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Mo-Yin S. Tam
Offrce of the Vice Provostfor Faculty Affairs (M/C 103)
2715University Hall
Universityof Illinois at Chicago
601 S. MorganSt.,Room2105
lL
Chicago, 60607-7121
Fax: (312) 996-0324
Phone:(312) 413-3472:
e-mailaddress:moyintarn(rDuic.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D.(Economics),
StateUniversityof New York at StonyBrook, 1974
B.A. First ClassHonor (Economics),
Universityof Hong Kong, 1968
EMPLOYMENT
Professor Economics,
of Universityof Illinois at Chicago(UIC), August 1994-present
InterimVice Provostfor FacultyAffairs, UIC, July 2007-present
Vice Chancellor Academic
Associate for Affairs,UIC, August2000-July2007
for Affairs,Universityof Illinois (U of I), August
FacultyFellow,Office of the Vice President Academic
1998-May 1999
Deanfor AcademicAffairs, Collegeof Business
Associate UIC, August 1995-March
Administration, 1999
of
InterimHead,Department Information August 1998-October
andDecisionSciences, 1998
Professor Economics,
Associate of UIC, August I 98I -AugustI 994
Professor Economics,
Assistant of UIC, August 1974-August
l98l
1968-May1969
Tutor,Universityof Hong Kong, September
AWARD
Wow Awards, UlC, 2006, 2007.
Alumni Award for Excellencein Service,Collegeof BusinessAdministration,UIC, 1997-1998
Fellow, Committeeon InstitutionalCooperation(CIC) AcademicLeadershipProgram(ALP), 1996-1997
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Program
MUCIA International
Recipient, TravelGrant,1996
Development
in UIC, 1993
Nominee,SilverCircle Awardsfor Excellence Teaching,
in UIC, 1992
Nominee,SilverCircle Awardsfor Excellence Teaching,
Finalistof Erwin-Fisher 1975
OmicronDeltaEpsilonHonor Societyin Economics,
Competition,
GRANTS
Co P.1., NSF award($3.3millions)"ADVANCE Institutional Womenin Science
Transformation" and
Engineering System (SBE-0546843)
Transformation, Foundation,
NationalScience September12,2006to
A u g u s tl ,2 0 l l .
P.L, NSF award($71,863)"POWRE,Digital Divide,IT Workforce,andHigh SchoolQuality" from the
Evaluation Communication,
Division of Research, and for
Directorate Education and HumanResources,
National Science September
Foundation, 1,2000to November 30,2002.
Grant($220,000),
ProjectDirector,UI Online MBA CoreDevelopment from Office of U of I Online,July
2000-August, 2002.
PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS
"lnformationTechnologyGender Cap" (with GilbertW. Bassett
Ir.), in TheStateof the Stareof Illinois
2006,(editedby CedricHerring), Institute Government PublicAffairs, Universityof Illinois, 2006,
of and
I 53 -I 6 4 .
"The Gender gap in InformationTechnology" (with GilbertW. Bassett in Removing
Jr.) Baniers: ll/omen
in Academic Science Technology Engineering Mathemallcs,
and (editedby Jill M. Bystyzienski Sharon
and
R.Bird),IndianaUniversityPress, 2006. 108-122.
"Using High SchoolQuality to Make BetterCollegeAdmissions (with Uday Sukhatme),
Decisions"
Journal of ColleseAdmissions,Spring2004,l2-16.
Indicesfor UniversityAdrnissions: Quantile
"New Selection a (with GilbertW.
Analysis"(in Chinese)
Jr.) Research.2004, 2.
Bassett Statistics No.
"Does DiversityMatter?Measuring Impactof High SchoolDiversityon Freshman
the GPA" (with Gilbert
W. Bassett Policy Studies
Ir.) 2004,129-143.
Journal,Yol.32, No. l, February
"lmportance High SchoolQuality in University
of Admissions (with Uday Sukhatme),
Decisions" College
Winter 2003,3-8.
& Universitv,
"QuantileModelsand Estimators DataAnalysis(with GilbertW. Bassett and Keith Knight" in
for Jr.
in editedby R. Dutter,P. Filzmoser, Gatherand P.J.Rousseeum,
Developments RobustStatistics, U.
g,
Physica-Verla 2003,77 -87.
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"New Selection
Indicesfor UniversityAdmissions: Quantile
a Approach"(with Gilbert W. Bassett and
Jr.
editedby Yadolah Dodge,Birkhiiuser,
Uday Sukhatme)in StatisticsFor Industry and Technolog]/
2002,67-16.
