Seung Mo Choi
Last Updated: May 24, 2013Seung Mo Choi is an Economist at the IMF Institute for Capacity Development. His research areas include finance, money and banking, and economic growth. He has published in economics and finance journals such as International Economic Review and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. His work has been featured in Reuters and elsewhere. Prior to joining the IMF in 2012, he had worked as an Assistant Professor at Washington State University since 2008. He obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Seoul National University. He is a Korean national.
Email: schoi@imf.org
Personal WebPage: http://EconomicsCartoons.com
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.
Current Position:
2012 – now: Economist, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC, USA.
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.
2001 – 2002: Research Assistant, Korea Fixed Income Research Institute, Seoul, Korea.
Seminar Presentation:
International Monetary Fund (2011, 2012), University of Washington (2010), University of Tokyo (2012), Singapore Management University (2013), Seoul National University (2010), Seoul National University - College of Business (2011), Sogang University (2010), Konkuk University (2011), Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (2013).
Teaching:
Two-week or four-week training courses for the officials of the IMF’s member countries: Financial Market Analysis (2013), Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies (2013), Financial Programming with Thailand Case Study (2013), Financial Programming with Turkey Case Study (2013), Macroeconomic Diagnostics (2012).
Ph.D.-level courses: First-Year Macroeconomics, emphasizing Growth and Asset Pricing (Washington State University, 2009-2012), Finance (Liaoning University, 2011).
Undergraduate courses: Money and Banking (Washington State University, 2008-2011), Economic Development (Washington State University, 2009-2011), Intermediate Macroeconomics (University of Chicago, 2005-2008).
Journal Articles
Choi, Seung Mo, and Hwagyun Kim (2013), “Momentum Effect as Part of a Market Equilibrium,” Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming.
Choi, Seung Mo, Daniel Toro González, and Peter Gray (2013), “International Technology Adoption, R&D, and Economic Growth,” B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics (Contributions), 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. (Keynote Speech, Northeast Asia Forum 2010, organized by the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies and Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.)
Seung Mo Choi is an Economist at the IMF Institute for Capacity Development. His research areas include finance, money and banking, and economic growth. He has published in economics and finance journals such as International Economic Review and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. His work has been featured in Reuters and elsewhere. Prior to joining the IMF in 2012, he had worked as an Assistant Professor at Washington State University since 2008. He obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Seoul National University. He is a Korean national.
Email: schoi@imf.org
Personal WebPage: http://EconomicsCartoons.com
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.
Current Position:
2012 – now: Economist, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC, USA.
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.
2001 – 2002: Research Assistant, Korea Fixed Income Research Institute, Seoul, Korea.
Seminar Presentation:
International Monetary Fund (2011, 2012), University of Washington (2010), University of Tokyo (2012), Singapore Management University (2013), Seoul National University (2010), Seoul National University - College of Business (2011), Sogang University (2010), Konkuk University (2011), Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (2013).
Teaching:
Two-week or four-week training courses for the officials of the IMF’s member countries: Financial Market Analysis (2013), Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies (2013), Financial Programming with Thailand Case Study (2013), Financial Programming with Turkey Case Study (2013), Macroeconomic Diagnostics (2012).
Ph.D.-level courses: First-Year Macroeconomics, emphasizing Growth and Asset Pricing (Washington State University, 2009-2012), Finance (Liaoning University, 2011).
Undergraduate courses: Money and Banking (Washington State University, 2008-2011), Economic Development (Washington State University, 2009-2011), Intermediate Macroeconomics (University of Chicago, 2005-2008).
Journal Articles
Choi, Seung Mo, and Hwagyun Kim (2013), “Momentum Effect as Part of a Market Equilibrium,” Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming.
Choi, Seung Mo, Daniel Toro González, and Peter Gray (2013), “International Technology Adoption, R&D, and Economic Growth,” B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics (Contributions), 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. (Keynote Speech, Northeast Asia Forum 2010, organized by the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies and Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.)