Publications

BOOKS

• J. Choi, M. Dutz and Z. Usman (2019) The Future of Work in Africa: A Companion to the World Development Report 2019 on the Changing Nature of Work, World Bank, Washington DC,

• J. Choi et al. (2016) Competitiveness of the Kyrgyz Economy in the Wake of Accession to the Eurasian Customs Union, World Bank, Washington DC (Russian version is available here)

• J. Choi, M. Maurel and F. Cisse (2016) Industrial Policy in Senegal: Then and Now, Chapter In Manufacturing Transformation, edited by Carol Newman, Rand, John, Shimeles, Abebe, Söderbom, Måns, Tarp, Finn, and Page, John., Oxford University Press DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198776987.003.0007

• J. Choi et al. (2011) Comparative study for the structural transformation and export policies in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and South Korea, 2011, African Development Bank, Tunis, Tunisia

ARTICLES

• Choi, J. (2021, forthcoming). Do Government Incentives to Promote R&D and Increase Private R&D Investment?, World Bank Research Observer, Accepted for publication, July 2019, doi: 10.1093/wbro

• Choi, J., E. Fukase & Zeufack, A. (2021) Global Value Chain participation, Competition and Markups : Evidence from Ethiopia Manufacturing Firms, Journal of Economic Integration, 36, 3, 491-517. https://doi.org/10.11130/jei.2021.36.3.491

• Choi, J. (2020). Service firm performance and foreign ownership, Industrial and Corporate Change https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtz055

• Choi, J., & Minondo, A. (2020). A test of the Alchian–Allen conjecture with transaction-level trade data, Applied Economics Letters, 27(8), 601-604.

• Choi, J., & Minondo, A. (2019). Economic and trade effects of Albania’s trade agreements with CEFTA members, Post-Communist Economies, 31, 4, 451-463, DOI 0.1080/14631377.2018.1537736

• Choi, J. (2017) Essays on the Determinants of Firm Productivity and Openness, Evidence from Tunisia, PhD dissertation, University of Oxford

• Choi, J. & Cisse. F. (2015) Do Firms Learn by Exporting or Learn to Export, Evidence from Senegal, Working Paper N° 191, African Development Bank, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UN University- WIDER) 2015/057

• Choi, J. (2009) Promoting Trade under the Financial Crisis: Lessons from South Korea, Korea Policy Review

WORKING PAPERS/WORK IN PROGRESS

• Choi, J. (on-going), Productivity Convergence and Learning by Exporting

• Choi, J., F.Amodio, G. De Giorgi, & Rahmanm, A. (on-going) Bribes vs. Taxes : Market Structure and Incentives, working paper is available as Choi, J., F.Amodio, G. De Giorgi, & Rahmanm, A. (2018) Bribes vs. Taxes: Market Structure and Incentives, IZA Discussion Paper No. 11668. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3217484

• Choi, J., M. Kim, M. Kugler, K. Abreha & W. Kassa (on-going) Internet Access Expansion and Price Information Diffusion: Firm Performance after Ethiopia’s Transition to 3G, background paper of “A Continent-wide Digital Economy for Africa: Opportunities and Challenges for More Productive & Inclusive Growth”, World Bank, Washington DC

• Choi, J., E. Fukase & Tanaka, T. (on-going) Gender and Export Crops Production for Farmers’ Welfare, Evidence from households and firms, Albania

• Choi, J. (2017) Create or Buy? Innovation Outsourcing and Firm Productivity, World Bank Policy Working Paper N° 8121, World Bank, Washington DC

My work has been cited in scholarly articles and a number of media. I frequently speak at international conferences and seminars, and write for newspaper columns and policy blogs.

BLOGS

• The Future of Work in Africa: Making productive investments for more and better jobs, World Bank, 2019 (with Mark Dutz and Zainab Usman)

• The Future of Jobs and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Business as Usual for Unusual Business, World Bank, 2018

• Feedback rating to decrease bribery: Evidence from the Kyrgyz Republic, VoxDev, 2018 (with F.Amodio, G. De Giorgi, and A.Rahmanm)

• The costs of not being recognized as a country: The case of Kosovo, Brookings Institute, 2017

SELECTION OF MEDIA COVERAGE

The future of work report has been cited in a number of English language media, including trade for all, press reader, new times, etc. The report will be available in major book stores including Amazon and Blackwell this fall. My blog articles about business tax inspection, and industry 4.0 have been been cited in a number of media outlets around the world, including the voice Barcelona, Business report in the US, Star Early Edition of South Africa. Perhaps the most cited blog article of mine is the one on the cost estimation of country recognition. Last, I wrote for and was interviewed by some of the Korean media outlets including 매일경제, 디지탈 타임즈, 조선비즈.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Oxford University (CSAE), Oxford University (TMD), Kennedy School of Government-Harvard University, Center of International Development (CID)-Harvard University, International Finance Corporation, International Monetary Fund, United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), African Development Bank, World Bank Annual Conference in Development Economics, World Bank (Development Economics Research, Chief Economist office for MENA, Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice), Brookings Institute, Bank of Korea Washington DC office, Institution of Unification - Seoul National University). My co-authored papers were also presented at Boston University, Columbia University, GSEMUniversity of Geneva, London Business School, Queen Mary University of London, TCD/LSE/CEPR Workshop in Development Economics, 7th IPA SME Program meeting, IIPF 2017 Conference in Tokyo, Bolzano Applied Micro Workshop, NEUDC 2017, NYU EPED Workshop, Public Finance in Developing Countries Workshop, SSHRC Workshop on Commodities, Wellbeing and Institutions, SSDEV 2017.

RESEARCH FUNDERS

UK Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC), Department for International Development (DfID)