Contact Information

• • Address: 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, 214 Life Science Building (East), Department of Food and Resource Economics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea

  • Phone: +82-2-3290-4621

  • Email: dhsuh@korea.ac.kr

Education

• • Ph.D. University of Florida

  • M.A. University of California - Irvine

  • B.A. Korea University

Selected Publication

• • Xie, J.Y. and D.H. Suh. 2024. "Examining the Dynamic Effects of the Growing Elderly Population and Single-Person Households on Residential Electricity Demand in China." Asian Population Studies. In Press. [SSCI]

  • Kang, H. and D.H. Suh. 2024. "A Dynamic Panel Approach to Examining the Effects of Local Fiscal Expenditures on Water Quality." Environmental and Resource Economics Review. In Press. [KCI]

  • Oh, J. and D.H. Suh. 2024. "Exploring the Import Allocation of Wood Pellets: Insights from Price and Policy Influences under the Renewable Portfolio Standard." Forest Policy and Economics 161: 103180. [SSCI]

  • Chung, D.H. and D.H. Suh. 2023. "Exploring the Nonlinear Relationship between Cereal Self-Sufficiency and Economic Growth: Implications for Sustainable Food Security." Korean Journal of Agricultural Economics 64(4): 175-192. [KCI]

  • Kang, H. and D.H. Suh. 2023. "Interfuel Substitution and Carbon Dioxide Emission in the Transportation Sector: Roles of Biodiesel Blended Fuels." Environmental and Resource Economics Review 32(1): 27-46. (2023 KREA Neulpureun Academic Award) [KCI]

  • Jeong, H. and D.H. Suh. 2022. "Examining the Dynamic Effects of Eco-Innovation on the Exports of Environmentally-Friendly Products." Environmental and Resource Economics Review 31(4): 481-503. (2023 KEEA Best Paper Award) [KCI]

  • Kang, H. and D.H. Suh. 2022. "Examining the Greenhouse Gas Emission Efficiency of the Food and Beverage Industry." Journal of Rural Development 45(1): 63-83. [KCI]

  • Kang, H. and D.H. Suh. 2021. "The Determinants of Fishery Income: Accounting for the Quantile Effects of Fishery Subsidies." Ocean Policy Research 36(2): 87-110. [KCI]

  • Suh, D.H. 2021. "Exploring the U.S. Mining Industry's Demand System for Production Factors: Implications for Economic Sustainability." Resources Policy 74: 101214. [SSCI]

  • Suh, D.H. 2021. "Linkages between Household Budget Allocations and Welfare Changes: Implications of Habit Formation and Price Effects." Korean Journal of Agricultural Economics 62(3): 201-220. [KCI]

  • Moss, C.B. and D.H. Suh. 2020. "Effect of Compliance Cost on the Supply of Bank Credit to Agriculture: A Differential Approach." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 102(2): 713-726. [SSCI]

  • Suh, D.H. 2019. "Examining the Effect of Corn Price Risk on Import Source Diversification." Journal of Rural Development 42(Special Issue): 1-18. [KCI]

  • Khachatryan, H., D.H. Suh, W. Xu, P. Useche, and M. Dukes. 2019. "Towards Sustainable Water Management: Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Smart Landscape Irrigation Technologies." Land Use Policy 85: 33-41. [SSCI]

  • Suh, D.H. 2019. "Interfuel Substitution Effects of Biofuel Use on Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Evidence from the Transportation Sector." Applied Economics 51(31): 3413-3422. [SSCI]

  • Wu, F., Z. Guan, and D.H. Suh. 2018. "The Effects of Tomato Suspension Agreements on Market Price Dynamics and Farm Revenue." Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 40(2): 316-332. (2019 AAEA SCE Award for Professional Excellence)  [SSCI] 

  • Suh, D.H. 2018. "A Spatial Panel Approach to Estimating Corn Yields: Implications for U.S. Ethanol Availability." Korean Journal of Agricultural Economics 59(1): 81-96. [KCI]

  • Suh, D.H. and C.B. Moss. 2018. "Examining Crop Price Effects on Production Decision and Resource Allocation: An Ex-Ante Approach." Applied Economics 50(26): 2909-2919. [SSCI]

  • Suh, D.H., Z. Guan, and H. Khachatryan. 2017. "The Impact of Mexican Competition on the U.S. Strawberry Industry." International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 20(4): 575-590. [SCIE]

