Kyunghoon Kim is an associate research fellow at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) where he is analyzing the political economy and industrial policies of Asia’s developing countries. He holds a PhD in development studies – political economy from King’s College London. Prior to his PhD, he received a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and worked at the Samsung Economic Research Institute (SERI) covering the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) for six years. His recent publications include journal articles in Structural Change & Economic Dynamics, Competition & Change, Journal of Contemporary Asia, and the Pacific Review.