Biography
John Junggun OH is currently President of the Korea Finance ICT Convergence Association (FICA).
He was formerly a Professor of Finance IT at Konkuk University, a Professor of Economics at Korea University, Seoul, Korea, a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI), Seoul, Korea, President of Asia Finance Society (AFS), and President of Korea International Finance Association (KIFA).
Before joining Korea University in 2009, he worked as Director of Research at South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and as Director General of the Bank of Korea where he has served for 30 years. He was also a Visiting Fellow at the IFO Institute for Economic Research, Munich, Germany, and has been an external consultant, at UN ESCAP (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific).
He published numerous books including Rebuilding the Korean Economy, Beautiful Knowledge, Seoul, 2017, Fax Americana 3.0, Asan Policy Institute, Seoul, 2015, Policy Directions of Building Infrastructures for the Creative Economy, Korean Economic Association, Seoul, 2013, Effect of Economic Growth on Income Distribution and Policy Directions, Federations of Korea Industries, October 2012, Resolution Policies of Household Debts in Major Countries and Their Lessons for the Soft-landing of the Korean Household Debts, Korea International Finance Association, September 2012, East Asian Cooperation for the Regional Trade Settlement System, International Finance Association, December 2011, Roles of Financial and Monetary Stabilities for Fiscal Soundness, Korea Institute of Finance, April 2011, Asian Bond Markets and Financial Investment Companies’ Business Strategies, Korea Financial Investment Association, March 2011, Post-Global Financial Crisis East Asian Monetary and Financial Cooperation, Korea Institute of Finance, December 2010, Global Currency Wars and Choices of East Asia, NEAR Press, Seoul, Korea, 2009, The Korean Economy: Post-Crisis Policies, Issues and Prospects, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, 2004, The Financial Crisis and Financial and Monetary Policies, Dasanbooks, Seoul, 2003, Effectiveness of Economic Policies, The Bank of Korea, Seoul, 2001, and The Financial Crisis and Financial and Monetary Policies, Dasanbooks, Seoul, 2000. He also published numerous articles including Post-Crisis Regional Financial Architecture in East Asia for New International Financial System, Systemic Crisis and Macroprudential Regulations, Yuan Internationalization, Key Currency Disputes and Korean Strategies, and Exchange Rate Coordination in East Asia.
He graduated with a Ph. D in Economics from the University of Manchester. His main research interests are in the areas of mobile finance and fintech, monetary and financial policies, financial crisis, international finance, East Asian monetary cooperation, and the Korean Economy."
He was formerly a Professor of Finance IT at Konkuk University, a Professor of Economics at Korea University, Seoul, Korea, a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI), Seoul, Korea, President of Asia Finance Society (AFS), and President of Korea International Finance Association (KIFA).
Before joining Korea University in 2009, he worked as Director of Research at South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and as Director General of the Bank of Korea where he has served for 30 years. He was also a Visiting Fellow at the IFO Institute for Economic Research, Munich, Germany, and has been an external consultant, at UN ESCAP (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific).
He published numerous books including Rebuilding the Korean Economy, Beautiful Knowledge, Seoul, 2017, Fax Americana 3.0, Asan Policy Institute, Seoul, 2015, Policy Directions of Building Infrastructures for the Creative Economy, Korean Economic Association, Seoul, 2013, Effect of Economic Growth on Income Distribution and Policy Directions, Federations of Korea Industries, October 2012, Resolution Policies of Household Debts in Major Countries and Their Lessons for the Soft-landing of the Korean Household Debts, Korea International Finance Association, September 2012, East Asian Cooperation for the Regional Trade Settlement System, International Finance Association, December 2011, Roles of Financial and Monetary Stabilities for Fiscal Soundness, Korea Institute of Finance, April 2011, Asian Bond Markets and Financial Investment Companies’ Business Strategies, Korea Financial Investment Association, March 2011, Post-Global Financial Crisis East Asian Monetary and Financial Cooperation, Korea Institute of Finance, December 2010, Global Currency Wars and Choices of East Asia, NEAR Press, Seoul, Korea, 2009, The Korean Economy: Post-Crisis Policies, Issues and Prospects, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, 2004, The Financial Crisis and Financial and Monetary Policies, Dasanbooks, Seoul, 2003, Effectiveness of Economic Policies, The Bank of Korea, Seoul, 2001, and The Financial Crisis and Financial and Monetary Policies, Dasanbooks, Seoul, 2000. He also published numerous articles including Post-Crisis Regional Financial Architecture in East Asia for New International Financial System, Systemic Crisis and Macroprudential Regulations, Yuan Internationalization, Key Currency Disputes and Korean Strategies, and Exchange Rate Coordination in East Asia.
He graduated with a Ph. D in Economics from the University of Manchester. His main research interests are in the areas of mobile finance and fintech, monetary and financial policies, financial crisis, international finance, East Asian monetary cooperation, and the Korean Economy."
