E. Kwan Choi

Professor
Contact Information
Iowa State University280C Heady Hall
Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-5999
kchoi@iastate.edu
Education
- PhD, University of Iowa, 1978
Research Interests
International economics, economics of uncertainty, microeconomic theory.
Selected Publications
- Choi, E. Kwan; Choi, Jai-Young, Financial Advantage, Outsourcing and FDI Under Wage Uncertainity, North American Journal of Economics and Finance Vol. 24 (January 2013): 260-267.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Beladi, Hamid, Factor Accumulation and the Terms of Trade: Applications to the Asian Financial Crisis, Pacific Economic Review Vol. 11 (2006): 383-94.
- Choi, E. Kwan, Trade and the Adoption of a Universal Language, International Review of Economics and Finance Vol. 11 no. 3 (2003): 265-75.
- Choi, E. Kwan, Stealing Words: A Guide to Safe Writing in Economics, WP #02006, August 2002
Other Affiliations
- Associate Editor, Japanese Economic Review
- Editor, Review of International Economics
- Managing Editor, Review of Development Economics
ISU Economics Working Papers Series
- Choi, E. Kwan, Stealing Words: A Guide to Safe Writing in Economics, WP #02006, August 2002
Journal Articles
- Choi, E. Kwan; Choi, Jai-Young, Financial Advantage, Outsourcing and FDI Under Wage Uncertainity, North American Journal of Economics and Finance Vol. 24 (January 2013): 260-267.
- Choi, E. Kwan, To Integrate with a High- Or Low-Wage Country: That is the Question, International Review of Economics and Finance Vol. 20 no. 4 (Fourth Quarter 2011): 792-799.
- Choi, E. Kwan, International Trade in Genetically Modified Products, International Review of Economics and Finance Vol. 19 no. 3 (June 2010): 383-391.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Thompson, Henry, Breaks in the Chain of Comparative Advantage, International Review of Economics and Finance Vol. 19 no. 2 (April 2010): 346-348.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Choi, Jai-Young, To Outsource or Not To Outsource in North-South Trade, Frontiers in Finance and Economics Vol. 7 (April 2010): 60-81.
- Choi, E. Kwan, To Outsource or Not to Outsource Inn North-South Trade, Frontiers in Finance and Economics Vol. 7 no. 1 (April 2010): 60-81.
- Choi, E. Kwan, To Outsource or Not to Outsource in an Integrated World., International Review of Economics and Finance Vol. 16 (2007): 521-527.
- Choi, E. Kwan, North-South Trade and Income Inequality, International Review of Economics and Finance Vol. 16 (2007): 347-356.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Beladi, Hamid, Factor Accumulation and the Terms of Trade: Applications to the Asian Financial Crisis, Pacific Economic Review Vol. 11 (2006): 383-94.
- Choi, E. Kwan, Aid Allocation and the Transfer Paradox in a Small Country, International Review of Economics and Finance Vol. 13 (2004): 245-51.
- Choi, E. Kwan, Trade and the Adoption of a Universal Language, International Review of Economics and Finance Vol. 11 no. 3 (2003): 265-75.
- Choi, E. Kwan, Neighbor-Immiserizing Growth: The Asian Crisis, Japanese Economic Review Vol. 52 no. 4 (2001): 405-16.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Beladi, Hamid; Chen, Jiong, Employment Risk and Optimal Trade Policies, Japanese Economic Review Vol. 52 no. 3 (2001): 303-15.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Beladi, Hamid, Uncertainty and the Effectiveness of Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Manchester School Vol. 68 (2000): 491-502.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Beladi, Hamid, Welfare Reducing Trade and Optimal Trade Policy, Japan and the World Economy Vol. 10 (1998): 825-848.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Beladi, Hamid, Why East Asian Countries Grow Faster Than Others, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development Vol. 5 (1996): 207-237.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Feinerman, Eli, Price Uncertainty and the Labor Managed Firm: Reply, Southern Economic Journal Vol. 62 (1996): 776-777.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Feinerman, Eli, Regulation of Nitrogen Production: Taxes Versus Quotas, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol. 20 (1995): 122-134.
- Beladi, Hamid; Choi, E. Kwan, On the Emergence of Multinational Corporations in Developing Economies: A Note, Regional Science and Urban Economics Vol. 25 (1995): 675-684.
- Chen, Jiong; Choi, E. Kwan, Trade Policies and Welfare in a Harris-Todaro Economy, Southern Economic Journal Vol. 71 no. 2 (1994): 426-434.
- Babcock, Bruce A.; Choi, E. Kwan; Feinerman, Eli, Risk and Probability Premiums for Cara Utility Function, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol. 18 no. 1 (July 1993): 17-24.
- Aradhyula, Satheesh V.; Choi, E. Kwan, Production, Hedging, and Speculative Decisions with Options and Futures Markets: Comment, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 75 no. 3 (July 1993): 745-747.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Feinerman, Eli, Producer Cooperatives, Input Pricing and Land Allocation, Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 44 no. 2 (May 1993): 230-244.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Beladi, Hamid, Uncertainty and the Optimal Production Tax, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development Vol. 2 no. 1 (1993): 65-77.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Beladi, Hamid, Optimal Trade Policies for a Small Open Economy, Economica Vol. 60 (1993): 475-486.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Johnson, Stanley R., Impacts and Incidence of Agricultural Commodity Programs, Economic Development and Cultural Change Vol. 41 no. 3 (1993): 605-621.
