Graduate Certificate in Applied Data Analytics
Department Chair, Faculty, & Support Staff
Program Contact
Yu Peng Lin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair

Program Advisor
Department of Economics
Briggs Building, Room 323
McNIchols Campus
Telephone: 313-993-1096
E-mail: linyp1@udmercy.edu
Yu Peng Lin, Ph.D. teaches Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Financial Economics, Money and Capital Markets, Macroeconomic Policies, and Econometrics. Lin's research and publications have dealt with employee compensation strategies, human resource management, and productivity. He has published three textbooks and many research articles appearing in academic journals such as Industrial Relations and British Journal of Industrial Relations. He is currently doing research in the area of top executive compensation in an international context, the relationship between managerial compensation and firm survival, and information asymmetry. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (International Trade) from Tunghai University, a Master of Science (Finance) from University of Colorado, and a Master of Arts and doctoral degrees (Economics) from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He joined the University in 2011