Gang Chen C.V. (2014..

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Gang Chen
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration and Policy
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
University at Albany, State University of New York
Milne Hall 319, 135 Western Avenue, Albany NY 12203
[email protected]
Education:
University of Nebraska at Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Ph.D., Public Administration
08/2009 – 05/2013
Concentration: Public Budgeting and Finance, Public Policy
Dissertation: Cutback strategies in state pension systems under state fiscal stress
Committee: Carol Ebdon (Chair); John Bartle; Kenneth Kriz; Olivier Maisondieu-Laforge
Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
M.A., Public Administration
Concentration: Public Budgeting and Finance
Thesis: The regional equity of compulsory education in China
Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
B.A., Major in Public Administration; Minor in Finance
09/2007 – 06/2009
09/2003 – 06/2007
Academic Appointments:
University at Albany – State University of New York
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, Albany NY, USA
Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy
Course Taught:
PAD 316 Methodological Tools for Public Policy;
PAD 501 Public and Nonprofit Financial Management;
PAD 642 Public Budgeting.
University of Nebraska at Omaha
College of Public Affairs and Community Service, Omaha NE, USA
Instructor
PA 4390 Public Budgeting
PA 3000 Applied Statistics and Data Management in the Public Sector
PA 2170 Introduction to Public Administration
Teaching Assistant
PA 8010 Public Economy
Research Assistant
Research Projects: Public Pension Fund Initiative
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2013 – present
2009 – 2013
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Sun Yat-sen University, School of Government, Guangdong, China
Guest Lecturer: Public Budgeting
June 2010, May 2012
Research Assistant
09/2007-06/2009
Research Projects: Financing Local Public Infrastructure in the People’s Republic of China:
A Case Study of Guangdong Province
Academic Publications:
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles:
1. Matkin, D. & Chen, Gang. (Accepted). The consolidation and fragmentation of public
pension systems within U.S. states. Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting, and
Financial Management.
2. Chen, Gang, Ebdon, C., Kriz, K. & Maisondieu-Laforge, O. (2013). The management of
defined contribution pension plans in local governments. Public Budgeting & Finance,
Vol 33, No 3 (pp. 75-95). Link
3. Chen, Gang. (2013). Book review: Critical social theory in public administration by
Richard Box. Journal of Public Administration (CSSCI, in Chinese), Vol. 6 No. 2 (pp.
157-164). Link
4. Ebdon, C., O’Neil, P., and Chen, Gang. (2012). The regional ripple effects of the 2011
Missouri river floods. Municipal Finance Journal, Vol 33, No. 2 (pp. 35-59). Link
5. Chen, Gang. (2012). Risk management in U.S. state and local government pension
systems. Journal of Public Administration (CSSCI, in Chinese), Vol. 5 (pp. 88-115). Link
Manuscripts under review:
1. Lu, Y., & Chen, Gang. (R&R). A Day Late and A Dollar Short? A Case of New York
State’s Budget Passage and the Implications for Budgeting.
2. Chen, Gang, Kriz, K., & Ebdon, C. (R&R). The effect of board composition on public
pension plan funding. Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting, and Financial
Management.
3. Chen, Gang. Public pension crisis and cutback strategies in U.S. governments. Under
review for Journal of Public Administration (in Chinese). (Under review)
Manuscripts in preparation:
1. Chen, Gang & Matkin, D. Simulations on the actuarial methods and assumptions in
public pension plans. (Full draft)
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2. Kriz, K., & Chen, Gang. How well does the risk-free rate predict the future rate of return
on investments? Implications for public defined-benefit pension plans. (Full draft)
3. Chen, Gang. Cutback strategies in state pension systems under state fiscal stress. (Full
draft)
Research in progress:
1. A research on contribution policies in state retirement systems (With David Matkin).
2. An institutional framework for understanding pension management (With David Matkin).
3. Public Sector Pension Reforms in China and in the United States (With Carol Ebdon)
Conference Presentations:
2014
Chen, Gang, & Matkin, D. “The Effect of Retirement System Structures on U.S. StateAdministered Pension Systems.” To be presented at Association for Budgeting &
Financial Management (ABFM) 26th annual Conference. Grand Rapid MI. October 2-4,
2014.
