Donald Lien

Donald Lien holds the Richard S. Liu Distinguished Chair in Business at the University of Texas, San Antonio. Dr. Lien has published more than 200 papers in academic journals in the fields of economics, finance and statistics. Dr. Lien’s primary field of interest is in the futures market with supporting areas in econometrics and development economics. In addition to his academic duties, Dr. Lien is the assistant vice president for the UTSA East Asia Institute.  The UTSA East Asia Institute promotes appreciation and understanding of East Asian societies and cultures both on campus and in the community through research, outreach, networking, education, student/faculty exchange and business development and cooperation.He has twice received the President’s Distinguished Achievement Award in Research from UTSA.  His teaching honors include the Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence and the Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Kansas. He is a member of the advisory board of the Alamo Asian American Chamber of Commerce. Together with Dr. Berg, Dr. Lien has published articles on the disparity in earnings between gay and straight employees.