CV
Education
- Ph.D. in Economics, Dalhousie University, 2023
- Dissertation: “Three Essays on Industrial Policy, Income Inequality and Economic Development”
- Committee: Lars Osberg (Chair), Dozie Okoye, James McNeil; External: Marc Lavoie
- M.A. in Economics, University of Denver
- Recipient, Satish Raichur Award (Outstanding graduate student in political economy)
- B.A. in Economics, Sogang University
Research and Teaching Interests
- Research Areas: Political Economy (Income Distribution, Pro-Competitive Reforms, Inequality), Development Economics (Energy, Industrial Policy, Firm Dynamics).
- Teaching Areas: Quantitative Methods, Causal Machine Learning, History of Economic Thought, Applied Econometrics, Micro/Macroeconomics.
Professional Research Experience
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Saint Mary’s University (Sobey School of Business)
| July 2023 – Oct 2025 | Halifax, NS |
- International Junior Scholar, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
| March 2024 – February 2025 | Vienna, Austria |
- McKenna Fellow, Mount Allison University
| August 2022 – August 2023 | Sackville, NB |
Publications
Your Name, You. (2024). "Paper Title Number 3." GitHub Journal of Bugs. 1(3).
Your Name, You. (2024). "Paper Title Number 3." GitHub Journal of Bugs. 1(3).
Your Name, You. (2015). "Paper Title Number 3." Journal 1. 1(3).
Your Name, You. (2010). "Paper Title Number 2." Journal 1. 1(2).
Your Name, You. (2009). "Paper Title Number 1." Journal 1. 1(1).
Selected Peer-Reviewed Articles:
- Jung, J. (2023). “Sectoral Dynamics of Industrial Policy in a Two-sector Economy: the Case of Korea’s Heavy and Chemical Industry (HCI) Promotion (1973–1979).” Journal of Post Keynesian Economics.
Teaching Experience
Courses Taught (Full Responsibility)
- Saint Mary’s University: Intermediate Economics Statistics (ECON 3303/5503), Mathematical Economics (ECON 3302/5800), Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECON 3301).
- Mount Allison University: Applied Econometrics (ECON 4721), Econometric Theory (ECON 4711).
- Mount Saint Vincent University: Money and Banking (ECON 3305), Introduction to Microeconomics (ECON 1101).
Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Dalhousie University & University of Denver: Macroeconomic Theory, Microeconomic Theory, Econometrics, Public Economics.
Talks and Presentations
March 01, 2014
Conference proceedings talk at Testing Institute of America 2014 Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA
February 01, 2014
Talk at London School of Testing, London, UK
March 01, 2013
Tutorial at UC-Berkeley Institute for Testing Science, Berkeley, CA, USA
March 01, 2012
Talk at UC San Francisco, Department of Testing, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Upcoming: Methodology: Generalized Synthetic Control Method, TBS Canada (2/2026).
- Key Conferences: Korean Industrial Economic Association, Atlantic Canada Economics Association, DRUID 25, Canadian Economics Association.
Service and Leadership
- Co-Designer, Policy Impact Assessment Certificate Course, CIPA, Saint Mary’s University.
- Mentor, BIPOC Graduate Student Mentoring Academy, Dalhousie University.
- Referee, Innovation and Development.
- Session Chair, ACEA 2025, CEA 2025, NACLICS 2024.
Grants and Awards
- UNIDO Research Grant ($11,800 USD), 2024.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Saint Mary’s University (2023–2025).
- Doctoral Fellowship, Dalhousie University (2015–2019).
- Omicron Delta Epsilon – International Honor Society in Economics.
Technical Skills
- Statistical Software: Stata, R, Python, Mathematica, LaTeX
- Languages: Korean (Native), English (Fluent)