C.Y. Choi joined UTA in July 2006 after teaching at the University of New Hampshire for five years as an assistant professor. He received his Ph.D. in 2000 from the Ohio State University, focusing his studies in the areas of open economy macroeconomics and time series econometrics. Prior to moving to Ohio, he worked for several years at the Bank of Korea (the central bank of South Korea) as an economist in the Research Department. His research has focused on developing and applying econometric techniques to address issues in open economy macroeconomics, monetary economics, and regional economic growth. He is currently interested in the dynamics of retail prices, regional economic integration and inequality, and housing markets.