The Southern Branch

Guiding principles

The trend of globalization and regional economic integration not only creates opportunities, but also carries risks of imbalance in industrial environment and regional economy to Taiwan. In pursuit of re-balancing industrial and regional development as well as responding government policy direction of strengthening local industrial connections, CIER established the Southern Branch in Kaohsiung in 2017. The Southern Branch aims to be a indispensable source of expertise and research serving local industrial sectors and local government by leveraging CIER’s decade’s worth of experiences and knowledge, accumulated from its national economic policy research and consultation across the public and private sectors.

Research focus and objectives

The main research scope of CIER Southern Branch focuses on driving local economic transformation, covering topics such as “transformation strategies of local firms and industrial parks,” “innovation and startups driven by local emerging industries,” and “local economic effects of climate changes and quantitative assessments” with short-, medium- and long-term development plans. The Southern Branch is expected to serve as a resource integration platform for local public policy research as well as a hub to drive local knowledge-sharing and talent flows, boost innovation and vitality, assist in effective local governance, and promote sustainable industrial development.

Experts

Name Position Education Research Field
Liu, Meng-Chun Research Fellow,Director  Ph.D. Monash University, Australia international economics industrial organization Chinese economy studies
Wu, Jo-Wei Assistant Research Fellow,Deputy Director Ph.D., International Economics, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan. International Finance Monetary Economics
Wu, Chia-Hsuan Associate Research Fellow Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, National Taiwan University Agricultural Economics General equilibrium modeling Health Economics
Chung, Fu-Kuo Analyst (尚未設定)
Wu, Po-Kuan Analyst PhD, European University Institute, Florence, Italy EU Studies International Relations International Political Economy
Lin, Chen-Chun Analyst Ph.D. in Management of Technology, National Chiao Tung University Technology management Industrial policy Industry analysis Information & knowledge management

Contact Infomation

6F., No. 25, Zhongzheng 3rd Rd., Xinxing Dist., Kaohsiung City 800, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Tel:(07)222-0377 ext.9