Dr. Jungho Baek

Jungho Baek

Professor, Business Administration
jbaek3@alaska.edu
(907) 474-2754
213B, Bunnell Building

Research and Scholarly Interests

International Trade and Policy

Economics of Environment

Energy Economics

Econometric Modeling

Education

Ph.D., 2004, Resource Economics, Michigan State University

Recent Publications

Xu, J., & Baek, J. (in press). A new look at exchange rate dynamics and the bilateral trade balance: The case of South Korea. The Singapore Economic Review.

Baek, J., & Xu, J. (in press). Exchange rate effects on North American forest product trade: Are the effects asymmetry? Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

Baek, J. (2021). Crude oil prices and macroeconomic activities: A structural VAR approach to Indonesia. Applied Economics.

Bahmani-Oskooee, M., & Baek, J. (2021). Exchange rate volatility and domestic investment in G7: Are the effects asymmetry? Empirica.

Baek, J., Lu, G., & Nam, S. (2020). On the asymmetric effects of changes in crude oil prices on economic growth: New evidence from China’s 31 provinces. Australian Economic Papers.

Bahmani-Oskooee, M., & Baek, J. (2020). On the asymmetric effects of the real exchange rate on domestic investment in G7 countries. Australian Economic Papers.

Baek, J., & Choi, Y. J. (2020). Do fluctuations in crude oil prices have symmetric or asymmetric effects on the real exchange rate? Empirical evidence from Indonesia. World Economy.

Baek, J., & Young, T.B. (2020). A new look at the crude oil prices and economic growth nexus: asymmetric evidence from Alaska. Mineral Economics.

Baek, J., & Choi, Y. J. (2020). Do oil price changes really matter to the trade balance? Evidence from Korea-ASEAN commodity trade data. Australian Economic Paper.

Baek, J. (2020). Asymmetric effects of oil price changes on the movement in the Indonesian rupiah: Quantile ARDL approach. Economic Change and Restructuring.

Baek, J. (2020). An asymmetric approach to the oil prices-trade balance nexus: New evidence from bilateral trade between Korea and her 14 trading partners. Economic Analysis and Policy, 68, 199-209.

Kim, S. H., Baek, J., & Heo, E. (2020). Crude oil inventories: The two faces of Janus? Empirical Economics, 59, 1003-1018.

Liao, X. & Baek, J. (2019). Analyzing the asymmetric effects of crude oil price changes on China’s petroleum product prices. The Singapore Economic Review.

Baek, J., & Kim, H.R. (2019). On the relation between crude oil prices and exchange rates in sub-Saharan African countries: A nonlinear ARDL approach. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 29(1), 119-130.

Baek, J., & Kwon K.D. (2019). Asymmetric effects of oil price changes on the balance of trade: Evidence from selected African countries. World Economy, 42, 3235-3252.

Kim, S.H., Baek, J., & Heo, E. (2019). A new look at the democracy-environment nexus: Evidence from panel data for high- and low-income countries. Sustainability, 11(8), 1-14.

Miljkovic, D., & Baek, J. (2019). Monetary impacts and overshooting of coal prices in a closed economy. Mineral Economics, 32(3), 317-322.

.Baek, J., Ikponmwosa, M. J., & Choi, Y. J. (2019). Crude oil prices and the balance of trade: Asymmetric evidence from selected OPEC member countries. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 28(5), 533-547.

Kim, Y. R., Kim, S. H., Baek, J., & Heo, E. (2019). The linkages between democracy and the environment: Evidence from developed and developing countries. Energy & Environment, 30(5), 821-832.

Lee, D., & Baek, J. (2018). Stock prices of renewable energy firms: Are there asymmetric responses to oil price changes? Economies.

Bahmani-Oskooee, M., & Baek, J. (2018). Asymmetry cointegration and the J-Curve: New evidence from Korean bilateral trade balance models with her 14 partners. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy.

Baek, J., & Miljkovic, D. (2018). Monetary policy and overshooting of oil prices in an open economy. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance

Park, J., & Baek, J. (2018). Analyzing asymmetric responses of mergers and acquisitions in the North American oil and gas industry to oil price changes. Review of Economics & Finance, 15(1), 23-30.

Akbota, A., & Baek, J. (2018). The environmental consequences of growth: Empirical evidence from the Republic of Kazakhstan. Economies, 6(1), 19-30.

Diputra, E., & Baek, J. (2018). Does growth good or bad for the environment in Indonesia? International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 8(1), 1-4.

Shin, C., Baek, J., & Heo, E. (2018). Do oil price changes have symmetric or asymmetric effects on Korea's demand for imported crude oil? Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy, 13(1), 6-12.

Kaczmarski, J., & Baek, J. (2018). On the asymmetric effects of oil price changes on Alaska oil tax revenue. Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy, 13(1), 60-65.

Bahmani-Oskooee, M., & Baek, J. (2017). Do exchange rate changes have symmetric or asymmetric effects on the demand for money in Korea? Review of Economic Analysis, 9(2), 155-168.

