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Hyun-Song Shin
Adviser to the President for International Economy, the Republic of Korea
Hyun Song Shin was recently appointed as Adviser to President Lee Myung-bak on the International Economy. He is on leave from Princeton University, where he is the Hughes-Rogers Professor of Economics.
In his current role as presidential adviser, Mr. Shin advises the President on international policy issues, and on the preparation of the G20 summit in Seoul. As an academic, Mr. Shin has conducted research in financial economics with particular reference to financial institutions, risk and financial stability issues, topics on which he has published widely both in academic and practitioner outlets. He has held academic appointments at Oxford and at the London School of Economics, and has served in an advisory capacity to central banks and policy organizations on financial stability issues.
In his current role as presidential adviser, Mr. Shin advises the President on international policy issues, and on the preparation of the G20 summit in Seoul. As an academic, Mr. Shin has conducted research in financial economics with particular reference to financial institutions, risk and financial stability issues, topics on which he has published widely both in academic and practitioner outlets. He has held academic appointments at Oxford and at the London School of Economics, and has served in an advisory capacity to central banks and policy organizations on financial stability issues.
