http://www.fredonia.edu/business/businessadministration/yi.asp
Temple University, Ph.D. in Finance, 1999
Bowling Green State University, Master of Accountancy, 1988
Yonsei University, MBA, 1985, BBA, 1983
Office Hours
- Tuesdays & Thursdays: 12:30 pm - 2 pm; 3:30 pm - 5 pm
- Wednesdays: 10 am - 2 pm
Teaching Interests
Investments, Corporate Finance, International Finance
Research Interests
Asset Pricing, Uncovered Equity Parity, Corporate Social Responsibility, Financial Education
Awards and Honors
- FBD Distinguished Paper Award, Southwestern Finance Association (2022).
- Best Paper, Academy of Finance (2021).
- Highest Honors, Beta Gamma Sigma (2019).
- CFA Research Challenge of Western New York, 3rd Place, CFA Society of Buffalo & CFA Society of Rochester (2014).
Professional Membership
- Financial Management Association, Eastern Finance Association, Southwest Finance Association, Korean American Finance Association
Intellectual Contributions
- "Corporate Social Responsibility, Media Freedom, and Firm Value," Finance Research Letters (2019).
- "Uncovered Equity Parity: Theory and Evidence from the G-7," Journal of Academy of Business and Economics (2025).
- "A Comparison of Readability of the Most Popular Principles of Macroeconomics Textbooks," Business Education Innovation Journal (2025).
- "Athletes’ Emotion and Self-Confidence under Sport Injury Rehabilitation with Sports Counseling," Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (2022).
- "Risk Premium Relationships Between Large and Small Countries: Before, During and After the Great Recession," FBD Distinguished Paper Award, Southwestern Finance Association (2022).
- "Measuring Readability Levels of Undergraduate Investment Textbooks," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice (2021).
- "Stock Splits and Cash Flows: A New Test of the Signaling Hypothesis," BRC Academy Journal of Business (2018).
- "Inflation Hedging and Industry Stock Returns," BRC Academy Journal of Business (2017).
- "Country Returns and Economic Development: Theory and Evidence," Proceedings of the Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting (2025).
- "Small Country Returns: Theory and Evidence," Proceedings of the Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting (2024).
- "Uncovered Equity Parity in the G-7," Proceedings of the Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting (2023).