Faculty Profile

Xiaodan Zhao

Title
Lecturer
Department
Economics
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University Of Kentucky, 2008. 
Major: Economics
Degree Specialization: International Economics
Dissertation Title: Three essays on Optimal Currency Areas
MS, University Of Kentucky, 2004. 
Major: Economics
BS, Central University of Finance & Economics, 2001. 
Major: Finance
Degree Specialization: Money and Banking
Dissertation Title: An Analysis on Chinese Open-ended Mutual Funds





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Summer 2024 
ECON 5850.001, International Trade, Summer 2024 
ECON 1110.003, Principles of Macroeconomics, Summer 2024 
ECON 1100.004, Principles of Microeconomics, Summer 2024 
ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ECON 5850.001, International Trade, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ECON 4420.001, Open Economy Macroeconomics, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ECON 1110.029, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ECON 1110.701, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ECON 1110.705, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ECON 1100.028, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ECON 1100.802, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ECON 1100.901, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
*
  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 5850.001, International Trade, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.011, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.021, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.024, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.026, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Summer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.003, Principles of Macroeconomics, Summer 5W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.004, Principles of Microeconomics, Summer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 5850.001, International Trade, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.015, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.029, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.701, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring SDC 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.705, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 8W2 2023  SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.028, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.802, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 3W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.901, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring SDC 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.011, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.021, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.501, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.024, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.003, Principles of Macroeconomics, Summer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.004, Principles of Microeconomics, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 5850.001, International Trade, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.015, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.017, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.501, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 5850.001, International Trade, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.011, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.501, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.024, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 5850.001, International Trade, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4850.002, International Trade, Spring 2021 
                    

                    ECON 5850.001, International Trade, Spring 2021  SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.013, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.015, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.017, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.501, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 5850.001, International Trade, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4020.002, Money and Financial Institutions, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.011, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.013, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.501, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 5850.001, International Trade, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 4020.002, Money and Financial Institutions, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1110.015, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1110.017, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 5850.001, International Trade, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4020.002, Money and Financial Institutions, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.011, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.013, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Summer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 5850.001, International Trade, Summer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 5850.001, International Trade, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.015, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.017, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 5850.001, International Trade, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4020.002, Money and Financial Institutions, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.011, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.013, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 5850.001, International Trade, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4020.002, Money and Financial Institutions, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.015, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.017, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4850.001, International Trade, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 5850.001, International Trade, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4020.001, Money and Financial Institutions, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 4020.002, Money and Financial Institutions, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Journal Article
Zhao, X.  (2014). Is the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union an Optimum Currency Area?. The Journal of Developing Areas. 48(1), 291-313. 
Kim, Y.  (2011). Financial Integration in East Asia: Evidence from Stock Prices. Korean Journal of Public Policy. 4, 27-48. 
Kim, Y.  (2009). Is the CFA Franc Zone an Optimum Currency Area?. World Development. 37(12), 1877-1886. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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