2019, VoxEU.