Chia Yu Yeh
Chia Yu Yeh
Associate Professor
National Chi Nan University
Department of Economics
No.1 University Rd. Puli, Nantou 54561, Taiwan
Phone: 886-49-2910960; Fax: 886-49-2914435
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Education
1. Ph.D. Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, Ohio State University, U.S.A.
2. M.A. Economics, Ohio State University, U.S.A.
3. B.S. Forestry, Resource Management Division, National Taiwan University, Taiwan.
Employment
1. Associate Professor, Department of Economics, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan (2011.6-present)
2. Assistant Professor, Economics, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan (2003.2-2011.6)
Research Interests
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Health Economics, Recreation, Leisure, and Tourism Economics, Applied Economics
Courses Taught
Economics (I), Computer Software in Commerce, Mathematical Economics, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Recreational Economics, etc.
Honors and Awards
Research Award of Ministry of Science and Technology (2014)
Memberships
Member of Taiwan Economics Association (2011~present)
Member of Taiwan Environmental and Resource Economics (2014~present)
Academic Services
Executive Editor of Journal of Hotel & Business Management (2013~2014)
Journal Reviewer of the following journals:
1. Agriculture and Economics (2014)
2. Taiwan Journal of Applied Economics (2014)
3. Taiwanese Agricultural Economic Review (2014a, 2014b)
4. Journal of Economic Surveys (2014)
5. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research (2014)
6. International Journal of Hospitality Management (2014)
7. The European Journal of Health Economics (2013)
8. Journal of Hospitality Management and Tourism (2013)
9. Ling Tung Journal (2013)
10. Tourism Economics (2012)
11. Chang Gung Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (2012)
12. Journal of Hotel & Business Management (2012)
13. Obesity (2011)
14. Sun Yat-Sen Management Review (2011)
15. Environment and Development Economics (2010)
16. City and Planning (2006)
Publications
1. Yeh, Chia-Yu, L-J. Chen, P-W Ku, C-M Chen*. (2014) Modeling the Vicious Circle between Obesity and Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents by Bivariate Probit Model with Endogenous Regressors, Journal of Biosocial Science.
2. Chen, Chiang-Ming, Chia-Yu Yeh, Ching-Hsing Chang* (2014). “Volunteering and Life Satisfaction: An Investigation of Endogeneity,” Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, 55(1).
3. Wen S. Chern, Tzu-Ching Liao, Chia-Yu Yeh* (2013). “Analyzing the Impacts of Power Transmission Line on Farm Land Value,” Taiwanese Agricultural Economic Review, 18(2): 121-165.
4. Yeh, Chia-Yu, Chiang-Ming Chen*, Jin-Li Hu (2012). Business Diversification in the Hotel Industry: A Comparative-Advantage Analysis, Tourism Economics, 18(5): 941-952.
5. Chen, Chiang-Ming, Chia-Yu Yeh* (2012). The Causality Examination between Demand Uncertainty and Hotel Failure: A Case Study of International Tourist Hotels in Taiwan, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 31: 1045-49.
6. Chia-Yu Yeh, Chiang-Ming Chen (2012). “Uncertain Lodging Demand and Hotel Costs: An Empirical Study of International Tourist Hotels in Taiwan,” Taiwan Journal of Applied Economics, 92: 93-117.
7. Chen, Chiang-Ming, Chia-Yu Yeh*, Jin-Li Hu (2011). The Influence of Uncertain Demand on Product Variety: Evidence from the International Tourist Hotel Industry in Taiwan, Tourism Economics, 17(6): 1275-1285.
8. Chen, Chiang-Ming, Chen-Kang Chang, and Chia-Yu Yeh* (2012). A Quantile Regression Approach to Re-investigate the Relationship between Sleep Duration and Body Mass Index in Taiwan, International Journal of Public Health, 57(3): 485-493.
9. Tan, Hsiu-Fen, Chia-Yu Yeh, Hsueh-Wei Chang, Chen-Kang Chang, and Hung-Fu Tseng* (2009). Private Doctors' Practices, Knowledge, and Attitude to Reporting of Communicable Diseases: a National Survey in Taiwan, BMC Infectious Diseases, 9:11.
10. Yeh, Chia-Yu , Timothy Haab, and Brent Sohngen* (2006). Modeling Multiple-Objective Recreation Trips with Choices over Trip Duration and Alternative Sites, Environmental and Resource Economics, 34(2): 189-209.
