About Us

The CCL Lab of the Department of Economics at National Taiwan University is jointly led by Professor Ming-Jen Lin, Assistant Professor Yu-Chang Chen, and Assistant Professor Kuan-Ming Chen. CCL lab’s primary research areas include labor economics, health economics, econometrics, data science, and the application of big data in administrative and business contexts.

We conduct data analysis using government administrative or survey data, and we also collaborate with various external businesses to develop data science research projects, including PChome, Just Dating, PaGameO, and iCheers. Our current research topics include the following:

  1. The impact of long-term care needs on family members.
  2. The long-term effects of domestic violence on family members.
  3. The relationship between family property transfer and family structure.
  4. The impact of children’s physical and mental disabilities on families.
  5. Intergenerational health transfer.
  6. The effects of drug subsidies on health and labor conditions.
  7. Examining the impact of online learning platforms on the academic achievement and learning motivation of underachieving students
  8. Analyzing the dynamic learning patterns of users on dating websites
  9. Exploring recommendation algorithms and user retention on e-commerce websites.