I am an Associate Professor at KDI School of Public Policy and Management. My research examines the intersection of international political economy and foreign direct investment, with particular emphasis on government-business relationships, industrial policies, and geo-economic statecraft.
My work contributes to understanding how these dynamics affect the liberal international order amid intensifying geo-economic competition.
Research interests
- International political economy
- Foreign direct investment
- Government–business relations
- Industrial policy
- Geo-economic statecraft
Publications
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2026
Paying Taxes for Favor: The Deterring Effects of Industrial Policies on Innovation in South Korea
Socio-Economic Review
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2025
Are foreign stock investors politically responsive? Evidence from the 2012 South Korean presidential election
New Political Economy
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2023
Personal networks, state financial backing, and foreign direct investment
Comparative Political Studies
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2023
Protecting home: How firms' investment plans affect the formation of bilateral investment treaties
The Review of International Organizations
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2019
Examining political connections to study institutional change: Evidence from two unexpected election outcomes in South Korea
The World Economy
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Working papers
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R&R
Do Jobs Created by Foreign Firms Decrease Support for an Anti-Globalization Politician?
Revise and resubmit, International Studies Quarterly
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2026
Supertar Firms, FDI, and Geopolitics
Under Review
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2026
Pro-Globalization Publics in Asia and Regional Economic Order
Under Review
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2026
Dyadic Decoupling, Not Systemic Reallocation: Political Distance and U.S.-Bound Greenfield FDI
Working paper
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2026
Foreign Direct Investment, Outsourcing Investor Protection, and the Role of Information Quality
Working paper
Outstanding Paper Award, 2022 International Accounting Section Midyear Meeting
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2026
Delivering Against Populism: How Infrastructure Investment Undermines Extremist Politics in High-Need Districts
Working paper
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2026
When Working Harder Leads to Worse Results: Traps and Alternatives in Organizational Accountability and Performance
Under review
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2025
Mega-Project Crisis Vulnerability: Analyses of BRI Initiatives and UN Voting Patterns, 2000–2019
Working paper
Teaching
Graduate courses at KDI School of Public Policy and Management.
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Politics of Global Economy
Graduate course
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Theories of International Relations
Graduate course
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War, Peace, and Politics
Graduate course
Curriculum vitae
A full record of appointments, publications, grants, and service.
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