He received his B.A. and M.A. in Economics from Fudan University in Shanghai, China. He received a Ph.D. degree in Economics from University of Hawaii in 1999. He has more than 15 years of academic experience in teaching and research. He has served as associate professor of business at Wayland Baptist University, associate graduate faculty at Central Michigan University, adjunct faculty at University of Southern California and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, assistant professor at Fudan University, editor of Journal of World Economy, and research fellow at Ford Foundation Economic Program. His research interests include macroeconomics, applied econometrics, economic forecast, corporate finance and efficiency of financial markets.