  • Khachatryan, H., D.H. Suh, G. Zhou, and M. Dukes. 2017. "Sustainable Urban Landscaping: Consumer Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Turfgrass Fertilizers." Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 65(3): 385-407. [SSCI]

  • Suh, D.H. and C.B. Moss. 2017. "Decompositions of Corn Price Effects: Implications for Feed Grain Demand and Livestock Supply." Agricultural Economics 48(4): 491-500. [SSCI]

  • Suh, D.H. and C.B. Moss. 2017. "Dynamic Adjustment of Ethanol Demand to Crude Oil Prices: Implications for Mandated Ethanol Usage." Empirical Economics 52(4): 1587-1607. [SSCI]

  • Suh, D.H., H. Khachatryan, and Z. Guan. 2016. "Why Do We Adopt Environmentally Friendly Lawn Care? Evidence from Do-It-Yourself Consumers." Applied Economics 48(27): 2550-2561. [SSCI]

  • Suh, D.H. 2016. "Interfuel Substitution and Biomass Use in the U.S. Industrial Sector: A Differential Approach." Energy 102: 24-30. [SCI]

  • Suh, D.H. and C.B. Moss. 2016. "Dynamic Interfeed Substitution: Implications for Incorporating Ethanol Byproducts into Feedlot Rations." Applied Economics 48(20): 1893-1901. [SSCI]

Presentation

• • Kang, H., H. Jeong, and D.H. Suh. "A Study on Renewable Energy Policy and Interfuel Substitution." The 2023 Annual Meeting of the Korean Association of Environmental Economics. Seoul, Republic of Korea. August 2023.

  • Kang, H. and D.H. Suh. "A Dynamic Approach to Examining the Determinants of Food Loss: Implications of Agricultural Subsidy." The 2022 Annual Meeting of the Korean Association of Agricultural and Food Policy. Jeongju-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea. August 2022.

  • Jeong, H. and D.H. Suh. "Does Agricultural Innovation Accelerate Agricultural Export Growth?" The 2022 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Anaheim, California, U.S.A. August 2022.

  • Kang, H. and D.H. Suh. "Examining the Carbon Emission Technical Efficiency: A Stochastic Frontier Approach." The 2022 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Anaheim, California, U.S.A. August 2022.

  • Park, J. and D.H. Suh. "A Dynamic Analysis of Food Waste: Implications for Waste Management of Local Government." The 2022 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Anaheim, California, U.S.A. August 2022.

  • Kang, H. and D.H. Suh. "Examining the Carbon Emission Efficiency in the Agricultural Sector: A Stochastic Frontier Approach” The 2022 Annual Meeting of the Korean Agricultural Economics Association. Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea. July 2022.

  • Kang, H. and D.H. Suh. "A Dynamic Analysis on the Effects of Local Economic Growth and Government Expenditures on Water Quality." The 2022 Korea's Allied Economic Associations Annual Meeting. Seoul, Republic of Korea. February 2022.

  • Park, J. and D.H. Suh. "Analyzing the Determinants of Food Waste: A Dynamic Panel Approach." The 2022 Korea's Allied Economic Associations Annual Meeting. Seoul, Republic of Korea. February 2022.

  • Jeong, H. and D.H. Suh. "Does Eco-Innovation Induce Environmentally Friendly Trade?” The 2022 Korea's Allied Economic Associations Annual Meeting. Seoul, Republic of Korea. February 2022.

  • Xie, J.Y. and D.H. Suh. "The Effects of Economic Growth and Renewable Energy Consumption on Air Quality." The 10th Congress of the Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics. Seoul, Republic of Korea. August 2021.

  • Jeong, H. and D.H. Suh. "Does Eco-Innovation Induce Environmentally-Friendly Trade? Implications for Green Growth." The 10th Congress of the Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics. Seoul, Republic of Korea. August 2021.

  • Kang, H. and D.H. Suh. "Examining the Effects of Local Economic Growth and Government Expenditures on Water Quality." The 10th Congress of the Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics. Seoul, Republic of Korea. August 2021.

  • Park, J. and D.H. Suh. "Managing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions: Implications of Economic Growth and Renewable Energy Consumption." The 10th Congress of the Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics. Seoul, Republic of Korea. August 2021.