- Feinerman, Eli; Choi, E. Kwan, Second Best Taxes and Quotas in Nitrogen Regulation, Natural Resource Modeling Vol. 7 no. 1 (Winter 1993): 57-83.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Menzes, Carmen F., Is Relative Risk Aversion Greater Than One?, International Review of Economics and Finance Vol. 1 no. 1 (1992): 43-54.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Johnson, Stanley R., Regulation of Externalities in an Open Economy, Ecological Economics Vol. 5 (1992): 251-265.
- Devadoss, Stephen; Choi, E. Kwan, Factor Price Stabilization and the Competitive Firm, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 73 no. 3 (August 1991): 749-756.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Johnson, Stanley R., Uncertainty, Price Stabilization and Welfare, Southern Economic Journal Vol. 57 (January 1991): 789-797.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Feinerman, Eli, Price Uncertainty and the Labor-Managed Firm, Southern Economic Journal Vol. 58 no. 1 (January 1991): 43-53.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Lapan, Harvey E., Optimal Trade Policies for a Developing Country Under Uncertainty, Journal of Development Economics Vol. 35 (1991): 243-260.
- Feinerman, Eli; Choi, E. Kwan; Johnson, Stanley R., Uncertainty and Split Nitrogen Application in Corn Production, American Journal of Agricultural Economics Vol. 72 no. 4 (January 1990): 975-984.
- Casas, Fran?ois R.; Choi, E. Kwan, Transport Innovation and Welfare Under Variable Returns to Scale, International Economic Journal Vol. 4 (1990): 45-57.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Johnson, Stanley R., Stochastic Dominance and Uncertain Price Prospects, Southern Economic Journal Vol. 55 no. 3 (1989): 699-709.
- Casas, Fran?ois R.; Choi, E. Kwan, Transport Costs and Immiserizing Growth Under Variable Returns to Scale, International Journal of Transport Economics Vol. 16 (1989)
- Lapan, Harvey E.; Choi, E. Kwan, Optimal Trade Policy Under Uncertainty: The Role of Risk Aversion and Public Goods, International Economic Journal Vol. 2 (Winter 1988): 35-56.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Johnson, Stanley R., Consumer's Surplus and Price Uncertainty, International Economic Review Vol. 28 (1987): 407-411.
- Casas, Fran?ois R.; Choi, E. Kwan, Trade Imbalance, the Factor Proportions Theory and the Resource Content of International Trade, International Review of Economics and Business Vol. 34 (1987): 213-230.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Menezes, Carmen F., On the Magnitude of Relative Risk Aversion, Economics Letters Vol. 18 (1985): 125-128.
- Choi, E. Kwan; Menezes, Carmen F.; Tressler, J., A Theory of Price-Fixing Rings, Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 100 (1985): 465-478.
- Casas, Fran?ois R.; Choi, E. Kwan, The Leontief Paradox: Continued or Resolved?, Journal of Political Economy Vol. 93 (1985): 610-615.
- Casas, Fran?ois R.; Choi, E. Kwan, The Metzler Paradox and the Non-Equivalence of Tariffs and Quotas: Further Results, Journal of Economic Studies Vol. 12 (1985): 53-57.
- Casas, Fran?ois R.; Choi, E. Kwan, Some Paradoxes of Transport Costs in International Trade Theory, Southern Economic Journal Vol. 51 (1985): 983-997.
- Casas, Fran?ois R.; Choi, E. Kwan, Trade Imbalance and the Leontief Paradox, Manchester School Vol. 52 (1984): 391-401.
CARD Publications
August 1998
Welfare Reducing Trade and Optimal Trade Policy
E. Kwan Choi, Hamid Beladi
[98-WP 196]
January 1992
Uncertainty, Price Stabilization, and Welfare
E. Kwan Choi, Stanley R. Johnson
[91-GATT 3]
July 1991
Optimal Trade Policies for a Developing Country under Uncertainty
E. Kwan Choi, Harvey E. Lapan
[90-GATT 8]
Tariffication and Agricultural Trade
E. Kwan Choi
[90-GATT 4]
September 1990
Modeling the Demand for food Safety and the Implications for Regulation
E. Kwan Choi, Helen H. Jensen
[90-WP 68]
May 1990
Impacts and Incidence of Agricultural Commodity Programs
E. Kwan Choi, Stanley R. Johnson
[90-WP 55]
December 1989
Storage Subsidies and Supply Response
E. Kwan Choi, William H. Meyers
[89-WP 47]
September 1988
Stochastic Dominance and Uncertain Price Prospects
E. Kwan Choi, Stanley R. Johnson
[88-WP 31]
June 1987
Input Price Uncertainty and Factor Demand
S. Devadoss, E. Kwan Choi
[87-WP 25]
May 1987
Demand Uncertainty and Price Stabilization
E. Kwan Choi, Stanley R. Johnson
[87-WP 23]


