Personal

Full Name : WOOK CHAE

Date of Birth : 28 August, 1953

Education

Aug. 1990:               University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)

                                    Ph. D. in Economics

May. 1983:              Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA)

                                    M.A. in Economics

Feb. 1977:                Korea University (Seoul, Korea)

                                    B.A. in German Literature

Professional Experience

May 2008 - present                 President, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)

Sep. 2011 - present                 Member of Policy Advisory Committee, Ministry of Knowledge Economy

Sep. 2011 - present                 Member of Policy Advisory Committee, Ministry of Strategy and Finance

June. 2008 - present               Member of Management Advisory Committee, Export-Import Bank of Korea

May 2012 – present                  Member of Korean civil bid committee for Green Climate Fund

May2008 - 2011                       Member of Presidential Council on National Competitiveness

Mar. 2010 – Mar. 2011            Member of National Economic Advisory Council

Jul. 2009 – 2010                      Member of National Unification Advisory Council

Aug. 2010 – Jan. 2011             Member of the Presidential Committee for the G20 Summit

Mar. 2002 - May 2005             Vice President, KIEP

May 1998 - May 2001              Member of Presidential Advisory Commission on Policy Planning

Aug. 2006 – May 2008             Member of Policy Advisory Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Oct. 1990- May 2008               Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)

Publications

Korea’s Trade Policy toward the U.S. and related Tasks after the KORUS FTA, KIEP, 2007 (co-authored in Korean)

Reinterpretation of Korea’s Economic Development and Lessons for Developing Countries, KIEP, 2007 (co-authored in Korean)

Russia’s WTO Accession in the Perspective of Korea-Russia Economic Relations, KIEP, 2007 (co-authored in Korean)

Korea’s Mid & Long-term Strategies toward on Advanced Trading Nation, KIEP, 2006 (co-authored in Korean).

Understanding of Korean Economy, Kyobo, 2005 (co-authored in Korean).

Principles of International Economics, Pakyoungsa, 2002 (co-authored in Korean).

Assessment of WTO & Korea-related Trade Disputes and Policy Implications, KIEP 2001 (co-authored in Korean).

“The Impacts of China’s Accession to the WTO on the Exports of Asia Pacific Developing Economies” Korean Social Science Journal, 2002 (co-authored in English).

The Prospects for the WTO New Round Negotiations and Schemes for Improvement of Korea’s Negotiation Stance, KIEP, 2000 (co-authored in Korean).

Principles of International Trade, Pakyoungsa, 1998 (co-authored in Korean).