| 01 | Vice President Teng-Hui Lee visited the Institution for an inspection. |
| 07 | Vice President Dr. Tzong-Shian Yu was elected as an Academician of Academia Sinica. |
| 09 | Invited James Buchanan, Professor at George Mason University and 1986 Nobel Laureate in Economics, to deliver a lecture titled “The Simple Economics of Work Ethics.” |
| 11 | Economic Outlook magazine received the 1988 Golden Tripod Award for Outstanding Publicly Funded Magazines. |
