Jaigeun Lim is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2014-15.
Tsuyoshi Koshikawa is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2014-15. Prior to joining Shorenstein APARC, he has been working at the Financial Services Agency, government of Japan. He has a long career in financial inspection of major banks, branches of foreign financial institutions and regional banks in Japan and other various fields in financial services, such as planning and policy making concerning international affairs, public relations, and counseling for financial services users, since joining public service in 1994. Just before visiting Stanford, Koshikawa was in charge of general coordination like personnel affairs, organization, quota of staff, budget, accounting, welfare, management of information system and so on in International Bureau, FSA. He graduated from Chiba University and received his Bachelor's degree in law.
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Jasper Kim joins the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) during the 2014 academic year from Ewha Womans University's Graduate School of International Studies in Seoul, Korea, where he serves as Professor and Director of the Center for Conflict Management. He was a former visiting scholar at Harvard University (joint affiliation with Harvard Law School and the Korea Institute).
His research interests include social finance, international business law, and international negotiation strategy. During his time at Shorenstein APARC, Jasper Kim will participate in an interdisciplinary study on the application of social finance models, with an emphasis on social impact bond funding mechanisms relating to contemporary post-crisis Japan and South Korea.
Jasper Kim has published in numerous journals, including at Harvard, Columbia, the University of California Press, and Seoul National University. He has authored seven books, including American Law 101 (ABA, 2014), Korean Business Law (Carolina Academic Press, 2010), and ABA Fundamentals: International Economic Systems (ABA, 2012). He has also contributed to global media outlets such as the BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, and the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
He received his Juris Doctor (JD) from Rutgers University School of Law, MSc from the London School of Economics (LSE), dual-BA degrees from the University of California at San Diego, and PON training at Harvard Law School.
Yoshihiro Kaga is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2014-15. Prior to joining Shorenstein APARC, he served as deputy director for policy making at the Government of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI), where he was in charge of developing geothermal power plants, nuclear and industry safety policy, and robotic policy. Kaga received his master's degree of Science from the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences at The University of Tokyo in 2005.
Zhao Han is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2014-15. He has worked at PetroChina for 18 years. Currently, he is the Vice President of PetroChina Beijing Marketing Company and in charge of the investment, projects and safety matters. Han received his bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from North East Petroleum University in China and his EMBA degree from Renmin University in China.
Wataru Fukuda is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2014-15 and 2015-16. He has worked for the Shizuoka Prefectural Government in Japan for over 10 years, representing Shizuoka, the "home of Mt. Fuji". He has experience in both international and domestic marketing of tourism. During his fellowship at Shorenstein APARC, his research will focus on inbound tourism, destination marketing and promotion.
Liang (Leon) Fang is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2014-15. Fang is currently cross-border M&A Director at China Sunrain Solar Energy Co. Ltd. and has over 12 years of experience in private equity investment, financial advisory and auditing. Previously, he worked as Investment Director at Prax Capital and Assistant Vice President at CDH Investment Fund as well as the accounting firms of Andersen, PwC and Deloitte. Fang received his MBA degree from Darden Business School at the University of Virginia and his Bachelor of Engineering from Chongqing University in China.
Recently, economic sanctions have not been effective in changing the behavior of a sanctioned country. Dr. Yong Lee examines how an autocratic regime domestically counters the impact of economic sanctions, specifically, how the easing and tightening of sanctions impact the urban areas relative to the hinterlands in North Korea. Using the satellite luminosity data, he argues sanctions that fail to change the autocrat's behavior increase inequality at a cost to the already marginalized hinterlands.
Dr. Lee's research intersects the fields of economic development, urban economics and international economics, with a regional focus on Korea and East Asia. His recent work examines the impact of economic sanctions on North Korea's urban elites, and the impact of education policy on migration and intergenerational mobility in South Korea.
Dr. Lee joined the Korea Program as the SK Center Fellow at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) in the fall 2014. Prior to joining Stanford, Lee was an assistant professor of economics at Williams College in Massachusetts. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture from Seoul National University, a master of public policy from Duke University, and a master's degree and doctorate in economics from Brown University. He also worked as a real estate development consultant and architecture designer as he transitioned from architecture to economics.
