Dr. Seung Gyu Jo

Biography

Seung-Gyu Jo is an economist with 25 years of academic experience across Europe and Asia. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and is currently a Senior Lecturer at the NUS Business School. His academic career includes teaching at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the University of Pennsylvania. Seung-Gyu's research interests focus on the intersection of game theory, industrial organization, and international trade policy, with particular expertise in the strategic aspects of innovation and industrial policy in open economies. He also specializes in behavioral economics. Seung-Gyu is the Deputy Academic Director of the NUS MBA Programme and coordinates the MBA in Managerial Economics at the NUS Business School. Additionally, he actively contributes to the NUS Executive MBA programme and frequently speaks at customized executive education programs, including those for the Mitsui Group and SK Group, as well as government officials from various countries. His consulting work spans both government and private sectors, having served as a member of the Dutch Innovation Forum, where he provided guidelines for the Dutch government’s innovation subsidy enforcement process based on his strategic trade policy research. Seung-Gyu teaches managerial economics and game theory across multiple programs including BBA, MBA, and MSc Executive MBA at NUS. He is a recipient of several teaching awards, including the NUS Outstanding Educator Award and the Joel Popkins Economics Teaching Award from the University of Pennsylvania.

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