Full Name
Daniel Jong Schwekendiek

Citizenship
German

Gender
Male

Profession
Scholar

Research Specialization
Development of the Economy, Society, and Population of the Two Koreas

Education
Doktor [German PhD] in Economics, University of Tuebingen, 2007
Diplom [German BA+MA] in Economics, University of Tuebingen, 2003

Academic Career
Associate Professor, Sungkyunkwan University, 2015-present
Assistant Professor, Sungkyunkwan University, 2011-2015
Researcher, University of California at Berkeley, 2010-2011
Researcher, University of Oxford, 2009-2010
Researcher, Seoul National University, 2007-2009

Research Affiliations
Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group Member, University of Chicago
Associate in the Unit for Biocultural Variation and Obesity, University of Oxford

Research Contributions
Data Analysis Contributor, UN World Health Organization
Data Analysis Contributor, The Economist's Data Team
Survey Coordinator, Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare
Data Hub Contributor, International Economic History Association

Honors
Awarded a Wristwatch by the President of the Republic of Korea
Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
Selected for the Academic Reputation Survey for the THE World University Rankings

Media Outreach
24-7 Press Release
Aftenposten
Ara Newspaper Barcelona
Associated Press
BBC News Magazine
BBC Radio 4
BBC World News
Boston Globe
Brand Eins
CBS News
Chosun Ilbo
Daily Caller News
Dong-A Ilbo
EJW Audio
Fluter
German Press Agency
Global Coffee Review
KBS World Radio
L'Approfondimento Quotidiano Indipendente
Magazin Kultur Korea
Myself
NBC News
NK News
Observador
Sungkyunkwan University Global Newsletter
Tagesspiegel
TBS eFM Seoul
United Press International
University of Tuebingen WiWi Economics Faculty Newsletter
Voice of America
Wall Street Journal
Yonhap News Agency
Zing News Vietnam