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Yong Suk Lee was the SK Center Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Deputy Director of the Korea Program at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University. He served in these roles until June 2021.
Lee’s main fields of research are labor economics, technology and entrepreneurship, and urban economics. Some of the issues he has studied include technology and labor markets, entrepreneurship and economic growth, entrepreneurship education, and education and inequality. He is also interested in both the North and South Korean economy and has examined how economic sanctions affect economic activity in North Korea, and how management practices and education policy affect inequality in South Korea. His current research focuses on how the new wave of digital technologies, such as robotics and artificial intelligence affect labor, education, entrepreneurship, and productivity.
His research has been published in both economics and management journals including the Journal of Urban Economics, Journal of Economic Geography, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Health Economics, and Labour Economics. Lee also regularly contributes to policy reports and opinion pieces on contemporary issues surrounding both North and South Korea.
Prior to joining Stanford, Lee was an assistant professor of economics at Williams College in Massachusetts. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Brown University, a Master of Public Policy from Duke University, and a Bachelor's degree and master's degree in architecture from Seoul National University. Lee also worked as a real estate development consultant and architecture designer as he transitioned from architecture to economics.
While at APARC, Dr. Lee led and participated in several research projects, including Stanford-Asia Pacific Innovation; Digital Technologies and the Labor Market; Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Economic Development; The Impact of Robotics on Nursing Home Care in Japan; Education and Development in the Digital Economy; and New Media and Political Economy.
The twelfth session of the Korea-U.S. West Coast Strategic Forum, held at Stanford University on June 20, 2014, convened senior South Korean and American policymakers, scholars, and regional experts to discuss North Korea policy and recent developments on the Korean Peninsula. Hosted by the Korea Program at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University, the Forum is also supported by the Korea National Diplomatic Academy, a top South Korean think tank.
Operating as a closed workshop under the Chatham House Rule of confidentiality, the Forum allows participants to engage in candid, in-depth discussion of current issues of vital national interest to both countries. The final report compiles details from the discussions, including individual participants' policy recommendations. Topics addressed include the future of the U.S.-South Korean alliance and KORUS FTA, and a strategic vision for Northeast Asia.
China’s maritime pursuits in the East and South China Seas and President Xi Jinping’s announcement of a new Asian security concept have gathered considerable attention in recent months, leading American analysts to critically examine the strategic value of the U.S.-China alliance. Is the United States in a position where the costs outweigh the gains?
In an article by the Global Times, Thomas Fingar, the Oksenberg-Rohlen Distinguished Fellow at Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, responds to questions about U.S. alliance management, discussing the origin and United States’ interests behind its relationship with China.
Over the past few decades, when developing its alliance network, did the United States have a clear and comprehensive mission? Does the United States have any concerns over responsibilities or risks that alliances may generate?
The principal purposes of U.S. alliances are deterrence and collective self-defense, as they were when most were established after World War II and the Korean War. They also contribute to stability and security by requiring transparency and confidence-building among members of the alliances, and to limiting the spread of nuclear weapons by reducing vulnerability to conventional attack and enhancing security through extended deterrence. The United States bears a disproportionate share of the costs associated with its collective security and stability in the global order to justify the costs and risks involved.
Compared to America’s transformation (from upholding isolationism to building a formidable alliance system), how should we evaluate China’s non-aligned strategic partnership policies?
The alliances in which the United States participates are one part of the global system that has contributed to the unprecedented peace and prosperity that we–the world–have today. Other elements include the United Nations, the World Trade Organization and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and other control regimes, and all other institutions in the liberal, open and rule-based system developed by the “Free World” during the Cold War and transformed into a global system in the years since 1991. I would describe the difference between the U.S. vision of relationships among states and China’s non-aligned strategic partnerships as the difference between obligations and expectations within a family and those among colleagues and friends.
The above text is reposted with permission from the Global Times. A version of this text ran as an excerpt written in the Chinese language, which can be accessed here.
