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ykang@tru.ca

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Dr. Yong Joo Kang

Assistant Professor

School of Business and Economics
Accounting and Finance

Summary

Expertise in finance, in particular, asset pricing, derivatives, asset allocation, market microstructures, macro-finance, and monetary policy. Extensive industry experience in investment banking, portfolio management, and finance consulting prior to teaching at TRU SoBE.

Expertise, interests and research

  Asian Economies    Banking    Economics    Finance

Languages

English, Korean


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