Professor of Global Commerce

Jeongmeen
Suh 서정민

숭실대학교 글로벌통상학과

Soongsil University · Seoul, Korea

Trade Policy Text Mining WTO Digital Trade Trade & Security

⚡ Recent Updates

2026 · Working Paper

New working paper "Pressure as Engagement: Attention and Tone in Four Decades of the USTR's National Trade Estimate Reports" now available on SSRN [link]

2026 · Position

After serving as President of KOSTI (August 2024 – July 2026), returned to Soongsil University as Professor of Global Commerce in July 2026

About

Who I Am

I am a Professor of Global Commerce at Soongsil University, Seoul. From August 2024 until July 2026, I served as President of the Korea Security Agency of Trade and Industry (KOSTI) while on leave from the university, and in July 2026 I returned to my faculty position. Previously, I served as head of the WTO team at KIEP and as an Assistant Secretary in the Office of the President of the Republic of Korea, where I was responsible for trade policy.

My research lies at the intersection of international economics and trade policy. I am particularly interested in applying quantitative and text-mining methods to analyze trade-related international agreements, with recent work focusing on WTO documents, digital trade regulation, trade & security, and the history of Korean trade policy.

Email: jsuh at ssu.ac.kr

Fields of Interest

International Trade Theory Trade & Security Trade & Environment Digital Trade Text Mining Korean Trade Policy

Contact

Emailjsuh@ssu.ac.kr

Phone+82 2 820 0574

Office369 Sangdo-Ro, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul 06978

Curriculum Vitae

Education & Employment

🎓 Education

2009

Ph.D. in Economics

Boston University

2003

M.A. in Economics

Seoul National University

2001

B.A. in Sociology

Korea University

💼 Employment

2026.7–

Professor

Dept. of Global Commerce, Soongsil University

2024.8–2026.7

President, KOSTI

Korea Security Agency of Trade and Industry

2024–

Professor

Dept. of Global Commerce, Soongsil University

2023–24

Chair, Dept. of Global Commerce

Soongsil University

2018–24

Associate Professor

Dept. of Global Commerce, Soongsil University

2015–16

Assistant Secretary for Trade

Office of the President of the Republic of Korea

2014–18

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Global Commerce, Soongsil University

2009–14

Research Fellow / Head of WTO Team

KIEP (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)

Research

Publications

1

"Shifting Dynamics in WTO Ministerial Statements: A Textual Analysis of Member Engagement, 1996–2024"

SSCIWorld Trade Review, 2025
→ View Paper
2

"On the non-discrimination principle in digital trade" (w. J.Lee & J.Roh)

SSCIWorld Trade Review, 2023
→ View Paper
3

"The effects of digital trade policies on digital trade" (w. J.Roh)

SSCIWorld Economy, 2023
→ View Paper
4

"Carbon border adjustment: A unilateral solution to the multilateral problem?"

SSCIInternational Environmental Agreements, 2022
→ View Paper
5

"Information Technology and Spatial Reorganization of Firms" (w. Y.Kang)

SSCIJournal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2022
→ View Paper
6

"Profit-Sharing Rule for Networked Microgrids based on Myerson Value in Cooperative Game" (w. S.G. Yoon)

SCIIEEE Access, 9, 2021
→ View Paper
7

"Maximizing Solar PV Dissemination under Differential Subsidy Policy" (w. S.G. Yoon)

SCI-EEnergies, 13(11), 2020
→ View Paper
8

"Economics of Open Source: A Dynamic Approach" (w. M. Yilmaz)

SSCIDynamic Games and Applications, 9(1), 2019
→ View Paper
9

"Roles of Flexible Mechanisms in International Environmental Agreements" (w. M. Cho)

SSCIKorean Economic Review, 33(2), 2017
→ View Paper
10

"The Most Favored Nation Principle: Passive Constraint or Active Commitment?" (w. S.Sim & S.Nahm)

SSCIKorean Economic Review, 32(1), 2016
11

"Preventing Systematic Circumvention of the SCM Agreement" (w. H.Jung)

SSCIWorld Trade Review, 15(1), 2016
→ View Paper
12

"What Determines Small Champion's Export Performance?: Evidence from Korea firm-level data" (w. Y.G.Kim)

SSCIAsian Economic Papers, 14(2), 2015
13

"Joining Pre-existing International Production Networks" (w. J.D. Kim)

SSCIAsian Economic Papers, 13(2), 2014
14

"A Theory of Optimal Quality Reports with Inertia"

SSCIThe BE Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 12(1), 2012
K1

"The Ebb and Flow of Regional Integration Vision in Asia-Pacific"

KCIEast Asian Economic Review, 27(4), 2023
K2

"What has Korea told in the WTO?: An analysis on the Ministerial Conference Statements"

KCIKorea Trade Review, 48(1), 2023
K3

"Comparative Analysis of Korea's RTA using Text Mining" (w. Y.Han & J.Kim)

KCIKorean Journal of International Economic Law, 17(3), 2019
W1

"Pressure as Engagement: Attention and Tone in Four Decades of the USTR's National Trade Estimate Reports"

Working PaperSSRN, 2026
→ View Paper
W2

"Measuring Convergences and Divergences in APEC RTAs/FTAs: a text-mining approach"

Working PaperKIEP APEC Study Series, 20-02
→ View Paper

Projects

Research Projects

🌐

Trade Text as Data (1): WTO Documents

Text-mining analysis of WTO ministerial statements and trade documents to uncover patterns in member engagement and negotiation dynamics.

📊

Trade Text as Data (2): APEC Documents

Measuring convergences and divergences in APEC RTAs/FTAs using text-mining approaches to analyze regional integration.

Supported by: National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)

📖

Trade Text as Data (3): History of Korean Trade Policy

Analyzing historical documents of Korean trade policy to understand the evolution of Korea's trade strategy since modernization.

JeongmeenSuh 서정민

Who I Am

Fields of Interest

Contact

Education & Employment

🎓 Education

💼 Employment

Publications

Research Projects

Trade Text as Data (1): WTO Documents

Trade Text as Data (2): APEC Documents

Trade Text as Data (3): History of Korean Trade Policy

Get in Touch

Jeongmeen
Suh 서정민