- Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, December 2017

- Master, Economics, Kyung Hee University, 2010

- Bachelor, Economics & Commerce, Kyung Hee University, 2008

- Associate Professor, Department of International Trade, Jeonbuk National University, October 2023 – Present

- Assistant Professor, Department of International Trade, Jeonbuk National University, September 2020 – September 2023

- Research Fellow, Department of Global Cooperation Research, Korea Rural Economic Institute, November 2018 – August 2020

- Post-doc, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, January 2018 – November 2018.

- Researcher, FTA Implementation Farmer Support Center, Korea Rural Economic Institution (KREI), September 2012 - August 2013.

1. SSCI Indexed Journal

Jeong, H., & Seok, J. H.* (2025). Impact of trade openness on agricultural income inequality in Korea: Income differences according to farmers' age. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 1-27.

Seok, J. H., & Kim, S. E.* (2024). The impact of population aging on economic growth in Korea: Revisiting the export-led growth hypothesis framework. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 33(6), 1091-1107.

Kim, S. E., & Seok, J. H.* (2024). How Does US Reduce The Food Waste By Predicting Food Away From Home And Food At Home?. The Singapore Economic Review, 69(03), 1195-1209.

CHUNG, D. H., & SEOK, J. H.* (2024). Has the substitutability of milk products in Korea changed? Evidence from the price analysis among domestic fresh, imported sterilized and soybean milk. The Singapore Economic Review, 1-20.

Kim, G., Jeong, H., Manlove, J., & Seok, J. H.* (2024). Impacts of organic farming on the nitrogen balance in agricultural land of OECD countries: Evidence from panel ARDL approach. In Natural Resources Forum. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Seok, J. H., & Kim, S. E.* (2023). The effect of agricultural trade openness on fruit prices in Korea. Asian‐Pacific Economic Literature, 37(2), 165-179.

Kim, S. E., & Seok, J. H.* (2023). Trade openness and horizontal agricultural income inequality in Korea: focusing on sectoral income differences. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 28(4), 1580-1600.

Kim, S. E., & Seok, J. H.* (2023). The impact of foreign direct investment on CO2 emissions considering economic development: Evidence from South Korea. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 32(4), 537-552.

Seok, J. H.*, Woo, B., Kim, H., & Kim, G. (2022). Decisional factors for purchasing beef labeled with animal welfare in Korea. society & animals, 32(4), 428-449.

Moon, H., Seok, J. H.*, Lee, S., & Reed, M. R. (2022). Who has price leadership in paprika trade between Korea and Japan? evidence from threshold vector autoregressive model approach. The Singapore Economic Review, 1-18.

Moon, H., & Seok, J. H.* (2021). Price relationship among domestic and imported beef products in South Korea. Empirical Economics, 61(6), 3541-3555.
Seok, J. H., & Moon, H.* (2021). Agricultural exports and agricultural economic growth in developed countries: Evidence from OECD countries. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 30(7), 1004-1019.

Seok, J. H., & Kim, G.* (2020). Impact of the positive list system (PLS) on the banana market in Korea. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 25(4), 718-732.

Kim, G., Choi, S. K., & Seok, J. H.* (2020). Does biomass energy consumption reduce total energy CO2 emissions in the US?. Journal of Policy Modeling, 42(5), 953-967.

Kim, G., Seok, J. H., Mark, T. B.*, & Reed, M. R. (2019). The price relationship between organic and non-organic vegetables in the US: evidence from Nielsen scanner data. Applied Economics, 51(10), 1025-1039.

Kim, G., Seok, J. H., & Mark, T. B.* (2018). New market opportunities and consumer heterogeneity in the US organic food market. Sustainability, 10(9), 3166.

Seok, J. H., Moon, H.*, Kim, G., & Reed, M. R. (2018). Is aging the important factor for sustainable agricultural development in Korea? Evidence from the relationship between aging and farm technical efficiency. Sustainability, 10(7), 2137.

Seok, J. H., Kim, G., Reed, M. R.*, & Kim, S. E. (2018). The impact of avian influenza on the Korean egg market: who benefited?. Journal of Policy Modeling, 40(1), 151-165.


2. Scopus Indexed Journal

Seok, J. H., & Soon, B. M.* (2024). Impact of Logistic Performance on Food Security: Revisiting the Trade Openness-Food Security Nexus. International Area Studies Review, 27(4), 353-366.

Kim, S. E., & Seok, J. H.* (2023). Does Commodity Trade Openness Beneficial to the Tourism Sector in Korea?. J. Glob. Bus. Trade, 19(1), 157-172.

Kim, S. E., & Seok, J. H.* (2022). Price transmission between GMO-free organic and conventional milk in Austria. Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science, 28(2).

