Background
Ahn was born in Daegu, South of Korea.
Ahn was born in Daegu, South of Korea.
He attended the University of Florida where he received his Master of Arts in economics, and also attended Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He later earned his Doctor of Philosophy candidacy at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical, where his advisors for his doctoral dissertation included John Rust, Steven Slutsky, Editor Zabel, Gordhandas Sunderdas Maddala, William South. Neilson, and Leonardo Aurenheimer.
Ahn joined the faculty of Kyungil University in Daegu, South of Korea. He taught at Kyungil University from 1992–2007. In 1998, he was a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, where he was sponsored for an honorary faculty-level position by Professor Eric Maskin.