  • Xie, J.Y. and D.H. Suh. "The Effects of Household Structure Transition on Residential Electricity Consumption in China." The 10th Congress of the Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics. Seoul, Republic of Korea. August 2021.

  • Kang, H. and D.H. Suh. "Examining the Determinants of Fishery Household Income: A Quantile Regression Approach." The 2021 Annual Meeting of the Korean Association of Agricultural and Food Policy. Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, Republic of Korea. August 2021.

  • Chung, D.H. and D.H. Suh. "Nonlinear Food Self-Sufficiency Dynamics: Implications for Food Security and Economic Growth." The 2021 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Austin, Texas, U.S.A. August 2021.

  • Xie, J.Y. and D.H. Suh. "Examining the Determinants of Air Pollution: Implications of Economic Growth and Renewable Energy Consumption." The 2021 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Austin, Texas, U.S.A. August 2021.

  • Park, J. and D.H. Suh. "Do Economic Growth and Renewable Energy Consumption Affect Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services?" The 2021 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Austin, Texas, U.S.A. August 2021.

  • Chung, D.H. and D.H. Suh. "Food Self-Sufficiency and Economic Growth Nexus: Implications for Food Security." The 2021 Annual Meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association. Irving, Texas, U.S.A. February 2021.

  • Xie, J.Y. and D.H. Suh. "Does Renewable Energy Consumption Improve Air Quality? Evidence from a Panel Approach." The 2021 Annual Meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association. Irving, Texas, U.S.A. February 2021.

  • Suh, D.H. "The Role of Habit Formation in Explaining Consumer Behavior and Welfare." The 2020 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A. August 2020.

  • Moss, C.B. and D.H. Suh. "Effect of Compliance Cost on the Supply of Bank Credit to Agriculture: A Differential Approach." The 2019 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. July 2019.

  • Suh, D.H. "Examining the International Spillovers of U.S. Ethanol Production: Evidence from the Corn-Import Market." The 2019 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. July 2019.

  • Suh, D.H. "A Decomposition of Import Price Risk: Implications for Corn Import Allocation of South Korea." The 2019 Annual Meeting of the Korean Agricultural Economics Association. Jeju-si, Jeju-do, Republic of Korea. July 2019.

  • Jin, G. and D.H. Suh. "Compact City Development and Its Impact on Energy Consumption and Carbon Dioxide Emission." The 2019 Joint Conference of Korean Economic Societies. Seoul, Republic of Korea. February 2019.

  • Suh, D.H. "The International Spillovers of the U.S. Ethanol Policy: Evidence from South Korea’s Corn Imports." The 2018 Korea-Japan-Taiwan International Conference on Agricultural and Resource Economics. Pingtung, Taiwan. July 2018.

  • Suh, D.H. "Examining the Spillover Effects of the U.S. Ethanol Policy on the Import Demand for Grains." The 2018 Annual Meeting of the Korean Agricultural Economics Association. Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea. June 2018.

  • Suh, D.H. "A Spatial Analysis on Corn Production: Implication for Ethanol Sustainability." The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. July 2017.

  • Wu, F., Z. Guan, and D.H. Suh. "The Effects of Tomato Suspension Agreements on Market Price Dynamics." The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. August 2017.

  • Suh, D.H. "Interfuel Substitution and Biofuel Use: Implications for Carbon Dioxide Emissions." The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Korean Agricultural Economics Association. Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea. July 2017.

  • Suh, D.H. "Biofuel Substitution and Carbon Dioxide Emission: Implications for Biofuel Mandate." The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association. Mobile, Alabama, U.S.A. February 2017.

  • Suh, D.H. and C.B. Moss. "Decompositions of Corn Price Effects: Implications for Feed Grain Demand and Livestock Supply." The International Conference on 2016 Global System Risk in Food, Climate Change and Finance. Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. October 2016.

  • Suh, D.H. and C.B. Moss. "Dynamic Adjustment of Ethanol Demand to Crude Oil Prices: Implications for Mandated Ethanol Usage." The 2016 Brain Korea 21 Plus Seminar. Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. September 2016.

  • Suh, D.H., Z. Guan, and F. Wu. "Tomato Production, Trade, and the Impact of the Suspension Agreement." The 2016 Annual Meeting of the Florida Tomato Institute. Naples, Florida, U.S.A. September 2016.

