CHO, CV 1 HYE JEE CHO Division of Social Science Room 3378 Academic Building The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong (852) 2358-7830 socho@ust.hk CURRENT POSITIONS Assistant Professor, Division of Social Science, HKUST, 2009-present Faculty Associate, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies, 2013-present PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT Post-Doctoral Fellow in International Politics, Department of Political Science, The University of Rochester, 2008-2009 EDUCATION Ph.D., Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles M.A., Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles M.A. Coursework, Political Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea B.A., Political Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (Magna Cum Laude) Smith College, Northampton, MA, USA (Dean s List, One-year undergraduate exchange program) RESEARCH Book Institutions, Partisanship and Credibility in Global Financial Markets (Routledge Research in Comparative Politics). London: Routledge. (2017) Refereed Journal Publications IMF Programs and Governance in Developing Countries. (2017) The Korean Journal of International Studies 57 (3): 223-269. Bilateral Investment Treaties and Government Transparency. (2017) East and West Studies 29 (3): 119-155. Impact of IMF Programs on Perceived Creditworthiness of Emerging Market Countries: Is There a Nixon-Goes-to-China Effect? (2014) International Studies Quarterly 58 (2): 308-321.
CHO, CV 2 Democracy and Sovereign Credit Ratings: Do Democratic Institutions Boost Investor Confidence? (2009) The Korean Political Science Review 43 (5): 113-135. Do IMF Programs Discipline Budget Deficit? The Effects of IMF Programs on Government Budget Balance, Expenditure, and Revenue. (2009) The Korean Journal of International Relations 49 (6): 7-33. Working Papers Political Risk, Labor Standards, and Foreign Direct Investment, revise and resubmit, Studies in Comparative International Development. Free Trade Agreements and Financial Capital Flows (with P.-S. Koh). Under review Impact of Collective Labor Rights and Political Risk on Foreign Direct Investment Inflows In Emerging Market Countries. Income Inequality, Political Stability, and Investor Perceptions Work in Progress IMF Programs and Corruption Suppression or Diffusion?: Bilateral Investment Treaties and Labor Rights. CONFERENCE PAPERS Effects of International Investment Agreements on Government Transparency. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. Suppression or Diffusion?: Bilateral Investment Treaties and Labor Rights. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. Political Institutions and Sovereign Credibility in Emerging Markets. Public Governance and Avoidance of Collective Risks Conference, Taiwan Insurance Guaranty Fund, Taipei, Taiwan. Organized Labor and Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Market Countries. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. Impact of Collective Labor Rights and Political Risk on Foreign Direct Investment Inflows in Emerging Market Countries. International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA. April 2016 April 2016 December 2014 April 2014 April 2013
CHO, CV 3 Impact of IMF Programs on Perceived Creditworthiness of Emerging Market Countries: Is There a Nixon-Goes-to-China Effect? International Conference on the Future of International Political Economy, HKUST- Seoul National University Joint Conference, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Effect of Free Trade Agreements on Firm-Level Financial Capital Flows (with P.-S. Koh) International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Diego, CA. Income Inequality, Political Stability, and Country Creditworthiness. International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Diego, CA. Impact of IMF Programs on Perceived Creditworthiness of Emerging Market Countries: Is There a Nixon-Goes-to-China Effect? Political Economy of International Organization 4 th Annual Conference, Zurich, Switzerland. Income Inequality, Political Stability, and Investor Perceptions. International Political Economy Society 5 th Annual Conference, Boston, MA. Partisan Politics, IMF Bailouts, and Investor Perceptions. American Political Science Association Annual 106 th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. Partisan Politics, IMF Bailouts, and Investor Perceptions. Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Income Inequality, Political Stability, and Country Creditworthiness. Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Partisan Politics, IMF Bailouts, and Investor Perceptions. Midwest Political Science Association 68th Annual National Conference, Chicago, IL. Effects of Democracy on Sovereign Debt Markets: Do Democratic Rules Restore Policy Credibility in Left Governments? International Studies Association Annual Convention, New York, NY. Veto Players and Sovereign Debt: Do Veto Players Help Leftist Governments Restore Investor Confidence in Sovereign Debt Markets? Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference Effects of Democracy on Sovereign Debt Markets: Do Democratic Rules Restore Policy Credibility in Left Governments? Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Veto Players and Sovereign Debt: Do Veto Players Help Leftist Governments Restore Investor Confidence in Sovereign Debt Markets? International Studies Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. August 2012 April 2012 April 2012 January 2011 November 2010 September 2010 April 2010 April 2010 April 2010 February 2009 April 2008 April 2008 March 2008
CHO, CV 4 Effects of Democracy on Sovereign Debt Markets: Do Democratic Rules Restore Policy Credibility in Left Governments? Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. Effects of IMF Programs on Sovereign Debt Markets: Do IMF Programs Help Leftist Governments Restore Investor Confidence? International Studies Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. Partisan Politics, Credibility, and Government Bond Markets. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. Partisan Politics, Credibility, and Government Bond Markets. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. Partisan Politics, Credibility, and Government Bond Markets. International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Diego, CA. Political Risk, Labor Standards, and Foreign Direct Investment. International Studies Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, HI. Do IMF Programs Discipline Budget Deficits?: The Effects of IMF Programs on Government Budget Balance, Expenditure, and Revenue. International Studies Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, HI. Political Risk, Labor Standards, and Foreign Direct Investment. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. Do IMF Programs Discipline Budget Deficits?: The Effects of IMF Programs on Government Budget Balance, Expenditure, and Revenue. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. Political Risk, Labor Standards, and Foreign Direct Investment. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. Political Risk, Labor Standards, and Foreign Direct Investment. Interdisciplinary Conference on Globalization, UCLA School of Management, Ventura, CA. April 2007 March 2007 September 2006 April 2006 March 2006 March 2005 March 2005 September 2004 April 2004 April 2003 May 2002 INVITED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Cho, Hye Jee. Political Institutions and Sovereign Credibility in Emerging Markets. Public Governance and Avoidance of Collective Risks Conference, Taiwan Insurance Guaranty Fund, Taipei, Taiwan. December 2014 INVITED SEMINARS Cho, Hye Jee. Institutions, Partisanship and Credibility in Global Financial Markets. Department of Political Science, Ajou University, Korea, 2016.