2014
Lu, Y & Chen, Gang. “A case of New York’s Budget Passage and the Implications for
Budgeting.” To be presented at Association for Budgeting & Financial Management
(ABFM) 26th annual Conference. Grand Rapid MI. October 2-4, 2014.
2013
Chen, Gang, & Matkin, D. “A Simulation of Defined-Benefit Pension Plans: What
Features are the Most Important?” Presented at Association for Budgeting & Financial
Management (ABFM) 25th annual Conference. Washington, DC. October 3-5, 2013.
2013
Kriz, K., & Chen, Gang. “How Well Does the Risk-Free Rate Predict the Future Rate of
Return on Investments? Implications for Public Defined-Benefit Pension Plans.”
Presented at Association for Budgeting & Financial Management (ABFM) 25th annual
Conference. Washington, DC. October 3-5, 2013.
2013
Chen, Gang. “Cutback strategies in state pension systems under state fiscal stress.”
Paper presented at American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual
Conference. New Orleans, LA. March 15-20, 2013.
2012
Chen, Gang, Kriz, K., & Ebdon, C. “The management of defined contribution pension
plans in local governments.” Paper presented at Association for Budgeting & Financial
Management (ABFM) 24th annual Conference. New York City. October 12, 2012.
2012
Chen, Gang. “Defined Contribution Pension Plan Design and Implementation” Invited
presentation at the Great Plains Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
conference. Omaha, NE. May 11, 2012.
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2012
Ebdon, C., O’Neil, P., and Chen, Gang “The regional ripple effects of the 2011
Missouri river floods.” Paper presented at Western Social Science Association (WSSA)
54th Annual Conference. Houston, TX. April 11-14, 2012.
2011
Chen, Gang, Kriz, K., & Ebdon, C. “The effect of board composition on public pension
plan funding.” Paper presented at Association for Budgeting & Financial Management
(ABFM) 23th Annual Conference. Washington, DC. October 12-14, 2011.
2011
Ebdon, C., Kriz, K., Maisondieu-Laforge, O., & Chen, Gang. “Public pension plan
management: Theory versus practice.” Paper presented at American Society for Public
Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference. Baltimore, Maryland, March 11-15, 2011.
2010
Chen, Gang, Kriz, K., & Ebdon, C. “Agency problems in public defined contribution
pension plan management.” Paper presented at Association for Budgeting & Financial
Management (ABFM) 22th Annual Conference. Omaha, NE. October 7, 2010.
Research grants:
1. Title: A Research on contribution policies in state retirement systems
Agency: University at Albany Faculty Research Award Program (FRAP B)
PI: Gang Chen
Amount: $3,979
Date: May 2014 – April 2016
2. Title: Research and outreach programs to enhance knowledge and inform practice in the
area of public pension plan management
Agency: University of Nebraska Foundation
Co-PIs: Carol Ebdon, Kenneth Kriz, Weiyu Guo
Role: Research Assistant
Amount: $113,000
Date: July 2010 – May 2012
Service:
Reviewer, Journal of Public Finance and Management
Reviewer, Municipal Finance Journal
Panel discussant and paper reviewer, The Urban China Research Network Conference. May
9-10, 2014. Albany NY.
MPA admission committee, Department of Public Administration & Policy, University at
Albany (2013-present)
Conference facilitator, Association for Budgeting & Financial Management (ABFM), 2010
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Professional memberships
The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
Association for Budgeting & Financial Management (ABFM)
China-America Association for Public Affairs (CAAPA)
Awards
Graduate Assistantship, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2009-2013
Graduate Fellowship, Sun Yat-sen University, China, 2007-2009
Outstanding Graduate of Sun Yat-sen University (highest honor), China, 2007
Distinguished Bachelor’s thesis of Sun Yat-sen University, 2007
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