Uk Heo

Uk Heo is a professor of political science in the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.^[1]

Education

Heo obtained his B.A. from Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. He then went on to earn his MA degree from the University of Wyoming and finally his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University.^[2]

Selected publications

• South Korea since 1980. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2010. (with Terence Roehrig).
• "The Relationship between Defense Spending and Economic Growth in the United States." 2010. Political Research Quarterly 63(4): 760-770.
• "The Economic Effects of US and Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in East Asia: A Comparative Analysis." 2008. Policy Studies Journal 36(3): 385-402 (with Sung Deuk Hahm).
• "The North Korean Nuclear Crisis: Causes, Progress, and Prospects." 2008. Korea Observer 39(4): 487-506 (with Jung-Yeop Woo).
• "The US-ROK Alliance: Security Implications of the South Korea-US Free Trade Agreement." 2008. Pacific Focus 33(3): 365-382.
• "Political Choices and Economic Outcomes: A Perspective on the Differential Impact of the Financial Crisis on South Korea and Taiwan" 2003. Comparative Political Studies 36(6): 679-698. (with Alexander C. Tan)*
• "A Nested Game A*pproach to Political and Economic Liberalization in Democratizing States: The Case of South Korea" 2002. International Studies Quarterly 46(3): 401-422. (with Neal Jesse and Karl DeRouen Jr.)
• "Defense Contracting and Domestic Politics." 2000. Political Research Quarterly 53(4): 753-769. (with Karl DeRouen Jr.)
• "Defense Spending and Economic Growth in South Korea: The Indirect Link." 1999. Journal of Peace Research 36(6): 699-708.
• "Modeling the Defense-Growth Relationship Around the Globe." 1998. Journal of Conflict Resolution 42(5):637-657.
• "Military Expenditures, Technological Change, and Economic Growth in the East Asian NICs." 1998. Journal of Politics 60(3): 830-846. (with Karl DeRouen Jr.)^[2]

References

1. Uk Heo, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Department of Political Science.
2. "UW-Milwaukee: Political Science - Uk Heo". Retrieved 20 March 2013.