About KDI
- 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
- 1983
- Areas of Specialization
- Industrial Organization, Economics of Regulation, Econometrics, International Trade and Finance
- Professional Experience
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- 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.
- Mar. 2018 ~ present
- Publications : Papers
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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).
- "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.
- "Chaebol Regulations and Aggregate Concentration in Korea," The Korean Journal of Industrial Organization, Sep. 2003, Vol.11, No.3, pp.1~35.
- "Business Groups in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan: A Comparison," Research in Asian Economic Studies, Vol. 8, JAI Press Inc., 1998, pp.351~360.
- "Factor Demand and Production Technology in Korean and Taiwanese Manufacturing," Korea Economic Development, ed. Jene K. Kwon, Greenwood Press, 1990, pp.107~181.
- "Factor Demands, Adjustment Costs and Regulation," Applied Economics, 18-06, Jun. 1986, pp.631~643.
- Dissertation
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"An Empirical Study of Interrelated Factor Demand Models in the Regulated Firm“ Adviser : Dr. Edward C. Kokkelenberg
- Masters Thesis
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"Estimating Elasticities of Substitution in U.S. Railroads, 1951-1974“ Adviser : Dr. Richard Boyce