BaseleBostonoBerlin,
"QuantileModelsand Estimators DataAnalysis"(with GilbertW. Bassett andKeith KnighQ
for Jr.
and Volume 55,2002,17-26.
Journal-forTheoretical AppliedStatistics.
Metrika,International
"ForeignStudents the Universityof Illinois andTheir Role in Developing
at Illinois' High-Tech
Workforce", Report to the Universityof Illinois Office of ViceChancellorfor AcademicAffairs, August
1999.
and Regional
"Cost of Living, Amenities, Reportto the University lllinois Officeof
SalaryDifferentials", of
ViceChancellorfor AcademicAffuirs, May 1999.
Administration,
The Collegeof Business Report,June1997.
UIC, AACSASelf-Evaluation
"The OptimalConvergence Regional
of (with Joseph
Incomes", reprinted Regional
Persky), in Policyand
Regional by Kenneth
Integration,edited Niles Hansen, No. 6, Modern
Button,andPeterNijkamp, series
Classicsin RegionalScience,1997.
"RankingIncomeDistributions:
TradeoffBetweenEfficiencyand Equity",(with RenzeZhang),
2,
Economica, 1996,239 -252.
"On the Persistent of
Structure Metropolitan IncomeInequality, (with Joseph
1900-1980", Review
Persky),
.
of ResionalStudies,Yol.24,No. 3, Winter 1994,211-221
"The China-Hong The Key to China's
Kong Connection: Open-DoorPolicy" - Book Review,Economic
Development Cultural Chanse,Yol.42,No. 2, July 1994,906-909.
and
"Tax on Prices: New Commodity
A Public Finance,Vol. 48, 1993,303-
Tax for Efficiency- Response",
309.
Factors
More Efficientand More Equitable:
"Making Economies Determining -
IncomeDistribution" Book
Review,Economic and
Development CulturalChange, Vol 41, No.2, Jan. 1993,456-460.
"A Two-PartIncentiveScheme Implement
to EfficiencyOver Time", Manaserialand Decision
Production
Vol. 13, 1992,295-304.
Economics,
for PublicFinance,Vol. 46. 1991,123-33.
"Tax on Price:A New CommodityTax Structure Efficiency",
"Changes IncomeDistributionin Chinain the Process Economic
in of (with
Reform:a WelfareApproach",
RenzeZhang),
ChinaEconomic Review,Yol.2, No.l, 1991,97-114.
andNationalSocialWelfare",(with Joseph
"Local Status o-f Vol. 30,
Persky),Journal RegionalScience,
No.2, 1990,229-238.
"Reward Structures PlannedEconomy- a review", Journal of Modern Management
in (published
Science,
in thePeoples'Republic China),1989.
of
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"The Futureof Hong Kong: Toward 1997andBeyond"- Book Review,Economic and
Development
CulturalChanpe,Yol.37, 876-880.
No.4,July 1989,
"A Mechanism InduceRamsey
to Industrial
Journolo-f
Pricingfor NaturalMonopolyFirms",International
Vo1.6,
Orsanization, No.2, 247
1988, -261.
"A SocialWelfareApproachto Regional Perskyand Eric Schlafl,Review
(with Joseph
Convergence", o-f
Vol.17, No. l, Winter 1981
ResionalStudies, ,53-66.
forWhat?"(with Joseph
"Convergence Persky,
Regional Vol.
Perspectives, 16,No.2, 1986,52-63.
Science
"The OptimalConvergence Regional of (with Joseph
Incomes", Science,Yol.
Journal of Regional
Persky),
,
2 5 ,N o .3 ,A u g u s t1 9 8 5 3 3 7 -3 5 1 .
"RewardStructures a Planned
in SomeFurtherThoughts",
Economy, Economics,Feb.
Journal o-f
Ouarterl.v
1985,279-289.
"Regional (with Joseph
Convergence NationalInequality",
and and
Reviewof Economics
Persky),
Feb.1982, l6l-164.
Statistics,
in Economy: Problems Incentives Allocationof Resources'',
"RewardStructures a Planned the of and
Feb. 1981,I I l-128.
Economics,
Journal o-f
Quarterbt
in Fall 1979,277-284.
Economics,
Journalof Comparative
Economy",
"On IncentiveStructures a Socialist
in
S))mposium Policy
First International
Control",Proceedings,
"PublicForecasts aTool of Economic
as
AnalJtsis InformationSvstems,
and June1979,589-596.
Implications Collective
"On Distributional of Provisions PublicGoods",(with Joseph
of Public
Persky),
Choice,1978,62-66.
"Informationand OptimalEconomicStabilization AmericanEconomist,
Approach",
Policy:a Qualitative
Fall 1977,62-66.
