John P. Tang
Senior Lecturer, Australian National University
PhD. Economics
- Website
http://www.johnptang.com
Research Topics
Pre-War Japanese Industrial and Financial Development
Education and Academic Employment
| 2015-present | Senior Lecturer, Australian National University |
| 2011-2014 | Lecturer, Australian National University |
| 2008-2010 | Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland, College Park |
| 2007 | PhD in Economics, University of California Berkeley |
| 2001 | BA in Economics, Northwestern University |
Research Fields of Interest
- Economic History
- Growth and Development
- International Trade
- Financial History
- Institutions
Selected Publications
- “A Tale of Two SICs: Industrial Development in Japan and the United States in the Late Nineteenth Century”, Australian Economic History Review, 56(2): 174-197, June 2016.
- “Pollution Havens and the Trade in Toxic Chemicals: Evidence from U.S. Trade Flows,” Ecological Economics, 112: 150-160, April 2015.
- “Railroad Expansion and Industrialization: Evidence from Meiji Japan,” Journal of Economic History, 74(3): 863-886, September 2014.
- “Financial Intermediation and Late Development in Meiji Japan, 1868-1912,” Financial History Review, 20(2): 111-135, August 2013.
- “Technological Leadership and Late Development: Evidence from Meiji Japan, 1868-1912,” Economic History Review, 64(S1): 99-116, February 2011.
Honors
| 2016 | Eramus Mundus Visiting Scholar Fellowship |
| 2015 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Invitation Fellowship |
| 2013 | Japan Foundation Language Studies Grant |
| 2012 | Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award |
| 2002 | National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship |
Professional Affiliations
- American Economic Association
- Economic History Association
- Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Cliometrics Society