  • Suh, D.H., H. Khachatryan, and Z. Guan. "Why Do We Adopt Environmentally Friendly Lawn Care? Evidence from Do-It-Yourself Consumers." The 2016 Urban Landscape Summit of the UF/IFAS Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology. Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A. March 2016.

  • Suh, D.H., Z. Guan, and H. Khachatryan. "Assessing the Impact of Competition from Mexico on the U.S. Strawberry Industry." The 2015 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. San Francisco, California, U.S.A. July 2015.

  • Suh, D.H. "Identifying Factor Substitution and Energy Intensity in the U.S. Agricultural Sector." The 2015 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. San Francisco, California, U.S.A. July 2015.

  • Suh, D.H., Z. Guan, and H. Khachatryan. "Assessing the Impact of Competition from Mexico on the U.S. Strawberry Industry." Gulf Coast Research and Education Center Seminar. University of Florida. Wimauma, Florida, U.S.A. June 2015.

  • Suh, D.H. and C.B. Moss. "Exploring Agricultural Production Systems: Interactions between Crop and Livestock Sectors." The 2014 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. July 2014.

  • Suh, D.H. "Adjustment of Import Demand for Corn in Mexico: Implications for the U.S. Ethanol Mandate." The 2014 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. July 2014.

  • Suh, D.H. and C.B. Moss. "Dynamic Adjustment of Demand for Distiller's Grain: Implications for Feed and Livestock Markets." The 2014 Annual Meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association. Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. February 2014.

  • Suh, D.H. and C.B. Moss. "Supply Response of Livestock Producer to Corn Price." The 2013 Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Washington, D.C., U.S.A. August 2013.

  • Suh, D.H. "The Dynamic Effects of Ethanol Policy on Interfuel Substitution in the Transportation Sector." Food and Resource Economics Department Seminar. University of Florida. Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A. February 2012.

Teaching 

• • Associate Professor, Korea University, 2020-Present

Advanced Microeconomic Analysis (NRD 507, Doctoral Level)

Applied Production Economics (NRD 671, Master Level)

Sustainable Development (NRD 672, Master Level)

Biotechnology Industry and Market (LESE 324, Undergraduate Level)

Uncertainty in Economics (LESE 313, Undergraduate Level)

Public Economics (LESE 205, Undergraduate Level)

Applied Welfare Economics (LESE 212, Undergraduate Level)

Mathematics for Applied Economics (LESE 155, Undergraduate Level)

• • Assistant Professor, Korea University, 2016-2020

Advanced Microeconomic Analysis (NRD 507, Doctoral Level)

Microeconomic Analysis (NRD 501, Master Level)

Special Topics in Pubic Economics (NRD 625, Master Level)

Biotechnology Industry and Market (LESE 324, Undergraduate Level)

Uncertainty in Economics (LESE 313, Undergraduate Level)

Public Economics (LESE 205, Undergraduate Level)

Intermediate Microeconomics (LESE 209, Undergraduate Level)

Applied Welfare Economics (LESE 212, Undergraduate Level)

Mathematics for Applied Economics (LESE 155, Undergraduate Level)

• • Teaching Assistant, University of Florida, 2010-2014

Agribusiness Management (AEB 3133, Undergraduate Level)

Agricultural Macroeconomics (AEB 3281, Undergraduate Level)

Human Resource Management in Agribusiness (AEB 4424, Undergraduate Level)

Selling Strategically (AEB 3341, Undergraduate Level)

Economic Issues, Food, and You (AEB 2014, Undergraduate Level)

Grant

• • National Research Foundation of Korea, International Fertilizer Price Surge and Its Impact on Import Price Risk, 2024-2025

  • National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, Evaluating the Contribution of National Agricultural Cooperative Federation to Members' Benefits and National Economy, 2023-2024

  • Korea University (KU Research Grant), Energy Efficiency and Conservation for Low-Carbon Lifestyles, 2024

  • Korea Power Exchange, A Study on Operation Standards for BESS Central Contract Market, 2023-2024

  • Korea University (KU Research Grant), Exploring the Import Allocation of Wood Pellets, 2023-2024

  • Korea University (KU Special Grant), Interfuel Substitution and Carbon Dioxide Emission in the Transportation Sector, 2022-2023

  • Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation, Analyzing the Supply-Demand Stabilization Policy for Agricultural Products, 2022-2022

  • Korea Power Exchange, Pricing Ancillary Electric Power Services, 2021-2022

  • Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning, Human Resource Program in Energy Technology, 2020-Present

  • Korea University (KU Future Research Grant), A Study on the Food-Energy-Water Nexus for Sustainable Development, 2020-2021

  • National Research Foundation of Korea, Habit Formation in Consumption and Its Welfare Effects, 2019-2020

  • Korea University (KU Special Grant), Examining the Input and Output Linkages in Agricultural Production Systems, 2019-2020.

  • Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning, A Study on the Electricity Usage Patterns of Residential Consumers according to the Time of Use Rate System, 2018-2021

  • Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, A Feasibility Study of the School Fruit Program, 2018-2019.

  • Korea University (KU Research Grant), Examining the Spillover Effects of Ethanol Prices on the Import Demand for Corn, 2018-2019.

  • Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation, Analyzing the Effectiveness of Policy Funds for Agricultural Exports, 2018.

  • Korea University (KU Research Grant), A Spatial Panel Approach to Estimating Corn Yields: Implications for U.S. Ethanol Availability, 2017-2018.

  • National Research Foundation of Korea (Brain Korea 21 Plus), Global Innovative Human Resource Development Team for the Creative Economy Based on BT, ET plus FT, 2016-2019.

  • National Research Foundation of Korea (Social Science Korea), The Advent of Risk Society and Sustainability, 2016-2017.

  • Korea University (KU Special Grant), An Entropy Approach to Regional Differences in Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Implications for Ethanol Usage, 2016-2017.

Honor and Award

• • KREA Neulpureun Academic Award, Korea Resource Economics Association, 2023

  • KEEA Best Paper Award, Korea Environmental Economics Association, 2023

  • Seoktop Excellence in Teaching Award, Korea University 

Uncertainty in Economics, 2024

Biotechnology Industry and Market, 2021, 2024

Public Economics, 2021

Mathematics for Applied Economics, 2020

• • Outstanding Teaching Award, Korea University

Applied Welfare Economics, 2021, 2022

Biotechnology Industry and Market, 2020

Public Economics, 2019, 2022

Uncertainty in Economics, 2019, 2020, 2021

Mathematics for Applied Economics, 2018, 2022

• • AAEA SCE Award for Professional Excellence, Specialty Crops Economics Section, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 2019

  • AAEA Travel Award for Early Career Professional and Graduate Student, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 2014

  • Max and Annie Langham Travel Award, University of Florida, 2013, 2014

  • Graduate Student Council Travel Award, University of Florida, 2013, 2014

  • Alumni Fellowship and Award, University of Florida, 2010-2014

  • Gamma Sigma Delta, The Honor Society of Agriculture, 2011

  • Teaching Assistantship, Korea University, 2005-2006

  • Academic Honors and Scholarships, Korea University, 2002-2004

Service

• • Member of Committee, The 11th Basic Plan on Electricity Supply and Demand, The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy , 2023-Present

  • Associate Editor, Korean Journal of Agricultural Management and Policy, 2022-2024

  • Member of Directors Board, Korean Agricultural Economics Association, 2022-Present

  • Member of Committee, Electricity Market Reform Commission, Korea Power Exchange, 2021-Present

  • EKAFREE Program Coordinator, EU-Korea Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics Experts Building Projects, 2021-Present

  • Member of Directors Board, Korean Resource Economics Association, 2021-Present

  • Member of Steering Committee, Institute for Continuing Education, 2021-Present

  • Member of Directors Board, Korean Association of Agricultural and Food Policy, 2020-Present

  • Member of Directors Board, Korean Environmental Economics Association, 2019-Present

  • Member of Steering Committee, Institute of Life Science and Natural Resource, 2019-Present

  • Associate Editor, Environmental and Resource Economics Review, 2019-2021

  • Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Rural Development, 2018-2022

  • Member of Editorial Board, Korean Journal of Agricultural Management and Policy, 2018-Present

Professional Society

• • AAEA, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

  • SAEA, Southern Agricultural Economics Association

  • KAEA, Korean Agricultural Economics Association

  • KAAFP, Korean Association of Agricultural and Food Policy

  • KEEA, Korean Environmental Economics Association

  • KREA, Korean Resource Economics Association