Background
Whang, Yoon-Jae was born on August 26, 1960 in Daegu, Republic of Korea. Son of Ilwoo Whang, Yong-Hee Kim.
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Yoon-Jae Whang, Korean economist, educator. Recipient Chung-Ram Academic award, Korea Economic Association, 2001; fellow Teaching and Research, Yale University, 1987-1990, Carl Arvid Anderson Prize, 1990; grantee Connaught Research, University Toronto, 1991-1992, Non-Directed Research, Korean Research Foundation, 1993-1994, 1996-1997, since 2000, Distinguished Researchers, Ewha University, since 1999, Ewha University, 2000.
Education
Bachelor cum laude, Seoul National University, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1991.
Career
Assistant professor University Toronto, Canada, 1991—1992, Ewha University, 1992—1996, associate professor, 1996—2001, chair department economics Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1998—2003. Professor Ewha University, Department Economics, 2001—2003. Associate professor economics Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Visiting associate professor Yale University, New Haven, 1999—2000, teaching and research fellow, 1987—1990.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Korean Economic Association, American Statistical Association, Institute of Mathematics Statistics, Econometric Society.
Connections
Married Mikyung Lee, February 18, 1961. Children: Sun-Young, Soo-Young.
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Korean
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Recipient Chung-Ram Academic award, Korea Economic Association, 2001. Fellow Teaching and Research, Yale University, 1987-1990, Carl Arvid Anderson Prize, 1990. Grantee Connaught Research, University Toronto, 1991-1992, Non-Directed Research, Korean Research Foundation, 1993-1994, 1996-1997, since 2000, Distinguished Researchers, Ewha University, since 1999, Ewha University, 2000.Recipient Chung-Ram Academic award, Korea Economic Association, 2001. Fellow Teaching and Research, Yale University, 1987-1990, Carl Arvid Anderson Prize, 1990. Grantee Connaught Research, University Toronto, 1991-1992, Non-Directed Research, Korean Research Foundation, 1993-1994, 1996-1997, since 2000, Distinguished Researchers, Ewha University, since 1999, Ewha University, 2000.