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Economic Security
Sunghun Cho
Sunghun Cho
Position Associate Research Fellow
Telephone 044-414-1437
Expertise Economic security issues (Europe), Secondary battery industry, Critical mineral supply chains
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Stony Brook University (2022)
Ph.D. Candidate, Economics, Seoul National University (2016)
M.A., Economics, Seoul National University (2013)
B.A., Economics and Finance (with distinction), Hanyang University (2009)
Professional Experience
2022-, Research Fellow, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
2021-2022, Special Sworn Status (SSS) Researcher
2017-2020, Research and Advisory Service, Korea Labor Institute
2018, Research Assistant, National Bureau of Economic Research
2012-2014, Research Assistant, Korea Labor Institute
[POLICY WORKS]
2025. A Study on Methodologies for Analyzing the Economic Impacts of Supply Chain Fragmentation: Application to Critical Minerals. (In Korean, co-authored)
2024. A Strategic Framework for Responding to National Economic Security Policies. (In Korean, co-authored)
2024. Investment in Intangible Assets and Economic Growth: Global Trends and Policy Implications. (In Korean, co-authored)
2024. Strategic Approaches to Critical Minerals and Korea-Africa Cooperation. (In Korean, co-authored)
2023. Changes in the Global Economic Security Environment and Korea's Policy Response. (In Korean, co-authored)
2023. Research on digital transformation and labor market in major countries. (In Korean, co-authored)
2023. Industrial Policy, Rise of Skilled Labor, and Firm Growth in the Early Stage of Economic Development. (co-authored)
[SHORT PIECES]
2025. The Global Race for Industrial Policy: Korea's Strategic Pathway to Economic Security. World Economy Brief.
2024. Unintended Consequences of Industrial Policy: The Dilemma of the US Inflation Reduction Act’s FEOC Guidelines. KIEP Opinions.
2023. Key Insights from the European Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). World Economy Focus. (in Korean)