Stillman School of Business
Yeomin Yoon Yeomin Yoon
Professor of Finance & International Business

Address: Jubilee Hall, 646
Phone: (973) 761-9229
E-mail: yoonyeom@shu.edu
Professor Yoon has been at Seton Hall since 1989. His specialty is in international finance and trade.  Dr. Yoon teaches international finance at both undergraduate and MBA levels and a course in global business at the undergraduate level. His research has been widely recognized, achieving some of the largest number of downloads from the Social Science Research Network. He also received a “Bright Idea Award” for compensating balances in finance. His commentaries on global financial and other issues are often published in major newspapers, including The Financial Times, The Economist, The Japan Economic Journal, The Korea Herald, and The Newsweek. For eight years, 1998-2006, Dr. Yoon served as a senior special fellow and/or academic advisor of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research for a program designed to train diplomats and other senior governmental officials of the member states of the U.N. on global economy and finance.

Education

  • Ph.D., joint doctoral program of Bryn Mawr College and University of Pennsylvania
  • M.A., Bryn Mawr College
  • B.A.,  Seoul National University

Courses at Seton Hall

  • Financial and Economic Analysis (BMBA 9113)
  • International Finance (BFIN 7216)
  • Global Business Colloquium (BINT 5001)
  • International Finance (BFIN 4233)
  • Business Finance (BFIN 2201)

Research Interests
Financial crises, globalization issues, foreign exchange markets, financial regulation, and business ethics

Representative Research

  • McGee, Robert W., and Yoon, Yeomin (2008), “Enhancing Efficiency of Government Budget and Fiscal Policy,” Chapter 4 of Taxation and Public Finance in Transition and Developing Economies, Springer, pp. 43-58.
  • Choi, Youngna, and Yoon, Yeomin (2007). “Arbitrage Strategy with N Currencies,” International Journal of Finance, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 4105-4126.
  • McGee, Robert, and Yoon, Yeomin (2006).  “Should Labor Standards Be A Part of Trade Talks?”, Chapter 7 of Trends in International Trade Issues, eds.: Robert V. Weeks, Nova Science Publishers, 2006, ISBN 1-60021-029-5, pp. 119-128.
  • Choi, Youngna, and Yoon, Yeomin (2004). “Compensating Balance: A Comment,” The International Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 2, No. 1, June, pp. 83-98. (This paper led to a Bright Idea Research Award from New Jersey Policy Research Organization Foundation, October 2006.)
  • Yoon, Yeomin, and Choi, Youngna (2002). “Net Present Value and Modified Internal Rate of Return: The Relationship,” International Journal of Finance, Vol.14, No. 3, pp.2374-2379.

Awards

  • Bright Idea Award, NJPRO, 2006
  • Recipient of Outstanding Teaching Award, 1996
  • “Top Ten” downloads on papers posted with the Social Science Research Network

 

Contact Us

Department of Finance
Telephone  (973) 761-9127

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