President's Office

15th President, Korea Development Institute
- Birth
- August 14, 1953
- Education
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- 1983 Ph.D., Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton, U.S.A.
- 1981 M.A., Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton, U.S.A.
- 1978 B.A., Economics, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea
- Areas of Specialization
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- Industrial Organization, Economics of Regulation, Econometrics, International Trade and Finance
- Mar. 2018 ~ present President, Korea Development Institute and KDI School of Public Policy and Management
- Mar. 1988 ~ Mar. 2018 Professor, Department of Economics, Konkuk University
- May 2003 ~ Apr. 2009 Non-standing Commissioner, Korea Fair Trade Commission
- Sep. 2004 ~ Aug. 2006 Dean, College of Economics and Commerce, Konkuk University
- Feb. 2001 ~ Feb. 2002 Visiting Professor, Dept. of Economics, The University of Tokyo, Japan
- Dec. 1998 ~ Feb. 1999 Visiting Professor, Dept. of Economics, Hohenheim University, Germany (Sponsored by DAAD)
- Mar. 1986 ~ Feb. 1988 Managing Editor, Journal of Economic Integration
- Sep. 1983 ~ Feb. 1988 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea
- Sep. 1982 ~ June 1983 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics, Washington & Jefferson College, U.S.A.
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"Chaebol Policy in Korea," Haenam Press, 2007.
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"Korean Chaebols : Theory and Practice," Konkuk University Press, 2004.
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"The Separation of Ownership and Management in Korean Chaebols," Gowon Co., Seoul, Korea, 1996.
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"Korean Chaebols," Bee-Bong Publishing Co., Seoul, Korea, 1990.
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"Buyer Concentration and Structure-Performance Relationship in Korean Manufacturing Industries," Review of Industrial Organization, Sep. 2013, Vol.21,No.3, pp.63~86(co-authored with Su Min Jeon).
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"A Study on the Relationships among Corporate Value, Debt Level, Investment Level and Corporate Ownership of Korean Firms," The Journal of Korean Economy, Dec. 2003, Vol.11, pp.5~44.
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"Chaebol Regulations and Aggregate Concentration in Korea," The Korean Journal of Industrial Organization, Sep. 2003, Vol.11, No.3, pp.1~35.
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"Business Groups in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan: A Comparison," Research in Asian Economic Studies, Vol. 8, JAI Press Inc., 1998, pp.351~360.
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"Factor Demand and Production Technology in Korean and Taiwanese Manufacturing," Korea Economic Development, ed. Jene K. Kwon, Greenwood Press, 1990, pp.107~181.
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"Factor Demands, Adjustment Costs and Regulation," Applied Economics, 18-06, Jun. 1986, pp.631~643.
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"An Empirical Study of Interrelated Factor Demand Models in the Regulated Firm"
Adviser: Dr. Edward C. Kokkelenberg
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"Estimating Elasticities of Substitution in U.S. Railroads, 1951-1974"
Adviser: Dr. Richard Boyce