Conference Papers
1. Yeh, Chia-Yu, and Chen-Kang Chang (July 2-5, 2014). “Investigating the Endogeneous Relationships between Physical Activity and Residential Environment in the Elderly with an Application of Treatment Effect Model,” The 19th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2. Yeh, Chia-Yu (2013). Assessing the Value Impacts of MRT Stations on Residential House Market in Application of Difference-in-Difference Method, Taiwan Economic Association Annual Meeting, New Taipei, Taiwan.
3. Yeh, Chia-Yu, and Chen-Kang Chang (November 2-4, 2013). “Applying the Multinomial Logit Model on the Relationship between BMI and Physical Activity in Adolescents,” The 6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Exercise and Sport Science, Taipei, Taiwan.
4. Yeh, Chia-Yu (July 4-6, 2013). “Applying Random Effect Model to Allocate Hotel Positioning Strategies of Location, Price and Scale in Cluster Analysis Framework,” Finance and Economics Conference 2013, Frankfurt, Germany.
5. Yeh, Chia-Yu, and Chiang-Ming Chen (June 25-30, 2013). “Investigating the Weather Dependency of Hotel Industry: An Empirical Study of International Tourist Hotels in Taiwan,” The 3rd Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Marketing & Management Conference, Taipei, Taiwan.
6. Yeh, Chia-Yu, Li-Jung Chen, Po-Wen Ku, and Chiang-Ming Chen (June 2012). “Examining the Endogenous Relationship between Physical Activity and Obesity: A Case Study of Children and Adolescents in Taiwan,” International Conference on Socioeconomic Determinants and Consequences of Public Health, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
7. Yeh, Chia-Yu, Chiang-Ming Chen, and Jin-Li Hu (2011). “Economic Analysis for Travel Agency Services Utilized by the Inbound Tourists to Taiwan,” Taiwan Economic Association Annual Meeting, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
8. Chen, Chiang-Ming and Chia-Yu Yeh (2011), “Volunteering and Life Satisfaction: An Investigation of Endogeneity,” Taiwan Economic Association Annual Meeting, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
9. Yeh, Chia-Yu, Chiang-Ming Chen, and Jin-Li Hu（2010年12月）, “Business Diversification in Hotel Industry: A Comparative-Advantage Analysis,” Taiwan Economic Association Annual Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan.
10. Yeh, Chia-Yu, Chiang-Ming Chen, and Hong-Wen Lin (2010). “Pricing Amenity Value in House Market: Applying Hedonic Price Model in Taichung, Taiwan”, The Global Chinese Real Estate Congress, Taipei, Taiwan.
11. Yeh, Chia-Yu, and Jia-Yi Chen (June 2008), “Applying Hedonic Pricing Method to Value Hotel Amenities in Taiwan,” International Conference on Business and Information, Seoul, Korea.
12. Yeh, Chia-Yu, and Hsin-Ying He (July 2007), “Analyzing Economic Impacts of Sport Industry in Taiwan by Input-Output Table,” International Conference on Business and Information, Tokyo, Japan.
13. Yeh, Chia-Yu (May 2006), “Ecotourism and Ecocomunity Management for Sustainable Development of Ecosystem,” Hawaii International Conference on Business, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Research Grants
|
# |
Projects |
Grant Source |
Period |
Position |
Grants Amount |
|
1 |
Transformation and Governance of Livable Township (2/3) |
Ministry of Science and Technology |
103/7/1~ 104/6/30 |
Co-Director |
6,000,000 |
|
2 |
Transformation and Governance of Livable Township (1/3) |
Ministry of Science and Technology |
102/7/1~ 103/6/30 |
Data Manager |
10,000,000 |
|
3 |
Evaluating the Profitability of Tourism Policies, Recreation Resources, and Transportation Systems to Tourism Hotels in Taiwan: Applications of Difference in Difference Method and Spatial Analysis |
Ministry of Science and Technology |
102/8/1~ 103/7/31 |
Director |
580,000 |
|
4 |
The Optimal Positioning of Location, Price, and Scale in Hotel Industry in Taiwan |
National Science Council |
101/8/1~ 102/7/31 |
Director |
