Seung Mo Choi

Seung Mo Choi

Economist, International Monetary Fund

C.V. / Email: schoi@imf.org

Contents: Research / Economics Cartoons / Teaching / Personal / Korean Page

Links: IMF Researcher Page / WSU Faculty Page

Research

Finance (Asset Pricing)
- Momentum Effect as Part of a Market Equilibrium, with Hwagyun Kim, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming. Online Appendix.
- Dividend Policy, Investment, and Stock Returns, with Shane A. Johnson, Hwagyun Kim and Changwoo Nam.
- The Co-Movement of Chinese and U.S. Aggregate Stock Returns, with Qianqian Wang.
Economic Growth / Structural Transformation
- How Large are Learning Externalities? International Economic Review, 52(4), 1077-1103, 2011. Unpublished Mathematical Appendix. Working Paper Version.
- International Technology Adoption, R&D, and Productivity Growth, with Peter Gray and Daniel Toro-González, B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics (Contributions), forthcoming.
- Trade, Structural Transformation, and Growth, with Hwagyun Kim and Xiaohan Ma.
- Is Human Capital Under-Produced? with Charles James. Mathematical Appendix.
- Institutional Foundations for Economic Growth, Collection of Essays on the Issues of Asia, 8, 25-40, 2010. (Keynote Speech, Northeast Asia Forum 2010, organized by the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies and Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.)
Asian Economies
- Korean Economic Integration: Prospects and Pitfalls, with Hyung Seok Kim and Max St. Brown, International Economic Journal, 26(3), 471-485, 2012. Working Paper Version.
- Economic Impacts of Reunifications in Germany and in Korea, with Max St. Brown. Referenced at a Reuters article. Online Appendix.
- China's Catch Up to the U.S. Economy: Decomposing TFP Through Investment Specific Technology and Human Capital, with Jeff Luckstead, Stephen Devadoss and Ron C. Mittelhammer.

Economics Cartoons

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Teaching

Ph.D. Level: Growth / Asset Pricing

Personal

The Encyclopedia of T/F/U Short Questions in Price Theory I, with "Entering Class of 2008": I made the original version in 2003, preparing for Core Exams. It was a pleasant surprise to discover this expanded and modified version by the "Entering Class of 2008." Enjoy a 20-year history of Chicago's micro short questions.
Sports: Tennis / Professional Wrestling (commentating only)
Travel: Road Trips from Pullman, WA