Biography

Prof. Choon-Geol Moon

Department of Economics and Finance 
College of Economics and Finance
Hanyang University, Korea (South)
Professor Emeritus


Email:mooncg@gmail.com


Qualifications

1987 Ph.D. Economics, Stanford University, USA

1981 B.A.   Economics, Seoul National University, Korea (South)


Publications (Selected)

  1. Hughes, Joseph P., Loretta J. Mester, and Choon-Geol Moon. 2025. "The Performance of Commercial Banks: Modeling, Evidence, Technological Innovation, and Some Policy Implications." Chapter 7 in The Oxford Handbook of Banking, 4th Edition, edited by Allen N. Berger, Philip Molyneux, and John O.S. Wilson, 172–202. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  2. Hughes, Joseph P., and Choon-Geol Moon. 2022. "How Bad is a Bad Loan? Distinguishing Inherent Credit Risk from Inefficient Lending (Does the Capital Market Price This Difference?)." Journal of Economics and Business 120 (C). Published online May 28, 2022.
  3. Hughes, Joseph P., Julapa Jagtiani, and Choon-Geol Moon. 2022. "Consumer Lending Efficiency: Commercial Banks versus a Fintech Lender." Financial Innovation 8, Article 38. Published online April 22, 2022.
  4. Hughes, Joseph P., Julapa Jagtiani, Loretta J. Mester, and Choon-Geol Moon. 2019. "Does Scale Matter in Community Bank Performance? Evidence Obtained from Applying Several New Measures of Performance." Journal of Banking and Finance 106 (September): 471–499.
  5. Hughes, Joseph P., Loretta J. Mester, and Choon-Geol Moon. 2017. "Measuring Agency Costs and the Value of Investment Opportunities of US Bank Holding Companies with Stochastic Frontier Estimation." Chapter 11 in Handbook of Competition in Banking and Finance, edited by Jacob A. Bikker and Laura Spierdijk, 205–229. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
  6. Jung, Hoyoon, Choon-Geol Moon, and Yoon Tae Sung. 2020. "Outcome Uncertainty and Demand for Baseball: A Single-Game Approach in the Korean Professional Baseball League." International Journal of Sport Finance 15 (1): 39–52.
  7. Lee, Jung-young, and Choon-Geol Moon. 2021. "An Econometric Analysis of the Sequential Progression and Conclusion of Patent Invalidation Trials in Korea, When the Patentees Are Firms." Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society 24 (2): 93–120. (in Korean)
  8. Lee, Jungyoung, and Choon-Geol Moon. 2020. "Characteristics of Invalidated Patents – Econometric Analysis of Patent Invalidation Trial Data of Korea." The Journal of Intellectual Property 15 (4): 263–300. (in Korean)
  9. Kim, Hyojin, and Choon-Geol Moon. 2019. "Empirical Analysis of Work-Life Balance: Using the 4th and 5th Korean Working Conditions Surveys." Korean Social Security Studies 35 (2): 167–206. (in Korean)
  10. Ji, Yongkyu, and Choon-Geol Moon. 2017. "Microeconometric Analysis of Cinema Demand Based on the Random Coefficients Logit Model." Korea Review of Applied Economics 19 (2): 81–123. (in Korean)
  11. Li, Yinshi, and Choon-Geol Moon. 2016. "Taiwan’s Economic Inequality and Distribution: Empirical Analysis Using Family Income and Expenditure Surveys." Journal of Economic Research 21 (2): 67–115.
  12. Moon, Choon-Geol. 2015. "Market Structure and Pricing Behavior in the Korean Transportation Fuel Market." Environmental and Resource Economics Review 24 (2): 311–342. (in Korean)
  13. Moon, Choon-Geol. 2014. "Theoretical and Empirical Issues in Conducting an Economic Analysis of Damage in Price-Fixing Litigation: Application to a Transportation Fuel Market." Environmental and Resource Economics Review 23 (2): 187–224. (in Korean)
  14. Jang, Jin-Hee, and Choon-Geol Moon. 2014. "Determinants of Team Winning Percentage in the Korean Professional Baseball League." Korean Journal of Sports Management 19 (3): 17–31. (in Korean)
  15. Ryu, Myung-Ji, and Choon-Geol Moon. 2011. "The Effect of Day Care Usage and Female Employment on Fertility Rates: Panel Data Regression Analysis of Korea’s 16 Major Cities and Provinces." The Hanyang Journal of Economic Studies 32 (2): 67–92. (in Korean)
  16. Yoo, JooHee, and Choon-Geol Moon. 2011. "Consumption Smoothing over the Life Cycle." The Hanyang Journal of Economic Studies 32 (1): 1–25. (in Korean)
  17. Eom, Sun Hee, and Choon-Geol Moon. 2010. "Income-Related Inequalities in Health Care Finance and Self-Assessed Health in Korea from 1999 to 2007: Measurements Based on KLIPS Survey Data." The Korean Journal of Health Economics and Policy 16 (1): 35–61. (in Korean)
  18. Moon, Choon-Geol. 2009. "Dynamic Analysis of Production Structure and Total Factor Productivity of Korea." Korea Review of Applied Economics 11 (2): 5–38. (in Korean)
  19. Moon, Choon-Geol. 2009. "How to Construct a Consistent Time Series from Multiple Data Sources with Differences in Aggregation and Survey Periodicity." Korea Review of Applied Economics 11 (1): 215–228. (in Korean)


