Underwood International College

International Political Economy, International Investment
East Asian Network Capitalism(focusing on Amakudari), Globalization and East Asian Capitalism, Korean Chaebols and Economic Reform, FDI and Corporate Governance, Government-Business Relations, Korean History of Institutions and Firms, East Asian Regionalism and Domestic Politics, Japan’s Economic Transformation, Institutional Change and Korean Capitalism, Comparative Political Economy between Japan and Korea, Flying-Geese Model and Historical Continuity Thesis, Welfare Reform in East Asia, Park Chung Hee Model and Korea’s New Model.

Publications in English
"Institutionalizing Property Rights in Korean Capitalism: A Case Study on the Listing of the Samsung Life" Jongryn Mo and David Brady (eds.) The Rule of Law in South Korea (Stanford: Hoover Institution Press, 2008, Forthcoming)
“North Korea’s Strategy for Regime Survival and East Asian Regionalism: Can Stalemate Be Broken?” Vinod K. Aggarwal (eds.), Northeast Asia’s New Institutional Architecture and Community Building in a Post 9-11 World (New York: Springer, 2008, Forthcoming)
“The Political Dynamics of Informal Networks in South Korea: The Case of Parachute Appointment,” The Pacific Review, Vol.21, No.1 (March 2008) (with Lee Seung-joo)
“Kim Dae-jung’s Ideas and Documents: A Perspective of Political Economy”, Sang-young Rhyu (ed.), Democratic Movements and Korean Society: Historical Documents and Korean Studies (Seoul: Yonsei University Press, 2007)
"Integrating North Korea into the East Asian Market: North-South Korean Economic Cooperation in the Gaeseong Special Economic Zone," Sang-young Rhyu (eds), The June 15 South-North Joint Declaration and Prospects for Peace on the Korean Peninsula (Seoul: Yonsei University Press, 2007)
Democratic Movements and Korean Society: Historical Documents and Korean Studies (Seoul: Yonsei University Press, 2007)
"Determining The Existence of Amakudari in publicly-traded Japanese companies,” Applied Economics Letters, 2007 (iFirst)
"Changing Dynamics in Korea-Japan Relations: Policy Ideas and Developmental Strategies,” Asian Survey, Vol. XLVI, No. 2 (March/April 2006)
"The Origins of Korean Chaebols and their Roots in the Korean War,” The Korean Journal of International Relations, Vol.45, No.5 (December 2005)
“Corporate Governance Reform of newly Privatized Enterprises: A Comparative Study of POSCO and KT Cases,” Asian Corporate Governance Case Studies, Hills Governance Center and World Bank, 2006
“Between International Constraints and Domestic Policy Choice: Korea’s Economic Development in The 1960s” Korean Political Science Review, Vol.37, No.5 (2003)
“From Bureaucratic Dominance to Political Mediation: Japanese Pension Regime in Transition,” Prepared for the workshop on globalization and welfare reform in East Asia, University of Amsterdam (July 2003).
“No More Military Intervention? Recasting and Forecasting Military Politics in South Korea” Harvard Asia Quarterly, Vol6, No.4(Autumn 2002)
“The State, Structural Rigidity, and the End of Asian Capitalism: A Comparative Study of Japan and Korea.” Richard Robison and Mark Beeson (eds), Politics and Markets in The Wake of the Asian Crisis (London and New York: Routledge, 2000) (with Chung-in Moon).
“Democratic Reform and Consolidation in South Korea: The Promise of Democracy.” Chung-in Moon and Jongryn Mo (eds), Democratization and Globalization in Korea: Assessments and Prospects (Seoul: Yonsei University Press, 1999) (with Chai-bong Hahm).
“Overdeveloped State and the Political Economy of Development in the 1950s: A Reinterpretation.” Asian Perspective, vol.23, no.1 (1999) (with Chung-in Moon).
“Neither a Miracle Nor an Irony: The Politics of POSCO's Growth.” Paper presented to Korea University-Harvard University Joint Project on Korean Political History under Park Chung-hee Government (Forthcoming)

Publications in Korean and Japanese
“Korea’s Economic Reform and the Change in Government - Business Informal Network,” 21C Korean Political Science Review, Vol.16 No.1 (2006) (Korean)
“The Historical Trajectory of Korean Economic Growth and ‘Park Chung-hee Model’: Focusing on the Debates of Developmental State” Chung Sung-hwa (ed.), The Era of Park Chung-hee and Korean Contemporary History, (Seoul, Sunin Publishing House, 2006) (Korean)
“International Regime, Regional Regime, and the Strategic Positioning of Japan and Korea” Oohata Hideki and Chung-in Moon (eds.), New Horizon of International Relations in Japan and Korea: Security and International Cooperation, (Japan: Keio University Press, 2004) (Japanese)
"Developmental Trajectory of Korean Economic Growth and ‘the Park Chung-hee Model’: Focusing on the Debates of Developmental State,” Chung Sung-wha ed., The Era of Park Chung-hee and The Korean Modern History, Seoul, Sunin Publisher, 2006.
“The Korea-Japan Economic Relations and the Flying ?Geese Model”, The Korean Journal of International Relations, Vol.43, No.2 (2003)(Korean)
Great Transformation of Korea’s National Strategy: Security, Prosperity and Harmony (Seoul: Samsung Economic Research Institute, 2000) (Korean)
Privatization and the Korean Economy (Seoul: Samsung Economic Research Institute, 1997) (Korean).
“Between Neo-realistic International Politics and Neo-liberal Institutions: The Case of OECD's Anti-Bribery Convention 1999.” Proceedings of Korean International Political Science Association 1999 Annual Meeting, Seoul, December 10, 1999 (Korean).
“Anti-Bribery Convention and Government-Business Relations in Korea.” Yonsei Business Review, Vol.36, No.2 (1999) (Korean).
“Deregulation and Institutional Change in Korea and Japan: Debate on Legalization of the Holding Company.” Okonogi Masao and Chung-in Moon (eds), Market, State, and International Regime (Tokyo: Keio University Press, 2001) (Japanese).
“Privatization and Structural Adjustment in Korea: Political Economy in Hard Times.” Sejong Institute, Seoul, 1999 (Korean).
“Government-Business Relations and Real Politics in Korean Big Business: Private Chaebol vs. Public Enterprise.” Chung-in Moon (ed), Globalization, Democratization, and Government-Business Relations in South Korea (Seoul: Oreum,1998) (Korean).
“Between World System and State: Park Chung-Hee′s Choice of Industrialization Strategy.” Korean Political Science Review Vol. 30, No. 1 (Spring 1996) (Korean).
“Privatization and Institutional Change in South Korea: POSCO & KT Cases.” Korean Political Science Association (ed), Rethinking Korean Politics (Seoul: Hanul, 1996) (Korean).
“Steel and State Capitalism: The Evolution of State-Business Relations in South Korea.” Ph.D. Dissertation, Yonsei University (August 1995) (Korean).
“The Dynamics of Japanese-Korean Relations: Economic Cooperation to The Pohang Iron and Steel Co.(POSCO) Project of South Korea.” HOGAKU SEIJIGAKU RONKYU: Journal of Law and Political Studies in Keio University (Autumn 1993) (Japanese).