Inkoo Lee

Professor of Economics

Department of Global Commerce

College of Economics and International Commerce

Soongsil University (숭실대학교 글로벌통상학과)

369 Sangdo-Ro, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul 06978, Republic of Korea

Phone : +82 2 820 0573 Fax : + 82 2 824 4384 Email : iklee1120@ssu.ac.kr

Education

Ph.D. in Economics, Vanderbilt University (Advisor: Mario J. Crucini)

M.A. in Economics, Sogang University

B.A. in Economics, Sogang University

Employment

Sep. 2019 - Present Professor, Department of Global Commerce, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea

Mar. 2014 - Aug. 2019 Associate Professor, Department of Global Commerce, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea

Sep. 2009 - Feb. 2014 Assistant Professor, Department of Global Commerce, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea

Sep. 2005 - Aug. 2009 Research Fellow, Department of International Macroeconomics and Finance, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), Seoul, Korea

Field of Interest

International Finance, Open Economy Macroeconomics

Research

Publications in International Peer-Reviewed Journals (SSCI)

• 1. "Non-linearities in International Prices," (with S. Park and M. Zachariadis), Canadian Journal of Economics, forthcoming.

  2. "Explaining Time Variation in Geographic Price Dispersion," (with D. G. De Silva and S. Lee), Applied Economics, 51(42), 2019, pp. 29-41.

  3. "The Law of One Price Revisited: How Do Goods Market Frictions Generate Large and Volatile Price Deviations?," (with S. Park), Journal of Macroeconomics, 46, December 2015, pp. 71-80.

  4. "Measuring Trade Costs Using Relative Prices: The Role of Location and Goods Characteristics," (with I. Huh), Singapore Economic Review, 59(5), December 2014, pp. 1450041-1-10.

  5. "Productivity and Consumption Home Bias with Goods Market Frictions," Economic Modelling, 41, August 2014, pp. 316-318.

  6. "Transport Cost, Relative Price, and International Risk Sharing," Journal of Korea Trade, 15(2), May 2011, pp 43-54.

  7. "Geographic Price Dispersion in Retail Markets: Evidence from Micro-Data," Journal of Macroeconomics, 32(4), December 2010, pp. 1169-1177.

  8. "Real Exchange Rate Dynamics in the Presence of Non-traded Goods and Transaction Costs," (with J. Shin), Economics Letters, 106(3), March 2010, pp. 216-218.

  9. "Goods Market Arbitrage and Real Exchange Rate Volatility," Journal of Macroeconomics, 30, September 2008, pp. 1029-1042.

  10. "Financial Liberalization, Crises, and Economic Growth," (with J. Shin), Asian Economic Papers, 7(1). Winter 2008, pp. 106-115.

Publications in Korean Journals (KCI)

• • "원유가격이 국가 간 가격분산에 미치는 영향에 대한 실증 연구," 무역학회지, 43(2), 2018년 4월, 69-86.

  • "국내 도시 간 가격분산을 통해 살펴본 일물일가법칙의 이탈 요인," (E. Brown과 공저), 동북아경제연구, 28(1), 2016년, 39-68.

  • "On the Determinants of Price Dispersion in Asia," 무역학회지, 39(2), 2014년 4월, 139-151.

  • "Explaining Home Bias in Trade: The Role of Time Costs," East Asia Economic Review. 14(2), December 2010, pp. 3-19.

Work in Progress

• • "Effects of a Third Country's Tariffs on Bilateral Trade" (with D. G. De Silva, S. Lee, and M. Zanardi).

  • "Revisiting the International Consumption Risk Sharing Puzzle"

  • "Measuring Time Costs for Shopping" (with D. G. De Silva and S. Lee)