YOUNG-HAN KIM

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Name: Young-Han Kim
• Present Position & Affiliation: Full Professor, Department of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University, Myungnyun-dong 53,
• Phone: 82-2-760-0615, Fax: 82-2-744-5717, E-mail: kimyh@skku.edu
• Date of Birth: July 16, 1961
• Citizenship: Korean

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Economics, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, US, June 1997

M.A., Economics, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, US, May 1994

B.A., Philosophy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, February 1985.

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION

International Economics (International Policy Coordination for Financial and Trade Policies, Regional Economic Integration, Regional Integration and Industrial Relocation), Industrial Policies

JOB EXPERIENCE

Full Professor, Dept. of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea, April 2009 - Present

Associate Visiting Professor, Dept. of Economics, University of California, San Diego, August 2007 ~ September 2008.

Associate Professor, Dept. of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea, April 2003 – 2009.

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea, March 2001 -  March 2003.

Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Area Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea, March 1999 - February 2001.

Assistant Professor, Dept. of International Trade, Kangnam University, Korea, Mar. 1998 - Feb. 1999

Chief Researcher, Samsung Economic Research Institute, Seoul, Oct. 1996 - Feb. 1998

Associate Instructor, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1994-1996          

Associate Researcher, Samsung Economic Research Institute, Seoul, 1988- 1992

Researcher, Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (Korean government institute),1987-1988

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Vice President, Korea Association of Trade and Industries Studies, Jan. 2010.1 – present

Economic Policy Adviser to Ministry of Industry and Resources, Jan. 2006 ~Aug. 2008

Secretary General, Asia Pacific Economic Association, Jan. 2005 - present

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN JOURNALS

• "Does cross-border M&A improve merging firms’ domestic performances?" (with S. Son), Journal of Asian Economics 90 (1), 2024, pp. 1- 19.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asieco.2023.101696
• "Welfare effects of introducing quality certification system for developing countries: Evidence from the Chinese experience" (with E. Ha), The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development 32 (7), 2023, pp. 1-18.    https://doi.org/10.1080/09638199.2023.2247492 

• "The impact of macroprudential policy on inequality and implications for inclusive financial stability" (with S. Park), Journal of Banking and Finance 146 (1), 2023, pp. 1-28.   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378426622002965

• "Welfare Implications of Upstream Subsidy in the Presence of Countervailing Duties under Limited Verifiability" (with S. Kim), International Tax and Public Finance 27 (3), 2020, pp. 643-663
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10797-019-09571-8

• "International Policy Coordination for Financial Regime Stability under Cross-border Externalities" (with S. Park), Journal of Banking and Finance 97 (1), 2018, pp. 177-188.
  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378426618302188

• “Optimal Exit Costs of Foreign Direct Investment” (with Jinho Shin), Global Economic Review 46 (4), 2017, pp. 402-421.

• “Is tied aid bad for the recipient countries?” (with Sang-Kee Kim), Economic Modelling 53 (1), 2016, pp. 289-301.

• "Are rules of origin protective measures under preferential trade agreements?" (With Eui-Hyun Ha), Journal of Korea Trade 20 (1), 2016. pp. 22-41.

• “Environmental protection versus incentives for FDI inflows” (with Eun-Mo Yang), International Journal of Economic Studies 4  (1), 2015, pp. 74-96.

• "An Empirical Analysis of the Dynamic Relationship between Exchange Rate Uncertainty and Export in East Asian Countries” (With Eui-Hyun Ha), Journal of Korea Trade 18 (3), 2014. Pp. 22-41.

• "Welfare effects of competition for FDI between technologically asymmetric countries with varying trade costs" (with Kyung Hwangbo ), Economic Modelling 35 (1), 2013 pp. 493-501.

• "When does coordination for free trade regimes fail?" (with Minseong Kim), Economic Modelling 31 (1), 2013 pp. 31-36.

• "The impacts of PTA formation on small economies’ tax competition for FDI inflows " (with Sangkee Kim & Minseong Kim), Economic Modelling 29 (6), 2012. pp. 2734-2743.

• "Welfare Effects of Competitive Lobbying Efforts in International Oligopoly Markets " (with Sangkee Kim), Economic Modelling 29 (3), 2012. pp. 614-620.

• " International policy coordination mechanism with respect to the moral hazards of financial intermediaries." Economic Modelling 28 (3), 2011. pp. 1914-1922.

• “Cross-border M&A vs. greenfield FDI: Economic integration and its welfare impact,” Journal of Policy Modeling, 2009, 31 (1), pp. 87-101.

• “Industrial Restructuring Effects of Regional Trade Agreement in the North East Asia,” Journal of Policy Modeling, 2007, 29 (1), pp. 85-100.

• "Optimal Pricing Strategy for Foreign Market Entry: A game theoretic approach," Managerial and Decision Economics 27 (1), 2006, pp.643-653. (with T. Cha)

• “The impacts of regional integration on the international trading system”, Economics Studies, 2006, 15, pp, 156-172.

• "The optimal path of regional economic integration between asymmetric countries in the North East Asia,” Journal of Policy Modeling, 2005, 27 (6), pp.673-687.

