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 gchen3@albany.edu 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 09/2007 06/2009 Concentration: Public Budgeting and Finance Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China B.A., Public Administration; Finance 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 2013 present University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Public Affairs and Community Service, Omaha NE, USA Instructor, Graduate Assistant 2009 2013 Sun Yat-sen University, School of Government, Guangdong, China Research Assistant 2007-2009 Academic Publications: Peer-reviewed Journal Articles: 1. Lu, Y., & Chen, Gang. (Forthcoming). A Day Late and A Dollar Short? A Case of New York State s Budget Passage. Public Budgeting and Finance 2. Matkin, D., Chen, Gang, & Khalid H. (Forthcoming). The governance of public pensions: An institutional framework. Administration & Society 1
3. Matkin, D. & Chen, Gang. (2015). The consolidation and fragmentation of public pension systems within U.S. states. Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting, and Financial Management. 4. Chen, Gang, Kriz, K., & Ebdon, C. (2015). The effect of board composition on public pension plan funding. Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting, and Financial Management. 5. 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 6. 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 Publications in Chinese Journals 1. Chen, Gang. (2014). Public pension crisis and cutback strategies in U.S. governments. Chinese Public Policy Review (CSSCI, in Chinese, invited by editor), Vol. 7 (pp. 148-165). 2. Chen, Gang. (2013). Book review: Critical social theory in public administration by Richard Box. Journal of Public Administration (CSSCI, peer-reviewed, in Chinese), Vol. 6 No. 2 (pp. 157-164). Link 3. Chen, Gang. (2012). Risk management in U.S. state and local government pension systems. Journal of Public Administration (CSSCI, peer-reviewed, in Chinese), Vol. 5 (pp. 88-115). Link Manuscripts under review: 1. Chen, Gang. (R&R).Understand decisions in state pension systems: a cutback management framework. 2. Chen, Gang & Matkin, D. (R&R) Simulations on the actuarial methods and assumptions in public pension plans. 3. Kriz, K., & Chen, Gang. (Under initial review). How well does the risk-free rate predict the future rate of return on investments? Implications for public defined-benefit pension plans. Conference Presentations: 2015 Stalebrink O., Chen, Gang, & Matkin, D. An Exploratory Study of the Institutional Framework that Governs Public Pension Plan Investment Decisions Presented at 2
Association for Budgeting & Financial Management (ABFM) annual conference. Washington DC. October 1-3, 2015. 2015 Chen, Gang, Matkin, D., Gupta, A., & Fattorusso, T. Contribution policies in state pension systems Presented at Association for Budgeting & Financial Management (ABFM) annual conference. Washington DC. October 1-3, 2015. 2015 Chen, Gang. Cutback Strategies in State Pension Systems Presented at Public Management and Research Association (PMRA) conference. June 11-13, 2015 in Minneapolis, MN. 2015 Chen, Gang. Matkin, D., Gupta, A., & Fattorusso, T. Contribution policies in state pension systems: Coping with long-term solvency and fiscal volatility Presented at Western Social Science Association (WSSA) conference. April 8-11, 2015 in Portland, OR. 2015 Stalebrink, Odd, Chen, Gang, & Matkin, D. Taking Stock: An Analysis of the Institutional Framework that Governs Investment Decisions of Public Sector Pension Plans. Presented at American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference. March 6-10, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. 2014 Chen, Gang, & Matkin, D. A Simulation of Defined-Benefit Pension Plans: What Features are the Most Important? Presented at Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) annual conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico. November 6-8, 2014. 2014 Matkin, D., Chen, Gang & Youngjoo Park. The Effect of Retirement System Structures on U.S. State-Administered Pension Systems. Presented at Association for Budgeting & Financial Management (ABFM) 26 th 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. Presented at Association for Budgeting & Financial Management (ABFM) 26 th 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) 25 th 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) 25 th 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 3
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) 24 th 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. 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) 54 th 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) 23 th 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) 22 th Annual Conference. Omaha, NE. October 7, 2010. Teaching experience: At Rockefeller College, University at Albany (SUNY) PAD 316 Methodological Tools for Public Policy PAD 501 Public and Nonprofit Financial Management PAD 642 Public Budgeting PAD 505 Data, Models, and Decisions At University of Nebraska at Omaha PA 4390 Public Budgeting PA 3000 Applied Statistics and Data Management in the Public Sector PA 2170 Introduction to Public Administration PA 8010 Public Economy (TA) At Sun Yat-sen Unviersity Public Budgeting (June 2010, May 2012) Research grants: 1. Title: The effect of actuarial inputs on public pension liabilities and contribution requirements 4
Agency: Center for Retirement Research, Boston College PI: Gang Chen, David Matkin Amount: $42,175 Date: May 2015 April 2017 2. 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 3. 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 Services: Professional: Associate Editor, Chinese Public Administration Review Reviewer, Journal of Public Finance and Management; Municipal Finance Journal; Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management Panel discussant and paper reviewer, The Urban China Research Network Conference. May 9-10, 2014. Albany NY. Department: Member, PAD 504/505 Course Redesign committee, Department of Public Administration & Policy, University at Albany (2015-2016) Member, Search committee, Applied Microeconomics search, Department of Public Administration & Policy, University at Albany (2015) Member, MPA Academic Standing Committee, Department of Public Administration & Policy, University at Albany (2015-present) Member, Search committee, Public Management search, Department of Public Administration & Policy, University at Albany (2014) Member, Search committee, Associate Administrator position, Center for Policy Research, University at Albany (2014) 5
MPA admission committee, Department of Public Administration & Policy, University at Albany (2013-present) Dissertation/candidacy committees 2015-present Ashley Alteri 2015-present Sun Hao 2015-present Ken Bulko Professional memberships The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Association for Budgeting & Financial Management (ABFM) China-America Association for Public Affairs (CAAPA) Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Awards Individual Development Awards, University at Albany, 2015 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 6