Vol. XXIII, No. 2, April-June, 2007


Conferences
Schedule GRI WEAI KDI

Summary of Conference Information

Summary of Conference Information

See January-March NewsLetter for the details
Conference Date  Submission Deadline Submit to
KEIEarly AprilMarch 7Yong H. Kim, yong.kim@uc.edu
GRIJune 1April 15Sunwoong Kim, kim@uwm.edu
KIFMay 28March 31Sunwoong Kim, kim@uwm.edu
WEAIJune 29-July 3February 28Heejoon Kang, kang@indiana.edu
BOKJuly 6April 30Sunwoong Kim, kim@uwm.edu
KDIJuly 9April 30Sunwoong Kim, kim@uwm.edu
SEANovember 19-21March 1Semoon Chang, schang@usouthal.edu
ASSAJanuary 4-6, 2008April 30Sunghyun Kim, Sunghyun.kim@tufts.edu

 
KDI/KAEA

KDI/KAEA Conference

The preliminary program of the KDI/KAEA conference has the following memebers who will present their papers:

Hong Y. Park, "Political-Economy of the Free Trade Agreement"
Jongmoo Jay Choi and Laura H. Carnell, "Foreign Ownership and Corporate Performance"
Yoon K. Choi and Yong H. Kim, "Boundary and Efficiency of Internal Capital Markets and Organizational Structure in Spin-offs: Control vs. Focus"
Yanggyu Byun and Haeshin Hwang, "Effects of Sectoral Shifts on Average Duration of Unemployment"
Tae-Hwy Lee, "Dynamics of Inflation Rate: Comparison of New Keynesian Models via Simulated Density"
Junsoo Lee, Walter Enders and Mark C. Strazicich, "New Threshold Cointegration Tests and the Taylor Rule"
Yeomin Yoon and Robert W. McGee, "Public Finance, Ethics and Tax Evasion: A Comparative Study of China, Japan and Korea"
Sunghyun H. Kim, "Welfare Effects of Tax Reform: Case of Korea"
Kee H. Chung, Jangkoo Kang and Joon-Seok Kim, "Tick size, Market structure, and Trading Costs"
Byung-Joo Lee, "Uncovered Interest Parity Puzzle: Cross-sectional and Time-series Analysis"

See the entire KDI/KAEA PROGRAM.


 
GRI/KAEA

GRI/KAEA Conference

In addition to the president Yong H. Kim and vice president Sunwoong Kim, following members will participate in the GRI conference as a presenter or a discussant:

Presenters:

Chang, Semoon, "Structural changes in the Globalized Economy and Economic Growth of Korea"
Kim, Suk H., "The Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, Kaesung Industrial Complex, and GyeongGi Province"
Schlossstein, Dominik, "GyeongGi-Do's Regional Innovation System: International comparison and policy implications"
Yuhn, Kyhyang, "The spatial Density of Production Activity and Productivity Differentials across Regions of Korea"
Woo, Jaejoon, "Total Factor Productivity Growth and Technological Diffusion through Foreign Direct Investment and Imported Capital"

Discussants: Yoon, Yong Joon and Glasure, Yong U.

See the entire PROGRAM.


 
WEAI

2007 WEAI-KAEA-KEA meeting

There are two back to back joint sessions this year. Session 172 is from 2:30 to 4:15 pm and Session 199 is from 4:30 to 6:15 pm, both on Monday, July 2. Papers for each session are

Session 172
Session Chair: Yong H. Kim, University of Cincinnati

Won W. Koo, North Dakota State University, "The Impact of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement on the Korean Economy: A General Equilibrium Approach"
Younghwan Song, Union College, "Time Preference and Time Use: Do Smokers Exercise Less?"
Hyeon-seung Huh, Yonsei University and Kyung Lee Nam, Yonsei University, "Nonlinear Phillips Curve, NAIRU and Monetary Policy Rules" Presenter: Nam Kyung Lee

Session 199
Session Chair: Young Sun Lee, Yonsei University

Joon-Woo Nahm, Sogang University, "Shrinking Middle Class and Income Distribution of Korea: 1995-2005"
Byung Hee Soh, Kookmin University, "Industrial Policy and Rent-Seeking During the Developing Years in Korea"
Jae Young Kim, Seoul National University, "Coupling and Decoupling Currencies"
Jin Hwa Jung, Seoul National University, Kang-Shik Choi, Yonsei University, and Eun Young Shim, Yonsei University, "Gender Discrimination: The Self-employed vs. Wage Earners" Presenter: Eun Young Shim

The registration fee for WEAI members is $145 and that for nonmembers is $215. Since the sessions are organized by the KAEA, you can register by paying $145, even if you are not a WEAI member. It applies to all KAEA and KEA members who attend the conference. However, the deadline for you to take advantage of this opportunity is April 15, 2007. Please contact Professor Heejoon Kang (kang@indiana.edu) if you are planning to attend the WEAI conference.