Updated on 2026/09/15

Affiliation
Faculty of Political Science and Economics, School of Political Science and Economics
Job title
Assistant Professor(tenure-track)

Research Experience

  • 2025
    -
    Now

    Waseda University   Faculty of Political Science and Economics   Assistant Professor (tenure track)

  • 2015
    -
    2025

    National University of Singapore   Department of Economics   Assistant Professor

Education Background

  • 2009
    -
    2015

    Ohio State University   Ph.D in Economics  

  • 2007
    -
    2009

    Korea University   M.A. in Economics  

  • 2001
    -
    2007

    Korea University   B.A. in Economics  

    Military service from 2003 to 2005

Research Areas

  • Economic theory   production heterogeneity, financial frictions, business cycles, firm dynamics

Research Interests

  • Macroeconomics

 

Papers

  • Firm Debt and Default over the Pandemic and Recovery

    In Hwan Jo, Aubhik Khan, Tatsuro Sengal, Julia K. Thomas

       2025

    Authorship:Lead author

  • Firm Size and Business Cycles with Credit Shocks

    In Hwan Jo

    International Economic Review   66 ( 2 ) 629 - 959  2025  [Refereed]

    Authorship:Lead author

  • Production Heterogeneity with Borrowing Constraint and Working Capital

    In Hwan Jo

       2019

    Authorship:Lead author

  • Aggregate Consequences of Credit Subsidy Policies: Firm Dynamics and Misallocation

    In Hwan Jo, Tatsuro Senga

    Review of Economics Dynamics   32   68 - 93  2019  [Refereed]

    Authorship:Lead author

 

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Sub-affiliation

  • Faculty of Social Sciences   School of Social Sciences