CHO, CV 5 Cho, Hye Jee. Impact of IMF Programs on Perceived Creditworthiness of Emerging Market Countries: Is There a Nixon-Goes-to-China Effect? Brain Korea 21 Globalizing Korean Political Science Corps., Dept. of Political Science, Korea University, September 2010. Cho, Hye Jee. Partisan Politics and Credibility: How Can the Left Convince Bond Markets? Comparative Politics Workshop, Department of Political Science, the University of Rochester, January 2009. Cho, Hye Jee. Partisan Politics and Credibility: How Can the Left Convince Bond Markets? Department of Political Science, the University of Vermont, November 2007. CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION Glocalizing Political Science. HKUST Social Science Korea University Political Science Department Joint Conference, Hong Kong, January 2015. International Conference on the Future of International Political Economy. HKUST Seoul National University Joint Conference, Hong Kong, August 2012 AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS Funding received at the HKUST RGC General Research Fund, 2017 2019, Multilateral Lending and Corruption in Developing Countries, Amount: HK$ 262,000, Role: PI UGC Block Grant, 2016 2017, Multilateral Lending and Corruption in Developing Countries, Amount: HK$15,000, Role: PI. HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies Research Grant, 2015 2017, Suppression or diffusion? Effects of foreign direct investment on labor rights protection in emerging market countries, Amount: HK$115,000, Role: PI. HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies Research Grant, 2013 2016, Income Distribution and Sovereign Credibility in Emerging Market Countries, Amount: HK$107,500, Role: PI. RGC Direct Allocation Grant, 2012 2016, Income Distribution and Global Financial Markets: How Does Income Inequality Influence Investor Perceptions in Government Bond Markets?, Amount: HK$15,000, Role: PI. RGC Direct Allocation Grant, 2010 2017, Income Inequality, Political Stability, and Development: The implications of country creditworthiness and income inequality on economic growth, Amount: HK$100,000, Role: PI. RGC Direct Allocation Grant, 2009 2015, Do IMF programs discipline budget deficits? The effects of IMF programs on government budget balance, expenditure, and revenue, Amount: HK$106,800, Role: PI.
CHO, CV 6 UGC Research Infrastructure Grant, 2013 2017, Economic Globalization and Labor Rights, Amount: HK$50,000, Role: PI. UGC Research Infrastructure Grant, 2012 2015, Income Distribution and Global Financial Markets: How income inequality influences investor perceptions in government bond markets, Amount: HK$50,000, Role: PI. UGC Research Infrastructure Grant, 2012 2014, Income Distribution and Global Financial Markets: How Does Income Inequality Influence Investor Perceptions in Government Bond Markets?, Amount: HK$50,000, Role: PI. TEACHING HKUST SOSC 5750 International Political Economy SOSC 2290 Understanding Globalization SOSC 229 Globalization Studies SOSC 226 Introduction to Political Science University of Rochester PSC 274 International Political Economy PSC 273 Political Economy of East Asia GRADUATE STUDENTS SUPERVISED Thesis committee member for: Chi Wai To (M.Phil., 2010) Titi Zhou (M.Phil., 2012) Meng Sun (M.Phil., 2012) Tian Yuan (M.Phil., 2014) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS SUPERVISED Capstone project advisor for: Ming Yan Poon (Spring 2017) Kai Sze Ng (Fall 2015) Chui Fung Ho (Spring 2015) Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program supervisor for: Ka Ki Cheung (Fall 2015) Ajay Puri (Fall 2015) Jiaqi Shao (Summer 2013) Yongzheng Li (Summer 2013) Stefan Hermanek (Fall 2012)
CHO, CV 7 Global China Studies Student Mentorship advisor for: Ming Yi So (2016 17) Lok Yiu Chan (2015 16) Mina Cho (2014 15) Ngai Ching Wu (2013 14) Man Ching Ng (2012 13) Ka Wun Karen WONG (2012 13) Ji Won Lee (2011 12) SCHOOL/DIVISIONAL SERVICES School Level: Global China Studies Program admissions committee (2011 13) Division Level: Divisional seminar series committee (2013 2014) Undergraduate and Curriculum committee (2009 2013) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Invited to review American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, British Journal of Political Science, Economics & Politics, International Interactions, International Tax and Public Finance, Korean Journal of International Studies, Korean Political Science Review, The Review of International Political Economy, The Review of International Organizations, Politics and Policy, World Politics