Seung Mo Choi
Last Updated: November 20, 2012Seung Mo Choi is an Economist at the IMF Institute for Capacity Development. His research areas include Finance (Asset Pricing), Economic Growth, and Money and Banking. Prior to joining the IMF in 2012, he had worked as an Assistant Professor of Economics at Washington State University since 2008. He obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Economics from Seoul National University. He is a Korean national.
Email: schoi@imf.org
Personal WebPage: http://user.chol.com/~estudiar/English/
Education:
2002 – 2008: Ph.D. in Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. (Committee Chair: Robert E. Lucas, Jr.)
2002 – 2003: M.A. in Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
1995 – 1999: B.A. in Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Previous Experience:
2008 – 2012: Assistant Professor, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
Awards and Honors:
2010 – 2011: Washington State University Seed Grant.
2007 – 2008: Esther and T.W. Schultz Dissertation Fellowship, University of Chicago.
2006: Doolittle-Harrison Fellowship, University of Chicago.
2004: Martin and Margaret Lee Prize (for the performance in Money and Banking Preliminary Exam), University of Chicago, 2004.
2002 – 2007: Doctoral Study Abroad Scholarship, Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies.
1997 – 1999: Undergraduate College Student Scholarship, Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies.
Other Professional Positions:
2012 – now: Adjunct Professor, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
2012 (summer): Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
2011 (summer): Visiting Scholar, School of International Studies, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
2005 – 2008: Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
2004 (summer): Intern, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines.
Teaching:
For IMF staffs and the officials of the IMF’s member countries: Macro Diagnostics (2012), Financial Programming (2013).
Ph.D. level: Macro (WSU, 2009-12), Finance (Liaoning U., 2011).
Undergraduate level: Intermediate Macro (U. of Chicago, 2005-08), Money and Banking (WSU, 2008-11), Development (WSU, 2009-11).
Journal Articles
Choi, Seung Mo, and Hwagyun Kim (2012), “Momentum Effect as Part of a Market Equilibrium,” Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming.
St. Brown, Max, Seung Mo Choi, and Hyung Seok Kim (2012), “Korean Economic Integration: Prospects and Pitfalls,” International Economic Journal, 26(3), 471-485.
Choi, Seung Mo (2011), “How Large Are Learning Externalities?” International Economic Review, 52(4), 1077-1103.
Choi, Seung Mo (2010), “Institutional Foundations for Economic Growth,” Collection of Essays on the Issues of Asia, 8, 25-40.
Seung Mo Choi is an Economist at the IMF Institute for Capacity Development. His research areas include Finance (Asset Pricing), Economic Growth, and Money and Banking. Prior to joining the IMF in 2012, he had worked as an Assistant Professor of Economics at Washington State University since 2008. He obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Economics from Seoul National University. He is a Korean national.
Email: schoi@imf.org
Personal WebPage: http://user.chol.com/~estudiar/English/
Education:
2002 – 2008: Ph.D. in Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. (Committee Chair: Robert E. Lucas, Jr.)
2002 – 2003: M.A. in Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
1995 – 1999: B.A. in Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Previous Experience:
2008 – 2012: Assistant Professor, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
Awards and Honors:
2010 – 2011: Washington State University Seed Grant.
2007 – 2008: Esther and T.W. Schultz Dissertation Fellowship, University of Chicago.
2006: Doolittle-Harrison Fellowship, University of Chicago.
2004: Martin and Margaret Lee Prize (for the performance in Money and Banking Preliminary Exam), University of Chicago, 2004.
2002 – 2007: Doctoral Study Abroad Scholarship, Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies.
1997 – 1999: Undergraduate College Student Scholarship, Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies.
Other Professional Positions:
2012 – now: Adjunct Professor, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
2012 (summer): Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
2011 (summer): Visiting Scholar, School of International Studies, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
2005 – 2008: Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
2004 (summer): Intern, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines.
Teaching:
For IMF staffs and the officials of the IMF’s member countries: Macro Diagnostics (2012), Financial Programming (2013).
Ph.D. level: Macro (WSU, 2009-12), Finance (Liaoning U., 2011).
Undergraduate level: Intermediate Macro (U. of Chicago, 2005-08), Money and Banking (WSU, 2008-11), Development (WSU, 2009-11).
Journal Articles
Choi, Seung Mo, and Hwagyun Kim (2012), “Momentum Effect as Part of a Market Equilibrium,” Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming.
St. Brown, Max, Seung Mo Choi, and Hyung Seok Kim (2012), “Korean Economic Integration: Prospects and Pitfalls,” International Economic Journal, 26(3), 471-485.
Choi, Seung Mo (2011), “How Large Are Learning Externalities?” International Economic Review, 52(4), 1077-1103.
Choi, Seung Mo (2010), “Institutional Foundations for Economic Growth,” Collection of Essays on the Issues of Asia, 8, 25-40.