1985, BA in Economics, London School of Economics; 1986, MA in Economics, University of Essex; 1989, PhD in Economics, Warwick University, UK. 1988-1989, Tutorial Fellow, Warwick University (UK); 1996-2001, Senior Economist; Strategy, Policy, and Review Department; IMF; 2005-07, Chief Resident Representative in Vietnam, IMF, and Lecturer, National Economics University, Hanoi; 2007-10, Adviser, Asia-Pacific Department, IMF; 2010-13, Chief Resident Representative in China, IMF. Since 2013: Visiting Professor, Jilin University, China; Ambassador for International Cooperation and G20 Sherpa, Republic of Korea; President, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy. Author and co-author of numerous publications.