• “The Economic Integration in East Asia an d its Impacts on Industrial Restructuring”, The Korean Economic Review 2005, v.21., No.2, pp.237-254.

• "The Optimal Trade Bargaining Strategies in the Negotiation of DDA,” Journal of Policy Modeling, 2004, 26 (1), pp. 65-80.

• “The Impact of Incomplete Information under Bilateral and Multilateral Trade Policy Coordination,” The Korean Economic Review forthcoming issue.

• "International Policy Coordination for Financial Market Stability in the Asian Economies," Applied Economics, 2003, 35 (10), pp. 1123-1132.

• "The Optimal Trade Intervention Timing under Informational Barriers and Imperfect Competition," Journal of Economic Theory and Econometrics, 2003, 8 (1), pp.15-34.

• "Economic Effects of Forming Free Trade Agreement between Technically Asymmetric Countries in Asia and Optimal Government Policies," The Korean Economic Review, 2002, 18 (1). pp.111-128.

• "The Welfare Effects of Forming Free Trade Agreement between Asymmetric Countries in North East Asia," North East Asian Economic Review, 2002, 14 (1), pp.23-50.

• "The Effectiveness of Government Intervention," Public Policy Review, 2001, 10(1) pp.159-175.

• "The Tobin Tax and International Policy Coordination," Journal of International Trade and Industry Studies, 2000, 5(1), pp.131-154.

• "International Policy Coordination to Reduce Financial Volatility in East Asia," Global Economic Review vol. 12., March 2000.

• "Optimal Export Policy in the Presence of Informational Barriers to Entry and Imperfect Competition", (with Horst Raff), Journal of International Economics, August 1999

• "The Welfare Analysis of Trade Policies: The Optimal Government Intervention Timing under Incomplete Information", International Economic Journal vol.13 no.4 1999

• "Optimal Trade Policy under Bertrand Competition and Incomplete Information", Korean Economic Review, July 1999

• "Foreign Market Penetration under Incomplete Information about Product Quality", Korean Economic Review, 1997, vol.13, 47-69.

• "A Strategy for the Foreign Market Penetration under Complete Information" The Korean Economic Review, 1996, vol.12, 47-69

BOOKS PUBLISHED

"The US-China Hegemonic Competition and The Strategic Trade Policies of South Korea" in National Strategies in Complex Crisis  (in Korean), SKKU Publishing Co., 2022.

Making Globalization More Inclusive - Lessons from experience with adjustment policies, WTO (World Trade Organization), 2019, Geneva
(https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/publications_e/makingglobalinc_e.htm)

Sustainable Capitalism and Economic Rationality: Philosophical Reflection of Economic Rationality (in Korean), Park Young Sa, 2014, Seoul

Economic Integration in the East Asian Region from the Perspectives of Spatial Economics (With Paul Krugman), Routledge Publishing Co., 2007.

Korean Economic Policies: International Trade Policies and Development Strategies (In Korean), Park Young Sa, 2005, Seoul

The Changes in International Division of Labor and Korean Economy (In Korean), Minum Sa, 2005, Seoul

The Optimal Policies with respect to Korea-Japan FTA Negotiation (In Korean), Korea Economic Research Institute, 2005, Seoul

The Optimal Negotiation Strategies of Telecommunication Market Liberalization (In Korean), Korea Research Institute of Telecommunication, 2004, Seoul

The Optimal Policies for Foreign Market Penetration of Korean Informational Industries, (In Korean), Korean Information Industry Promotion Agency, 2003, Seoul.

The Industrial Cooperation Mechanism in North East Asia (In Korean), Samsung Economic Research Institute, 2002, Seoul.

The Economic Integration between China, Japan and Korea and its impact on Informational Industry in the Region, (in Korean), Institute of Informational Technology Assessment, 2002, Seoul.

The Optimal Path of Economic Cooperation between Korea and Australia, (In Korean), The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2001, Seoul.

Analysis of Mexican Financial Crisis in 1994 and its implication on Asian Economy, (with Teawhan Kim in Korean), Samsung Economic Research Institute, November 1998, Seoul.

Liquidity Crisis and Korean Economy, (in Korean), Seohae Munjip Publishing Co., January 1998, Seoul.

Regional Economic Integration and Korean Economy, (in Korean), Samsung Economic Research Institute, June 1997, Seoul

The Financial Crisis and Trade Payment System of East European Countries, (in Korean), Samsung Economic Research Institute, May 1992, Seoul

The Russian Trade Liberalization Policy and its Impact on Foreign Market Entry Strategies, (in Korean), Samsung Economic Research Institute, 1992, Seoul.

The Structure of the Polish Economic Transition; the Implication to the Market Entry Strategies, Samsung Economic Institute, 1991, Seoul.

INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATION

Presented a paper “Asian economic integration and its structural issues”, at 6^th Annual International Conference on Economic Freedom at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on September 13, 2006.

Presented a paper on “ Economic Integration and FDI mode” at 7^th International Conference of ETSG at Vienna, Austria on September 7, 2006

Presented a paper on “FTAs in East Asia and Technology Asymmetry” at 6^th International Conference of European Trade Study Group at Dublin, Ireland on September 5, 2005

Presented 15 papers on International trade policy issues at international conferences since 1992.