396,000 |
|
5 |
BMI, Physical Activity, and the Residential Environment in Adolescents: Joint Analysis of Health Economic Model and GIS Spatial Method |
National Science Council |
100/8/1~ 101/7/31 |
Director |
449,000 |
|
6 |
Analyzing the Effect of Environmental Factors on Physical Activity in the Elderly Using Geographic Information System |
National Science Council |
99/8/1~ 100/7/31 |
Director |
400,000 |
|
7 |
Input-Output Analysis for Sport Industry: Applying in Water Sport |
National Science Council |
95/8/1~ 96/7/31 |
Director |
372,000 |
|
8 |
Ecotourism and Eco-Community Management for Sustainable Development of Ecosystem |
Taiwan Forestry Research Institute |
94/1/1~ 94/12/31 |
Director |
500,000 |
|
9 |
Applying Hedonic Travel Cost Method on The Dynamic Recreation Demand |
National Science Council |
93/8/1~ 94/7/31 |
Director |
419,200 |
Advised Thesis Topics of Master Students
|
＃ |
Year |
Student |
Topic |
|
1 |
2004 |
Chien-Chih Cheng |
Applying the System Dynamic Method to Account the Importance of Forest Resources into Green Net National Product |
|
2 |
2005 |
Jia-Yi Chen |
Applying Hedonic Pricing Method to Value Hotel Amenities in Taiwan |
|
3 |
2005 |
Hsin-Ying He |
Economic Impact Analysis of Sport Industry in Taiwan |
|
4 |
2005 |
Liang-Sen Wang |
Valuing Time in Recreational Demand Models |
|
5 |
2006 |
Chih-Yu Chen |
Valuing the Variety of Biodiversity |
|
6 |
2006 |
Li-Yin Huang |
Sustaining Quality Management in the Ecotourism Community |
|
7 |
2007 |
Wei-Ming Yu |
Valuing Amenities in Recreation Lodging Market of Taiwan: An Hedonic Approach |
|
8 |
2007 |
Hung-Wen Lin |
Pricing Amenity Value in House Market: Applying Hedonic Price Model on Taichung City, Taiwan |
|
9 |
2008 |
Jun-Wei Liu |
Assessing Forest Certification Eligibility for CDM Sink Project from the Case of Taiwan Sugar Corporation in Taiwan |
|
10 |
2008 |
Kuan-Shen Lin |
Hotel Cost Structure, Uncertain Demand, and Occupation Rate |
|
11 |
2008 |
Cheng-Yi Yu |
Residents’ Attitude toward Tourism Development: The Case of Taomi Ecological Village in Puli |
|
12 |
2008 |
Yuan-Chuang Tseng |
Evaluating Economic Impacts of Highway Number 6: An Input-Output Model Application |
|
13 |
2009 |
Jung-Yu Chou |
Evaluating Recreational Benefits in the Ecotourism Community of Taomi, Puli |
|
14 |
2009 |
Jong-Jie Young |
Sport Event Impact Analysis: A Case of the World Game in Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
|
15 |
2009 |
Yao-Hua Jhan |
Analyzing the Economic Benefits of the World Games in Kaohsiung -Changes of Recreational Expenditure in Sports |
|
16 |
2010 |
Yen-Ling Su |
Assessing the Value Impacts of Taichung MRT Stations on Residential House Market |
|
17 |
2011 |
Li-Wun Peng |
Allocating the Optimal Location, Price, and Scale Strategies of Hotel Industry in Taiwan |
|
18 |
2011 |
Meng-Hsuan Yang |
Investigating the Relationships among Residential Environment, Physical Activity and Health of Elders in Taichung, Taiwan |
|
19 |
2011 |
Chih-Chi Wang |
Investigating the Relationships among BMI, Physical Activity and Medical Care of Elders in Taichung, Taiwan |
|
20 |
2012 |
Hi-Ching Lin |
Investigating the Relationships among Residential Environment, Exercise Habit and Physical Activity of Junior High School Students in Taichung, Taiwan |
|
21 |
2012 |
Chia-Chi Chang |
Applying the Multinomial Logit Model on Analyzing the Relationship between BMI and Physical Activity in Adolescents |
|
22 |
2013 |
Ting-Zhong Zhou |
The Cost-Benefit Analysis of Land Use in Puli Area: Applying GIS to Allocate the Optimal Land Transformation from Agriculture to Leisure Farm |
|
23 |
2013 |
Han-Zhong Yen |
The Cost-Benefit Analysis of Land Use in Puli Area: Applying GIS to Allocate the Optimal Land Transformation from Agriculture to Ecological Conservation |
|
24 |
2013 |
Chia-Jui Hsu |
Evaluating the Inbound Visitor Effect of Tourism Policies in Taiwan by Difference in Difference Method |