Kozminski, K., & Baek, J. (2017). Can an oil-rich economy reduce its income inequality? Empirical evidence from Alaska's Permanent Fund Dividend. Energy Economics, 65, 98-104.

Baek, J., & Choi, Y. (2017). Does foreign direct investment harm the environment in developing countries? Dynamic panel analysis of Latin American countries. Economies, 5(4), 1-8.

Choi, Y., & Baek, J. (2017). Does FDI really matter to economic growth in India? Economies, 5(20), 1-9.

Umekwe, M., & Baek, J. (2017). The impact of oil price changes on major U.S. tight oil plays. Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy, 12(9), 786-793.

Bocklet, J., & Baek, J. (2017). Do oil price changes have symmetric or asymmetric effects on unemployment?: Empirical evidence from Alaska. Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy, 12(5), 402-407.

Umekwe, M., & Baek, J. (2017). Do oil prices really matter to U.S. shale oil production? Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy, 12(3), 268-274.

Liao, X., Dogan, E., & Baek, J. (2017). Does corruption matter for the environment? Panel evidence from China. Economics, 11, 1-12.

Wood, D., & Baek, J. (2017). Factors affecting Alaska's salmon permit values: Evidence from Bristol Bay drift gillnet permits. Review of Economics & Finance, 10(4), 63-71.

Chi, J., & Baek, J. (2017). Modeling the transportation infrastructure growth nexus in the United States. Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, 55(3), 23-39.

Bahmani-Oskooee, M., & Baek, J. (2017). Economic uncertainty, monetary uncertainty and the Korean demand for money. Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 1748-7870.

Baek, J. (2016). A new look at the FDI–income–energy–environment nexus: Dynamic panel data analysis of ASEAN. Energy Policy, 91, 22-27.

Bahmani-Oskooee, M., Baek, J., & Hegerty, S. (2016). GARCH-based versus traditional measures of exchange-rate volatility: Evidence from Korean industry trade. International Journal of Trade and Global Markets, 9(2), 103-136.

Baek, J. (2016). Do nuclear and renewable energy improve the environment?: Empirical evidence from the United States. Ecological Indicators, 66, 352-356.

Raines, R., & Baek, J. (2016). The recent evolution of the U.S. Beveridge curve: Evidence from the ARDL approach. Review of Economics & Finance, 6, 14-24.

Bahmani-Oskooee, M., & Baek, J. (2016). Global financial crisis of 2008, asymmetric effects of exchange rate changes, and stability of the demand for money in Japan. Journal of Reviews on Global Economics, 5, 273-280.

Bahmani-Oskooee, M., & Baek, J. (2016). Do exchange rate changes have symmetric or asymmetric effects on the trade balance? Evidence from U.S.-Korea commodity trade. Journal of Asian Economics, 45, 15-30.

Baek, J. (2016). Analyzing long-run relationships between exports and imports revisited: Evidence from G-7 countries. Economics Bulletin, 36(2), 665-676.

Tappen, S., & Baek, J. (2016). Can oil tax policy change exploration levels?: Empirical evidence from Alaska oil legislation. Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy, 11(11), 1055-1060.

Baek, J. (2015). Empirical evidence on Korea's import demand. Research in Applied Economics, 7(2), 11-20.

Baek, J. (2015). Environmental Kuznets curve for CO2 emissions: The case of Arctic countries. Energy Economics, 50, 13-17.

Molina, A., & Baek, J. (2015). Analyzing factors affecting U.S. college textbook prices. Review of Economics & Finance, 5, 35-42.

Bahmani-Oskooee, M., & Baek, J. (2015). The Marshall-Lerner condition at commodity level: Evidence from Korean-U.S. trade. Economics Bulletin, 35(2), 1136-1147.

Snigaroff, R., & Baek, J. (2015). Fund hiring rules and investment firms. Journal of Investing, 24(3), 7-16.

Baek, J., & Seo, J. (2015). A study on unobserved structural innovations of oil price: Evidence from global stock, bond, foreign exchange and energy market. Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies, 18 (1).

Edinger, T., & Baek, J. (2015). The role of property rights in bycatch reduction: Evidence from the British Columbia groundfish fishery. Fisheries Research, 168, 100-104.

Baek, J. (2015). A panel cointegration analysis of CO2 emissions, nuclear energy and income in major nuclear generating countries. Applied Energy, 145, 133-138.

Bahmani-Oskooee, M., & Baek, J. (2015). Further evidence on Orcutt’s hypothesis using Korean-U.S. commodity data. Applied Economics Letters, 22(9), 717-724.

Baek, J. (2014). Exchange rate effects on Korea–U.S. bilateral trade: A new look. Research in Economics/Ricerche Economiche, 68(3), 214-221.

Hobbies

Traveling, Table Tennis, Music.

Courses Taught

ECON 202, ECON 227, ECON 327.