Curriculum Vitae
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Education
Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, 2023
University of Connecticut
Dissertation Title: "Economic Integration, Trade, and Capital Flows in the Agri-Food Industry"
M.S. in Management Engineering, 2013
KAIST College of Business
Thesis Title: "Foreign Direct Investment and R&D Spillovers"
B.A. in Economics, 2010
University of Rochester
Employment History
Assistant Research Professor (2023.08-Current)
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Adjunct Professor (2022.01-2023.05)
Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
Futures and Options Analyst (2016.02-2016.09)
Macquarie Group, Seoul, South Korea
Commodity Market Analyst (2013.03-2016.01)
Korea Investment and Securities, Seoul, South Korea
Publications
"The Impact of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on Grain and Oilseed Trade." (2022) Agribusiness. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21794
“The Linder Hypothesis for Foreign Direct Investment Revisited.” (2024) Review of International Economics. https://doi.org/10.1111/roie.12758
“Deep Trade Agreements and Agri-Food Global Value Chain Integration.” (Accepted) Food Policy
Working Papers
Submitted/Under Review
"Preferential Trading in Agriculture: New Insights from a Structural Gravity Analysis and Machine Learning." (Job Market Paper, Submitted, American Journal of Agricultural Economics) Link
“What Matters for Agricultural Trade? Assessing the Role of Trade Deal Provisions using Machine Learning.” (R&R, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy) Link
“Rising Protectionism and Foreign Direct Investment.” (R&R, Review of World Economics) Link
In Progress
“Spillover Effects of Foreign Direct Investment in the U.S. Labor Market.” (Presented at 2021 AAEA Annual Meeting and 2021 NAREA Annual Meeting)
“Taste Similarity and Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from the Food and Beverage Industry.” (Presented at 2021 AAEA Annual Meeting and 2021 IATRC Annual Meeting)
“Multilateral Economic Integration and Agri-Food Global Value Chains.” (Presented at 2023 IATRC Annual Meeting)
"Foreign Trade Shocks and U.S. Farm Income." (Presented at 2023 AAEA Annual Meeting)
Research Grants
"Measuring the Impact of Foreign Trade Shocks on Agriculture in the United States," NIFA-AFRI-2021-67034-34972, PI, Amount: USD 180,000. (Awarded: 2021 - 2024) Link
"Preferential Trade Access and U.S. Integration in Agri-Food Global Value Chains," Proposal No. NIFA-AFRI-2023-09768, PI, Amount: USD 225,000. (Under Review)
"Assessing the Impact of Trade Cost Shocks on Agri-Food Global Value Chain Integration," Opportunity No. NIFA-AFRI-009755, Co-PI, Amount: USD 800,000. (Under Review)
Teaching Experiences
Principles of Macroeconomics - ECO100, Southern Connecticut State University (2022 Spring)
Applied Business Statistics - ECO270, Southern Connecticut State University (2023 Spring)