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Yen-Ling Chang

Yen-Ling Chang

Yen-Ling Chang

Associate Professor

Department

College of Business and Information Systems

Education

Ph. D. of Finance, University of Texas at Arlington, 2010
M.S. of Economics, Iowa State University, 2005
MBA in International Financial Management, National Chengchi University
B.S of Land Economics, National Chengchi University

Biography

Dr. Chang’s research primarily focuses on the economic and financial impacts of banking reforms on financial institutions and markets. Her other research interests including asset pricing and market efficiency. Dr. Chang has a Ph.D. in Finance and a master's degree in Economics.

Contact

Office Location: East Hall
Phone: (605) 256-5165
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Dr.Chang is a social scientist who uses data to address social and financial issues. She believes data, when used properly, could lead to understand the causes of an issue and find optimal sloutions for it.

Dr. Chang has taught a variety of finance related courses, including Personal Finance, Business Finance, Financial Technology, Advanced Business Finance, Investments, Real Estate Investments, Financial Institutions and Markets, Futures and Options. Dr. Chang is working on a special topic on Blockchain application in the financial services industry.

Dr. Yen-Ling Chang’s research interests focus on the economic benefits of financial reforms and technological advancement for the banking sector. Her published articles and conference presentations address newly emerging issues in the banking and financial service spaces.

  • October 2021, Dakota State University Faculty Research Initiative, $2,500 grants received for the research project of “Investigation of the response of South Dakota’s Financial Institutions to COVID-19 Pandemic”.
  • October 2018, Dakota State University Faculty Research Initiative, $2,000 grants received for the research project of “The impact of the Minimum Leverage Ratio on South Dakota Community Banks”.
  • October 2015, Dakota State University Faculty Research Initiative, $2,000 grants received for the research project of “Risk and Asset Portfolio Management: An Investigate of the impact of Financial Reform on Financial Holding Companies”.
  • October 2014, Dakota State University Faculty Research Initiative, $2,000 grants for the research project of “Do bankers change their risk appetites after a financial crisis: An Investigation of financial crisis of 2007-2009?”.

  • Chang, Yen-Ling and Daniel A. Talley, Bank Risk in a Decade of Low Interest rates, Journal of Economics and Finance, 41(3), 505-528, DOI: 10.1007/s12197-016-9367-5.

  • Chang, Yen-Ling and Daniel A. Talley, November 2022, Investigation of the Response of the US Financial Institutions to COVID-19 Pandemic, Southern Economics Conference.
  • Chang, Yen-Ling and Daniel A. Talley, November 2022, Investigate of the Response of South Dakoda’s Financial Institutions to COVID-19 Pandemic, Nebraska Economics and Business Association.
  • Change, Yenling and Daniel A. Talley, February 2017, Risk and Asset Portfolio Management: An Investigation of the impact of Financial Reform on Financial Holding Companies, Academy of Economics and Finance.