Books and Reports (Selected)


  1. Efficiency Analysis of No Tariff on Petroleum and Tariff Rate Quotas on Petroleum for Naphtha and LPG Production, Research Report prepared for Korea Petroleum Association, December 2019.
  2. Econometric Analysis of Civil Antitrust Damages in Bid-Rigging Cases of the Public Construction Projects, Research Report prepared for Construction Association of Korea, October 2017.
  3. Market Structure of the Refinery Industry and Inter-Country Comparison of Transportation Fuel Prices and Price Asymmetry between Spot Prices and Net-of-Tax Consumer Prices, Research Report prepared for Korea Petroleum Association, July 2012. [Principal Investigator: Choon-Geol Moon] (in Korean)
  4. A Study on the Contributions of “Homeplus” to the Korean Economy and Society, Research Report Prepared by Korea Expert Consulting Group (KECG) for Homeplus, Inc., March 30, 2012. [Choon-Geol Moon, Jong-Youn Rha and Kyung-Soon Song] (in English and Korean)
  5. Evaluation of the Effects of the Government-Mandated Open Price System for Gasoline and Diesel, Report prepared for Korea Petroleum Association, October 2011. [Principal Investigator: Choon-Geol Moon] (in Korean)
  6. Estimation of Inter-fuel Substitution Elasticities and Assessment of Reduction Potential of Carbon Dioxide, Report prepared for Korea Environment Institute, November 2010. [Principal Investigators: Suduk Kim; Participant: Choon-Geol Moon and Yungsan Kim] (in Korean)
  7. Development of an Ecosystem Model for Change Prediction and Management Technique of Vulnerable Areas by Climate Change, Report Control Number 052-071-053, Report prepared for the Ministry of Environment, May 2010. [Principal Investigators: Dongkeun Lee; Participant: Byunwoo Lee, Joonho Lee, Wooseok Gong, and Choon-Geol Moon] (in Korean)
  8. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Potential in the Transportation Sector and BAU Projection Model: Building Projection Models Using Transportation Activity Data (Phase I), Report prepared for National Institute of Environmental Research, January 2010. [Principal Investigators: Jong-Gyu Kim and Choon-Geol Moon; Participant: Joo-Hee Kim] (in Korean)
  9. Medium- and Long-Term Projection Model of Demand for Petroleum Products, Report prepared for Korea National Oil Corporation, November 2009. [Principal Investigators: Suduk Kim and Choon-Geol Moon] (in Korean)
  10. Price Elasticities of Demand for City Gas by Use Types, Report prepared for PriceWaterHouseCoopers Korea, November 2008. [Principal Investigators: Choon-Geol Moon and Suduk Kim] (in Korean)
  11. Projection of Demand for Vehicles and Transportation Fuels, Report prepared for Korea Petroleum Association, September 2008. [Principal Investigator: Choon-Geol Moon] (in Korean)


Membership of Editorial Boards


  1. Editorial Board Member, Technology and Investment, March 2010–present.
  2. Honorary President, Korea Association for Applied Economists, April 2007–present.
  3. President, Korea Association for Applied Economists, April 2006–March 2007.
  4. Executive Editor, Journal of Asian Economics, April 2004–September 2019.
  5. Editorial Board Member, Journal of Economic Research, March 2000–present.
  6. Editor-in-Chief, Korea Association for Applied Economists, March 1999–February 2002.
  7. Editorial Board Member, Korean Econometric Society, January 1997–December 1998.
  8. Editor, Journal of Economic Research, June 1996–February 2000.
  9. Associate Executive Editor, Journal of Asian Economics, April 1994–March 2004.


Profile Details

https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/researcher-profile?ep=70
https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Choon-Geol-Moon-6700865
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/C-1768-2017
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2933-9150
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7202188657






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