"The Role of Informationin the Theoryof optimalEconomic Midwest
Proceedings,
Stabilization",
AmericanInstituteo.fDecisionScience,May 1976,199-202.
PAPERS PRESENTED/TO BE PRESENTEDAT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
"WomenUnder-RepresentationScience the Gender
in and PayGap" (with Xin Xu and GilbertW. Bassett,
Jr.),CSWEPSessionat2007 EastemEconomicAssociation
Conference,New York City,February 23-25,
2007.
"WomenUnder-RepresentationScience the Gender
in and Pay Gap" (with Xin Xu andGilbertW. Bassett,
Jr.),WestemEconomic International
Association Beijing Conference,January12-14,2007 .
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"GenderEamingGap Among College-Educated:a Quantile (with Gilbert
Decomposition",
Counterfactual
W. Bassett, andXin Xu), MidwestEconomic
Jr. Association Meetings, March23-26,2006.
Chicago,
"GenderDifferences the Impactof Diversityon SchoolGPA" (with Gilber W. Bassett, Conference
in Jr.)
on ChicagoResearch PublicPolicy,Chicago,
and May 12-13,2004.
"DoesDiversityMatter?Measuring hnpacts High SchoolDiversityon Freshman
the of GPA," (with
Jr.),MidwestEconomic
GilbertW. Bassett, Meetings,
Association March l9-21, 2004.
Chicago,
Jr.),Department Electrical
(with GilbertW. Bassett,
"Applicationsof QuantileRegression" of and
Computer Engineering,UIC. October9,2003.
"QuantileRegression: Jr.),Universityof
IndicesandOtherApplication"(with GilbertW. Bassett,
Selection
Hong Kong, October30,2002.
a
"selectionIndicesfor UniversityAdmissions: QuantileApproach"(with GilbertW. Bassett, andUday
Jr.
Sukhatme), Illinois Economic Chicago,
Meetings,
Association October18-19,2002.
a
"selectionIndicesfor UniversityAdmissions: QuantileApproach"(with GilbertW. Bassett, andUday
Jr.
Sukhatme), Math, Statistics Computer
and Sciences
Seminar UIC, September
Series, 20,2002.
a
"selectionIndicesfor UniversityAdmissions: QuantileApproach"(with GilbertW. Bassett, andUday
Jr.
Sukhatme), FourthIntemational on
Conference StatisticalDataAnalysisBasedon the L1-NormandRelated
Methods, Neuchatel, Switzerland,August4-9, 2002.
Jr.,),39'hAnnualMeeting,
"QuantileModelsand Estimation DataAnalysis",(with GilbertW. Bassett,
for
Association,
IllinoisEconomic Chicago, 19-20,
October 2001.
"QuantileRegression of
Estimates the Relation between and
Achievement SchoolCharacteristics"
Student
(with GilbertW. Bassett, Conference RobustStatistics,
Jr.), International on Vorau,Austria,23-27 July
200t.
"Distributional
Impactsof QuantileModels"(with GilbertW. Bassett, Workshop
Jr.)lnternational on
QuantileRegression,
Liberec,CzechRepublic, July 17-20,2001.
"InformationTechnology's
GenderGap" (with GilbertW. Bassett, 2001Western
Jr.),CSWEPsession,
Economic Meeting,SanFrancisco, 4-8, 2001
Association July .
"GenderDifferences ACT Math Tests: Quantile
on A Analysis"(with GilbertW. Bassett,Jr.),Applied
Symposium
Statistics 200l,International Statistical
Chinese Association,Chicago,Illinois,June7-9,2001.
"QuantileEstimates Student
and (with Gilbet W. Bassett,
Achievement" Jr.), Statistics
Department,
ChineseUniversity HongKong,May 9,2001
of .
"InformationTechnology's GenderGap:a QuantileAnalysis",(with GilbertW. Bassett
Jr.),Brown Bag
Lunch Seminar,Instituteof Government PublicAffairs,UIC, March22,2001.
and
"Digital Divide and High SchoolQuality:a QuantileAnalysis"Hong Kong LingnanUniversityFeb.5,
2001; Hong Kong BaptistUniversity,Feb 6, 2001.
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"Technology, SchoolPolicy and Community jr.) UIC EighthAnnual
(with GilbertW. Bassett,
Planning"
GreatCitiesWinter Forumand UrbanUniversities CollaborativeBiannualConference Chicaeo
of Research
, D
an dPo l i c y N o v .3 0 - e c .1 ,2 0 0 0 .
"Digital Divide, Information Quality" (with Gilbert W. Bassett, CUERD
Technology, High School
and Jr.)
