Jang C. Jin
Jang C. Jin
Professor
East Asian Economies, Economics of Education, North Korean Economy
Jang C. Jin (PhD, Louisiana State University, 1991) is a professor of economics. His research fields are Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Economic Development. He has published articles in international refereed journals on economic growth, openness, tourism, research productivity, and energy economics, with one of his energy papers regarding the causal effect of energy consumption on economic growth being highly cited. More recently, he is working on another challenging issue: the causal effect of research publications on economic growth. Prior to joining GMU Korea in spring 2014, Dr. Jin was a tenured professor at Business School, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and awarded the Business School’s teaching award several times. At GMU Korea, he has taught several courses including Micro and Macro Principles and recently teaches Intermediate Microeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, East Asian Economies, Basic Regression Analysis, and Korea and the World Economy which is a senior research course. Dr. Jin's undergraduate education was at Korea University, Seoul, Korea, and PhD at LSU, Baton Rouge, USA.
Current Research
Economics of Education
- University Education and Economic Growth
- Faculty Publications and Economic Growth
- Determinants of Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET)
North Korean Economy
- The Role of Economic Openness in the Growth of the North Korean Economy
- Militarization and the North Korean Economy
Selected Publications
Jin, Jang C. (forthcoming). "COVID-19 Pandemic: A Disaster for More Open and More Democratic Countries?" Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health.
Jin, Jang C. and Goen Chang* (2022). “Military Technology and the North Korean Economy: Evidence from Time Series Data,” Asian-Pacific Economic Literature 36(2), 106-117. (*GMUK student)
Jin, Jang C. (2021). “The Benefits of Economic Openness for North Korea.” Asian-Pacific Economic Literature 35(2), 151-164.
Young Eun Hong* and Jang C. Jin. (2021). “Does Breakfast Consumption Necessarily Reduce Body Weight? Korean Experience.” Nutrire 46(1), 1-9. (*GMUK student)
Jin, Jang C. and Dan-A Kim* (2021). “Higher Education in Korea: Recent Changes in School Competitiveness and Research Productivity.” Journal of Asian Public Policy 14(3), 291-313. (*GMUK student)
Expanded Publication List
Courses Taught
Econ 100 Economics for the Citizen
Econ 103 Contemporary Microeconomic Principles
Econ 104 Contemporary Macroeconomic Principles
Econ 306 Intermediate Microeconomics
Econ 311 Intermediate Macroeconomics
Econ 296/496 Basic Regression Analysis
Econ 296/496 East Asian Economies
Econ 496 Korea and the World Economy
Education
Ph.D. Economics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A., 1991.
B.A. Statistics, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, 1980.
Recent Presentations
2021: IEFS (International Economics and Finance Society) China Conference (Beijing, virtual)
2020: Hong Kong Conference (Hong Kong, virtual)
2018: Southern Economic Association (Washington, DC, USA); Hong Kong Conference (Hong Kong)
2017: Midwest Economic Association (Cincinnati, USA); Hong Kong Conference (Hong Kong)
2015: Midwest Economic Association (Minneapolis, USA)
2013: International Atlantic Economic Society (Vienna, Austria)
2011: Western Economic Association International (San Diego, USA)
2010: Western Economic Association International (Portland, USA); Korea-America Economic Association (Seoul, Korea); Chinese Economists Society (Xiamen, China); International Forum on Metropolitan Regions Development (Shanghai, China)
