I don’t follow the path. I create it.
I don’t follow the path. I create it.
Major Fields of Interest
International trade, demographic change and economic growth, with particular emphasis on policy impacts, fiscal sustainability, and industrial competitiveness. Additional expertise includes financial market volatility, and institutional quality, applied across global and regional contexts.
Academic Experiences
March 1981
Busan National University at Busan, Korea
February 1985
B.A. in Mathematics at Busan National University
March 2004
Master Program in Graduate school of
International studies of the Sogang University in Seoul, Korea
August 2010
M.A. in International Studies at the Graduate school of International Studies of Sogang University.
February 2014
Ph.D. in International Studies at the Graduate school of International Studies of Sogang University,
Title – “An International Comparison of Major Airlines’ Efficiency and Competitiveness”
Chairperson – Professor Se-Young Ahn
2022 June- present
Adjunct professor, JCU Singapore Academic Division/School of Social & Health Science, James Cook University, Singapore,
2015 - Present
Adjunct professor at Graduate school of Sogang University at Seoul, Korea, Teaching econometrics and data analysis, Non-tariff measures, International Business, Multinational corporation, Digital trade
2014 Mar- 2018 Mar
Visiting professor at the Economic department of Kung Hee University at Seoul, Korea, Teaching microeconomics, Economy analysis, and International Economics
2017 Mar- 2017 Jun
Visiting professor at the Graduate school of Dongkuk University at
Seoul, Korea, teaching international trade
2017 Mar- 2018
Visiting professor at Graduate school of Korean Foreign University at Seoul, Korea, teaching international Business
Working experience
1991- 2008
General manager of Corporate Strategy, Department of Korean Air
1990-1991
Training Center of Asiana Airlines
1985-1990
In-flight Service, Department of Cathay Pacific Airways in Hong Kong
Fellowship
2025 March - Present
Chief editor of "Journal of Economic integration."
2025 July - Present
Editorial Board Member "Edelweiss Applied Science and Technology "
2024 Jan - Present
Guest Editor of Special Issue "Development Economics and Sustainable Economic Growth ". Sustainability
2023 Jan - Present
Editorial Board of the Journal of Tropical Futures https://journals.sagepub.com/description/JTF
2022 March - 2023. Sep
Guest Editor of Special Issue "Economic Sustainability of the Economy", Sustainability
2020 June-Present
Associate Editor of Industrial Policy
2019 March-Present
Research fellows of the Research Center for East Asia Macro-economic Studies, University of Hagen, 58093 Hagen (Germany)
2017 March-Present
Researcher, Centre for International Trade and Business in Asia, James Cook University, Singapore
2017 September - 2018 March
Researcher, Center for Research on Innovation and Competition(CRIC), Sogang University
2016 March- Present
Senior Researcher, World Trade Institute of Sogang University
2014 March-2017 August
Senior researche , IIAS Sogang GSIS
2014 -Present
Consultant researchers of Asian Development Bank, Philippine
<Projects Participated in Asian Development Bank>
TA 6711: Digital Entrepreneurship in Asia for Economic Resilience and Post-Pandemic Recovery – Implementing Singapore's AI Governance Model Framework Across ASEAN Countries (Sep, 2024)
TA-6711 REG: Digital Entrepreneurship in Asia for Economic Resilience and Post-Pandemic Recovery - Expert on Macroeconomics and Digital Economies (54301-001) (Sep 12-Nov 30, 2023)
TA-6711 REG: Digital Entrepreneurship in Asia for Economic Resilience and Post-Pandemic Recovery - Expert on Development Economics (54301-001) (June 27-AUG 20, 2023)
181136-01TA-6711 REG: Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain Management of the Automotive Industry and International Trade (54301-001) (25 Aug-22~28-Aug-22)
178651-01TA-6711 REG: Digital technology and sustainable development: analytical literature review (54301-001) (06-May-22~09-May-22)
177228-01TA-6711 REG: Conceptual note on information and communication technology (ICT) and economic resilience (54301-001)(10-Mar-22,11-Mar-22)
171982-01SC 117420 REG: Entrepreneurship for Economic Growth and Development(26-Aug-21~30-Aug-21)
170673-01TA-6711 REG: Digital Entrepreneurship in Asia for Economic Resilience and Post-Pandemic Recovery (54301-001)(06-Jul-21~07-Jul-21)
165269-01SC 115932 REG: Research Notes on Determinants of Population Aging, and ICT and Economic Resilience (27-Nov-20~30-Nov-20)
164237-01: TA-9404 REG: Development of Asian Bond Markets through AsianBondsOnline (50405-001)(26-Oct-20~26-Oct-20)
163749: TA-9404 REG: Development of Asian Bond Markets through AsianBondsOnline (50405-001)(12-Oct-20~14-Oct-20)
153139-01: TA-9629 REG: ADO 2020 Theme Chapter on Innovation: Bottom of Pyramid Innovation in Asia and Role of Government R&D in Fostering Innovation in Asia (52216-002) (22-Jul-19~22-Jul-19)
153139: TA-9629 REG: ADO 2020 Theme Chapter on Innovation: Bottom of Pyramid Innovation in Asia and Role of Government R&D in Fostering Innovation in Asia (52216-002)(15-Jul-19~18-Jul-19)
143342-01: TA-8815 REG: Five Decades of Asian Development (48375-001)(25-May-18~28-May-18)
112408: TA-8444 REG: Asian Development Outlook 2014 (47079-001)(10-Jan-14~16-Jan-14)
Awards
Excellent Researcher in 2022 from Sejong university
http://www.sejongpr.ac.kr/sejongnewspaperview.do?boardType=2&pkid=41420
http://www.sejongpr.ac.kr/sejongnewspaperview.do?boardType=6&pkid=63881