(The UIC Centerfor UrbanEducational and
Research Development) ColloquiumSeries, November16,
2000.
"ComparingQuantileEstimators the LinearModel" (with Keith Knight and GilbertW. Bassett,
for Jr.), lOth
AnnualMeeting,MidwestEconometricsGroup,heldat Universityof ChicagoOctober20-21,2000.
"Estimating Data",(with Gilbert W. Bassett
LinearQuantileModel with Multiple Response Jr.),Workshop
in
on RecentDevelopments Regression, Neuchatel, May 24-26,2000.
for European
"QualityDecisionof a MonopolyFirm, Implications Regulation", for in
Association Research
IndustrialEconomics Crete,Greece,
Conference, August1994.
TradeoffBetween
"RankingIncomeDistributions: Efficiencyand Equity", Midwest EconomicAssociation
Indianapolis,
Meetings, April 1993.
Schemes QualityDistortion",
"Regulatory and Economic
Midwest Association
Meetings, March1992.
Chicago,
"The Determinants RegionalIncomeInequality ThenandNow", (with Joseph
of - Persky).
North American
of
Meetings the RegionalScienceAssociation, Nov. I 99 I .
New Orleans,
"On thePriceRegulation QualityControlto Correct QualityDistortion Discriminating
and for by Monopoly",
EuropeanAssociation in Economics
forResearch Industrial Ferrara,
Conference, Italy, Sept.1991.
"NationalIncome Inequalityand RegionalConvergence: Longer View", (with JosephPersky),
the North
AmericanMeetingsof the RegionalScience Boston,
Association, Nov, 1990.
in
"Changes IncomeDistributionin Chinain the Process Economic
of (with
Reform:a WelfareApproach",
for
RenzeZhang),Conference YoungChinese Califomia,August,1990.
Scholars,
"Two-PartnegativePriceIncentiveScheme: to
How it Related the Recent EconomicReformin the People's
Republicof China",NanjingUniversity, Republic China,Dec. 1988.
Nanjing,the People's of
"SocialWelfareFunction theMeasurement Interregional
and of Equity",(with Joseph NorthAmerican
Persky),
Association,
Meetingsof the RegionalScience Nov. 6-8, 1987.
Baltimore,
"RegulatorySchemes: Requirements Speedof Convergence",
Informational and Association
European for
in
Research IndustrialEconomics Madrid,August-Sept.
Conference, 1987.
"More on DelegatingPrice Authority to a Regulated
Firm", WestemEconomicAssociationInternational
Vancouver,
Conference, July 1987.
"TaxationInducement Mechanismfor Natural Monopoly Firms", EuropeanAssociationfor Research
in
IndustrialEconomics
Conference,
West Berlin,August,1986.
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"A Mechanismto Induce RamseyPricing for Nahrral Monopoly Firms", American EconomicAssociation
Dallas,December
Meetings. 1984.
(with Joseph
"A SocialWelfareApproachto RegionalConvergence", North AmericanMeetingsofthe
Persky),
RegionalScience Denver,
Association, Nov. 1984.
"SouthemEconomicGrowth andNationalInequality",(with Joseph
Persky),North AmericanMeetingsof the
Association,
RegionalScience Nov. 1983.
Chicago,
"Occum'sRazerand the RegionalDisaggregation the National Distributionof Income",(with Joseph
of
AmericanMeetings the Regional
Persky),North of ScienceAssociation,Pittsburgh,Nov. 1982.
Symposium Policy Analysisand
"Public Forecasts: Tool of EconomicControl", First International
a on
InformationSystems,Durham,Nov. 1979.
"On IncentiveStructures a Socialist
in Economy",Conference Theoretical
on ofIncentivesin Soviet
Studies
and EastEuropean Economies,Detroit,Nov. 1978.
Policy",MidwestAmericanInstituteof DecisionScience
"Informationand OptimalEconomicStabilization
Conference,Detroit, May 1976.
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST
Economic Retumsto PostsecondaryEducation
Student Diversitvand AcademicAchievement
Digital Divide
RegulatoryMechanismsand Natural Monopoly
IncentiveSchemes and ParetoOptimality
IncomeDistributionandWelfareImplications
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
AmericanEconomic Association
European for in Economics
Association Research Industrial
MidwestEconomic Association
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Reviewer,EconomicDevelopment and Cultural Change
Reviewer, Economic
International Review
Reviewer,IntemationalJoumal of IndustrialOrganization
Reviewer,Journalof Comparative Economics
Reviewer,Joumal of Public Economics
Reviewer.PublicChoice
Reviewer,QuarterlyJoumal of Economics