- Expertise: North Korea's Economy, especially Foreign Trade, External Economic Policy of North Korea, Economic Cooperation, and Integration between the two Koreas.

<Academic and Professional Experience>
- 2003-2005: Advisor to the Presidential Committee on Northeast Asian Cooperation Initiative.
- 1997- Present: Senior Research Fellow in KINU
- 1989-1996: Ph. D. in Economics from SUNY at Albany
- 1986-1989: Research Assistant at Sejong Institute