Kim, S. E., & Seok, J. H.* (2022). Impact of consumer confidence on pork prices in Korea, taking into account the quality difference: a comparison between imported frozen and domestic chilled pork belly.

Seok, J. H., Saghaian, S., & Reed, M. R.* (2018). The ‘Signaling Effect’ and the impact of high maximum residue limit standards on US vegetable exports. Economic Analysis and Policy, 59, 150-159.


3. KCI Indexed Journal

Seok, J. H. (2025). The Non-linear Relationship among Agricultural Producer Price, Consumer Price, and Import Price in Korea. Journal of Rural Development, 48(2), 1-16.

Seok, J. H. (2025). The Causal Relationship among Trade Openness, Economic Growth, and Income Inequality in Korea. Journal of International Trade & Commerce, 21(1), 487-500.

Chung, D., Park, E., & Seok, J. H.* (2024). An Impact of Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness on Fruit Imports in Southeast Asian Countries. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE & LAW REVIEW, 104, 257-276.

Seok, J. H. (2024). The Impact of Population Concentration in the Seoul Metropolitan Area on Economic Growth of Korea: Focusing on the Relationship with Exports. Journal of The korean Official Statistics, 1-20.

Seok, J. H., Kim, G., Kim, S. E., & Moon, H.* (2024). How to Improve the Economic Effect of the Community Currency for Regional Revitalization: Case of Muju in Korea. The Korean Journal of Agricultural Economics, 65(3), 201-231.
Kim, S. E., & Seok, J. H.* (2024). Impact of Organic Farming Area on Agricultural Income in Korea. Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture, 32(4), 331-345.
Seok, J. H., Lee, J., Kim, G., & Moon, H.* (2024). The Impact of Income on Imported Grape Quality in Malaysia－Using Quantile Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model－. Korean Journal of Food Marketing Economics, 41(4), 125-144.
Seok, J. H. (2024). The causal relationship among export, population growth of metropolitan areas of Seoul, and economic growth in Korea. Journal of Economic Studies, 42(3), 49-65.

Seok, J. H. (2023). The impact of agricultural trade openness on non-energy greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector in Korea: Utilizing Environment Kuznets Curve Framework. Korea Trade Review, 48(6), 65-82.

Seok, J. H., Chung, D., & Moon, H.*. Asymmetric Transmission of Exchange Rates on Food Prices: Focusing on the Comparison before and after COVID-19. Journal of Rural Development, 46(3), 129-148.

Seok, J. H. (2023). An Analysis of the Potential Transition of Employment Types Using the Korean Labor Panel: Focusing on Comparisons between Before and After Retirement Age. Asia-Pacific Journal of Business & Commerce, 44-87.

Chung, D., & Seok, J. H.* (2023). A Study on the Segmentation of Korean Agri-Food Imports in South-East Asian Countries: Focusing on a Comparison among GDP Per Capita, the Top 10% GDP Per Capita, and Top 1% GDP Per Capita. Journal of International Trade & Commerce, 19(1), 301-315.

Chung, D. H., Jeong, H., & Seok, J. H.*. The Impact of ICT on Imports of Agricultural Products in Vietnam. Korean Journal of Food Marketing Economics, 40(4), 133-150.

Seok, J. H., Kim, S., Kim, J. Y., & Moon, H.* (2022). An Analysis on the Performance of Investment and Loan in the Agricultural Sector after the UR Agreement - Utilizing Bivariate Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model. Korean Journal of Agricultural Management and Policy, 49(2), 329-353.

Ju, J., Seok, J. H., & Moon, H.* (2022). An Analysis of Factors Affecting Healthy Food Consumption Intention and Behavior: Focusing on Ginseng and Red Ginseng Products. Journal of Rural Development, 45(2), 41-64.

Seok, J. H., Moon, H.*, & Moon, D. (2021). The Estimated Effects of Positive List System for Pesticides Maximum Residue Limits on Agricultural Import in Korea. Korean Journal of Agricultural Management and Policy, 48(3), 329-350.

Seok, J. H., Park, M. S., Lim, S. J., & Kim, K. P.* (2021). Decisional Factor of China Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Korean Shine Muscat: Evidence from Beijing and Shanghai Consumers. Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture, 29(3), 359-384.

Kim, S. E., & Seok, J. H.* (2018). Tourism and Economic Growth in Korea: Focusing on the Structural Break. Journal of International Trade & Commerce, 14(4), 177-188.

Seok, J. H., Kim, G., & Kim, S. E.*, (2018). Causal Relationship among Bioethanol Production, Corn Price, and Beef Price in the US. Environmental and Resources Economic Review, 27(3), 521-544.