The annual meeting of KAEA will be held in New Orleans on January 4-6, 2008. You can see the program at ASSA/KAEA Program. The KAEA invites all members to the dinner reception on Saturday and to the breakfast on Sunday.

Papers that will be presented at the Panel Discussion on Korean Economy on Sunday, January 6, are linked below:

The nominating committee (Suk H. Kim (chair), Semoon Chang, Bong Joon Yoon) selected following members for the positions in EC and AB:

Time Table: Alternative candidates may be submitted to the Nominating Committee by 3% or more of eligible members within 10 days of this announcement, i.e., by October 27, 2007. Ballots will be mailed out to eligible voters a few days after the closing of nomination process. Ballots must be received by the teller within 30 days of mailing ballots. See previous newsletter for more details.

Professor Young Back Choi asked to psot the following announcement:

The Journal of Institution and Economics (JI&E) is a peer-reviewed, bi-annual journal dedicated to the study of the role of institutions in economic life. The JI&E is an inter-disciplinary journal that welcomes submissions from all disciplines and schools of thought that can contribute to the understanding of the features, development, and functions of real world economic institutions and organizations. The deadline for the inaugural issue is July 15, 2008. Submit manuscripts either to Prof. Haksoo Ko, editor, the Journal of Institution and Economics, College of Law, Seoul National University, 599 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-743, Korea, e-mail: hsk@snu.ac.kr, or to Prof. Young Back Choi, co-editor, the Journal of Institution and Economics, Department of Economics and Finance, St. John's University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, NY 11439, USA, e-mail: choiyb@stjohns.edu. Instruction to authors is available from the editors. (posted on 12/03)

Travel Support for Korean Ph.D. Students in Economics

The KAEA is very pleased to announce the list of eighteen Korean doctoral students who will receive the travel support from the KAEA in the amount of $300.

Note: The student should pick up the check in person at the New Orleans meeting in January 2008. Specific time and place for the pick-up will be e-mailed to each of the recipients by December 20, 2007. Any inquiries should be directed to Professor Bang Nam Jeon, Chair, The Student Travel Support Scholarship Committee, at jeonbana@drexel.edu

The award selection committee chaired by Tai-Yeong Chung with members Yeon-Koo Che and Hyungsik Moon selected the following members as the winners of the awards:

The two KAEA sessions at the SEA conference were well attended. Mr. Lister of KEI did an excellent work in charing the two sessions. We had a several attendees from Sungkyunkwan University. Professor Kim In-Chul from Korea and Professor Kim Youn Suk of New Jersey came to New Orleans only to attend our sessions. We had a Dutch-treat dinner in the evening. Next year, Dr. Yoon promised to bring Professor Buchanan to KAEA session.

Professor Semoon Chang has organized two sessions at the Southern Economic Association meeting in New Orleans. The two sessions are:

Monday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. KAEA Session 16A
Issues on the South Korean Economy

Session Chair: James M. Lister, Korea Economic Institute

Presenters and Discussants:

Inchul Kim, Sung Kyun Kwan University, "The Convergence of Currency Regimes in East Asia"
Discussant: Sung Y. Kwack, Howard University

Sung Y. Kwack, Howard University, Young Sun Lee, Yonsei University, Heeseon Choi, Korea Institute of Technology and Trade, "Gender Earning Gaps and Return to Schooling in Korea"
Discussant: Yong J. Yoon, George Mason University

Bun Song Lee, Northwestern State University, Young Hyun Kim, Daegu and Kyungbuk Development Institute, Sun Eae Chun, Chung-Ang University, "An Analysis of the Effects of Korean Governmen's Housing Policies on Prices of Apartments in Seoul: A Hedonic Price Index Approach"
Discussant: Yoonbai Kim, University of Kentucky

Yong J. Yoon, George Mason University, ""Publicness and Smith's Extent of the Market Theorem"
Discussant: Bun Song Lee, Northwestern State University

Monday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. KAEA Session 16B
Issues on the North Korean Economy

Session Chair: James M. Lister, Korea Economic Institute

Presenters and Discussants:

Youn Suk Kim, Kean University, "Prospects for the North Korean Economy"
Discussant: Semoon Chang, University of South Alabama

Yong J. Yoon, George Mason University, "Human Disaster in the Maximalist State"
Discussant: Youn Suk Kim, Kean University

Semoon Chang, University of South Alabama, "Patterns of North Korea?s Global Trade"
Discussant: Sun Eae Chun, Chung-Ang University

Patara Thumrongvit, University of Kentucky, Yoonbai Kim, University of Kentucky, "Financial Development and Economic Growth"
Discussant: Inchul Kim, Sung Kyun Kwan University