Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Jahyeong Koo, a native of South Korea, has been an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas since 1996. He reports to the Bank president on the current conditions of the Asian economy and conducts long-term research on international finance, applied time series analysis and macroeconomics.

Koo's current research includes financial crisis management, common currency areas in Asia and the Americas, the exchange regimes in emerging markets and the effectiveness of foreign exchange market intervention. He holds an M.A. in statistics and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Oregon.