Uk Heo, Professor

Office: Bolton Hall, Room 624
Phone: (414) 229-6681
email: heouk@uwm.edu

Degrees:
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
M.A., University of Wyoming
B.A., Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

Teaching Interests:
International Political Economy, International Conflict, Asian Politics, Research Method

Research Interests:
International Political Economy, International Conflict, Asian Politics

Selected Publications:
"Political Choices and Economic Outcomes: A Perspective on the Differential Impact of the Financial Crisis on South Korea and Taiwan" 2003. Comparative Political Studies 36(6): 679-698. (with Alexander C. Tan)

"A Nested Game Approach to Political and Economic Liberalization in Democratizing States: The Case of South Korea" 2002. International Studies Quarterly 46(3): 401-422. (with Neal Jesse and Karl DeRouen Jr.)

"Democracy and Economic Growth in Developing Countries: A Causal Analysis" 2001. Comparative Politics 33(4): 463-473. (with Alexander C. Tan)

"Modernization and the Military in Latin America" 2001. British Journal of Political Science 31(3): 475-496. (with Karl DeRouen Jr.).

"Defense Contracting and Domestic Politics" 2000. Political Research Quarterly 53(4): 753-769. (with Karl DeRouen Jr.)

"The Defense-Growth Nexus in the United States Revisited" 2000. American Politics Quarterly 28(1):110-127.

"Defense Spending and Economic Growth in South Korea: The Indirect Link" 1999. Journal of Peace Research 36(6): 699-708.

"Modeling the Defense-Growth Relationship Around the Globe" 1998. Journal of Conflict Resolution 42(5):637-657.

"Military Expenditures, Technological Change, and Economic Growth in the East Asian NICs" 1998. Journal of Politics 60(3): 830-846. (with Karl DeRouen Jr.)