Dongin Kim

Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics

North Dakota State University

Welcome! I am an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics at North Dakota State University. My research and teaching focus on international trade and agricultural economics. Current research includes various inquiries about how rapidly evolving global policies and international relations affect agricultural trade and value chains. I utilize big data analytics and applied economics in both my research and teaching to uncover insights into economic trends, inform policy decisions, and prepare students for the complexities of the global economy.

Research Interests

Education

University of Connecticut 

KAIST College of Business

University of Rochester 

Recent Publications

Deep Trade Agreements and Agri-Food Global Value Chain Integration

This paper examines the impact of deep trade agreements on agri-food global value chains (GVCs). Our theory-consistent gravity estimates underscore that those trade deals benefit forward more than backward agri-food GVC integration.

Food Policy (2024) Accepted

The Linder Hypothesis for Foreign Direct Investment Revisited

This article revisits the Linder hypothesis for foreign direct investment. We relate to the theoretical work of Fajgelbaum, Grossman, and Helpman (2015) to explain industry differences in the relationship between income similarity and foreign direct investment.

Review of International Economics (2024) http://doi.org/10.1111/roie.12758

The Impact of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on Grain and Oilseed Trade

This paper provides an ex-post impact assessment of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on international grain and oilseed trade. We use a commodity-level empirical model to assess the counterfactual trade effects and evaluate the region-specific global trade reallocation effects.

Agribusiness (2022) https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21794