Dr. Francis Wong

Associate Professor

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Biography

Francis Wong is an Associate Professor in Economics at Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, with a focus on public economics and household finance. Before joining LMU, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and undergraduate degrees in Mathematics and Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research interests lie at the intersection of economic theory and applied microeconomics, exploring the implications of financial decisions on household behavior and the broader economic impacts of policy changes in the public finance sector.

Research Interests

Requirements for Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor of Science in Economics or equivalent At least 75% of bachelor's degree requirements completed at time of application
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate or official transcript
  • Official explanation of the grading scale
  • Official translation of documents (if not German/English)
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English
  • Outline of lecture courses
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics. Includes an admissions test in Munich if the GPA is not better than 2.50 or equivalence is unclear.