Ewha Womans University Scranton College

International Studies

Professors

Jai S. Mah

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  • [Profile]
    Jai S. Mah is an economist, specializing in international economics and economic development. His current research interests lay in the World Trade Organization (WTO) system, international trade policy, foreign investment and economic development of East Asia. He received his B.A. from Seoul National University, and Ph.D. from Brown University. He taught at Dankook University (1988-1994, 1997-2004) and worked as an economist at the WTO Secretariat (1995-1996).
    
    [Education]
    Ph.D. Brown University, Economics (1988)
    B.A. Seoul National University, International Trade (1982)
    
    [Selected publication]
    'Neo-liberal Reform and Bipolarization of Income', Journal of Contemporary Asia, May 2011 (co-authored with Juyoung Park).
    'Government-led Export Promotion in Light of Distributional Fairness in the Global Trading System', Journal of Economic Issues, December 2010.
    'Foreign Direct Investment Inflows and Economic Growth: The Case of Korea', Review of Development Economics, November 2010.
    'R&D Policies and the Development of Technology Intensive Industries of China', Journal of Contemporary Asia, May 2009 (co-authored with Minjeong Kim).
    'The Development of Technology Intensive Industries of Korea', Journal of Contemporary Asia, August 2007 (co-authored with Hyeon-ju Ahn).
    'Industrial Policy and Economic Development: The experience of Korea', Journal of Economic Issues, March 2007.
    'Patterns of South Korea’s Foreign Direct Investment Flows into China', Asian Survey, December 2006 (co-authored with Eun Mee Kim).
    'Antidumping Duties and Macroeconomic Variables: The Case of Korea', Journal of Policy Modeling, February 2006, (co-authored with Yong Dae Kim).
    'The Japanese Export Insurance Arrangements: Subsidisation or Promotion?', The World Economy, February 2005 (co-authored with Chris Milner).
    'Institutional Changes and Antidumping Decisions', Journal of Policy Modeling, September 2003 (co-authored with Kyung-Ho Lee).
    'Regulatory Lessons from the South Korean Currency Crisis: Comment on Zalewski', Journal of Economic Issues, September 2002.
    'The Korean Export Insurance System: Its Implications in the Global Trading System', Journal of World Trade, August 2001 (co-authored with Yunah Song).
    'Macroeconomic Determinants of the Antidumping Decisions in the USA', Applied Economics, October 2000.
    'The United States'' Antidumping Decisions against the Northeast Asian Dynamic Economies', The World Economy, May 2000.
    'Core Labor Standards and Export Performance in Developing Countries', The World Economy, September 1997.
    
    [Teaching interests]
    International Trade and Investment
    International Trade Policy
    Macroeconomics
    Trade and Development