Ha-Joon Chang
South Korean economist (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ha-Joon Chang (/tʃæŋ/; Korean: 장하준; born 7 October 1963) is a South Korean economist and academic. Chang specialises in institutional economics and development, and lectured in economics at the University of Cambridge from 1990-2021 before becoming professor of economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in 2022.[2][3] Chang is the author of several bestselling books on economics and development policy, most notably Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective (2002).[4][5][6] In 2013, Prospect magazine ranked Chang as one of the top 20 World Thinkers.[7]
Ha-Joon Chang | |
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Born | (1963-10-07) 7 October 1963 (age 60)[1] Seoul, South Korea |
Academic career | |
Institution | SOAS University of London |
Field | Development economics |
School or tradition | Institutional economics |
Alma mater | |
Doctoral advisor | Robert Rowthorn John Hicks |
Influences | Robert Rowthorn Joseph Stiglitz |
Awards | Gunnar Myrdal Prize 2003, Wassily Leontief Prize 2005 |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 장하준 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jang Hajun |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang Hachun |
Korean pronunciation: [tɕaŋ ɦa.dʑun] |
Chang has served as a consultant to the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Investment Bank, as well as to Oxfam[8] and various United Nations agencies.[9] He is also a fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research[10] in Washington, D.C. In addition, Chang serves on the advisory board of Academics Stand Against Poverty (ASAP).