Dr. Volodymyr Lugovskyy will join the School of Economics after spending four years as assistant professor of Economics at the University of Memphis. He obtained his Ph.D. from Purdue University in 2004. His research interests are in international trade, particularly in trade and product differentiation. His recent project is on the relationship between the domestic productivity and the welfare gains from trade. He has taught courses in international trade, microeconomics, and statistics.

Dr. Chun Yu Ho received his Ph.D. from Boston University this May. He obtained his B.Sc. and MPhil. from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research interest include Industrial Organization and Economic Development and Applied Econometrics. Mr. Ho