Faculty and Staff

Suk Hun Lee

About

Sukhun Lee is a finance professor at Loyola University Chicago. He received his PhD. from the University of Southern California in 1988 and has been at Loyola University Chicago ever since. His areas of expertise are in developing countries’ debt issues, emerging financial markets and lottery gambling. He has published numerous articles and they have appeared in numerous journals including Journal of Development Economics, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of International Business Studies, and Journal of Gambling Business and Economics. He is currently conducting research on lottery gambling behaviors around the globe. He teaches Corporate Finance and International Financial Management.

Degrees

• PhD, Finance, University of Southern California, 1988
• MBA, Finance, Florida State University, 1982
• BS, Air Commerce and Transportation Technology, Florida Institute of Technology, 1980

Research Interests

• International finance
• Gambling
• Microfinance

Professional & Community Affiliations

Professional Associations

• Financial Management Association
• Southern Financial Management Association
• Eastern Financial Management Association

Referee for:

• International Review of Financial Analysis 
• Journal of International Money and Finance
• Journal of Development Economics
• Journal of Economics and Business
• Review of Economics and Statistics
• Journal of Finance
• Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money Journal of Banking and Finance
• International Economic Journal
• Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting
• Journal of Insurance Issues
• Multinational Finance Journal
• Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies
• Journal of Emerging Market Finance
• Journal of Gambling Studies

Courses Taught

• FINC 332, Business Finance
• FINC 335, Investments
• FINC 355, International Financial Management
• FINC 399, Advanced Topics in International Financial Management
• FINC 450, Financial Management
• FINC 455, International Financial Management
• FINC 555, Advanced Topics in International Financial Management

Selected Publications

Refereed Articles 

“International diversification into emerging equity markets from the perspective of U.S. invertors” with Ki C. Han, David Y. Suk and Hyun Mo Sung, International Journal of Finance, Vol. 28, 2017

“Jackpot rollover and lottery regressivity” with Ki C. Han, David Y. Suk and Hyun Mo Sung, Journal of Gambling Business and Economics, Vol. 11, No.1, 2017, 7-26.

“Do U.S. investors benefit from investing in frontier equity markets?” with Ki C. Han, David Y. Suk and Hyun Mo Sung, Journal of Accounting and Finance, Vol. 18(6), 2018, 115-127.

“The powerball regressivity: an evidence from the world’s largest lottery prize,” with Ki C. Han, David Y. Suk and Hyun Mo Sung, forthcoming, Journal of Gambling Business and Economics.

Lee, S., Han, K. C., Suk, D. Y., Sung, H. (2016). Analysis of large mega millions rollovers. To appear in Journal of gambling business and economics.

Lee, S., Sung, H. (2016). Developing a profile of Lotto players in Korea. To appear in Journal of gambling business and economics.

Lee, Sukhun. , Han, K., & Suk, D. "Changes in price and trading volume: bull vs. bear markets." Journal of Trading (2009).

Lee, Sukhun. , Han, K., & Suk, D. "The Impact of War on Emerging Markets' Bond prices: The Case of the Iraq War." International Journal of Finance, 18. 2 (2006).

Lee, Sukhun. , Han, K., & Suk, D. "Alternatives to Home Investment." Midwestern Business and Economic Review 38 (2006). 41-46.

Presentation of Refereed Papers

Lee, Sukhun, K. Han, and D. Suk. (2008, February). "Changes in price and trading volume: bull vs. bear markets." Midwest Finance Association, Unknown, Unknown.

Lee, Sukhun, K. Han, and D. Suk. (2008, October). "Changes in price and trading volume: bull vs. bear markets." Financial Management Association, Unknown, Unknown.

Lee, Sukhun, K. Han, and D. Suk. (2009). "Demand for Lottery: Speculation or Entertainment?" Southern Finance Association Meetings, Captiva Island, Florida.

Lee, Sukhun, K. Han, and D. Suk. (2007, April). "Do international trade patterns matter on debt restructuring outcomes? Evidence from 1980s." Eastern Finance Association, Unknown, Unknown.

Lee, Sukhun, K. Han, and D. Suk. (2006, March). "Does International Trade Pattern Matters in Debt Restructuring Outcome?"Midwest Finance Association, Unknown, Unknown.

Lee, Sukhun, K. Han, and D. Suk. (2005). "Impact of the Second Gulf War on the Emerging Market Bond Prices." Midwest Finance Association, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Lee, Sukhun, K. Han, and D. Suk. (2005). "Impact of the Second Gulf War on the Emerging Market Bond Prices." Eastern Finance Association, Norfolk, Virginia.