Full Name
Daniel Jong Schwekendiek

Citizenship
German

Gender
Male

Profession
Scholar

Research Specialization
Socio-economic and bio-demographic development in the two Koreas

Education
Dr. [German PhD] in Economics, University of Tuebingen, 2007
Dipl. [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

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

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

Refereeing Experience
Economic History Review
Journal of Economic History
Australian Economic History Review
Social Science Journal
Journal of East Asian Studies
Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies
Pacific Affairs
International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies
North Korean Review
Handok Sahoegwahak Nonchong [Korean-German Social Science Journal]
Journal of International Sociology
Asian Women
Men & Masculinities
Anthropological Review
Advances in Anthropology
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Economics & Human Biology
Journal of Biosocial Science
Annals of Human Biology
Journal of Comparative Human Biology
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Frontiers in Child Health and Human Development
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
Journal of Gerontology & Geriatric Research
Frontiers in Pediatrics
Asian Population Studies
Journal of Population and Environment
Journal of Food Security
Nutrition Journal
British Journal of Nutrition
Frontiers in Nutrition
Palgrave Macmillan Publishers
Trauben Edizioni & Trinity College Dublin Co-Publishers
InfoKorea Magazine

Media Interviews
24-7 Press Release
Aftenposten
Ara Newspaper
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
Tagesspiegel
TBS eFM Seoul
United Press International
Voice of America
Wall Street Journal
Yonhap News Agency
Zing News

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