INCHUL KIM 김인철

KFAS Fellowship 2nd Term (1979)

PhD, Economics, University of Chicago, 1981

Thesis: A Partial Adjustment Approach to the Balance of Payments in Korea: Theory and Evidence

Work & Experiences 

• Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Colorado (1981-1982)
• Senior Researcher at the Korea Development Institute (1982-1984)
• Adviser to the Minister of Finance, South Korea (1983-1986)
• Recipient, Chung-Ram Prize by the Korean Economic Association (1988)
• Professor, Economics, Sungkyunkwan University (1988-2013)
• Visiting Professor, American University (1997-1998)
• President, Korean Association of Futures and Options (2002-2003)
• President, Korean Association of Trade and Industry Studies (2002-2003)
• President, Korean Economic Association (2013-2014)
• Foreign Investment Ombudsman, KOTRA (2015-2018)

Inchul Kim is an economist whose research has focused mainly on the international economy, exchange rates, and management of a reasonable foreign exchange reserve. He has consistently emphasized the importance of active mutual exchange and policy cooperation. Inchul Kim has served as Assistant Professor of Economics at University of Colorado, Senior Researcher at the Korea Development Institute, and Professor in the College of Economics at Sungkyunkwan University. Additionally, he has been elected President of the Korean Economic Association, President of the Korean Association of Futures and Options (currently known as the Korea Derivatives Association), and President of the Korean Association of Trade and Industry Studies. His main writings include International Trade Economics (2000), Foreign Direct Investment and Korean Economic Policies (2020), “Exchange Market Pressure in Korea: An Application of the Girton-Roper Monetary Model” (Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1985), and  “A Game-Theoretic Approach to Derivation of President Barack Obama’s North Korea Policy” (North Korean Review, 2010). In 1988, he was awarded the Chung-Ram Prize by the Korean Economic Association.