Dr. Hyungna Oh

Dr. Hyungna Oh is the Chair of Advisory Committee on Korea’s Green New Deal appointed by Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) of Korea. She is also Professor of economics in the College of International Studies at Kyung Hee University, with expertise in the areas of climate change and environmental economics. 

Before she joined Kyung Hee University, Dr. Oh had served as Fellow at the Korea Development Institute (KDI) and Assistant Professor of Economics at West Virginia University in the USA. Dr. Oh assisted the Korean government to design climate policies. Her works have appeared in various academic journals including Climate Policy and the Economics Letters. Dr. Oh currently serves as a member of the National Research Foundation, the Division chair of Policy Advisory Committee for Korea’s Green New Deal, a member of National Economic Advisory Council and other committees. Dr. Oh received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Korea University, and her Ph.D. from Cornell University.