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About

Dr. Jacob Wood is currently the Associate Dean of Research for Singapore and an Associate Professor of International Trade and Economics. In addition to this, he was the Founder and Director of the Centre for International Trade and Business in Asia (CITBA) [www.jcu.edu.au/citba] from 2018 until stepping down from the role in 2022. At JCU Singapore, Dr. Wood was awarded the Academic and Researcher of Year in 2019, and the awards for Research Excellence and Excellence in Professional Engagement in 2020.

With a PhD in International Studies majoring in International Trade, Dr. Wood has more than 10 years experience working in South Korea where he has held roles as an Assistant Professor at Korea University of Technology and Education and then more recently as an Assistant Professor of Asia Business and International Trade at Chungnam National University.

Dr. Wood's research interests focus on issues in the fields of transportation economics and management, development and environmental economics, and international trade. His works have been published in the Science of the Total Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Journal of World Trade, Journal of Global Information Management, the Singapore Economic Review, the World Economy, Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics, Asia-Pacific Economic Literature, and the Journal of Scientometrics amongst many others. In addition to this, Dr. Wood also has a Book Series with Routledge titled "Advances in Research on the Tropics" and he has led the development of the SAGE published Journal of Tropical Futures, where he will take on the role of Managing Editor.

Since 2017, Dr. Wood has also received two Korean National Foundation grants [(NRF-2017S1A5A2A03068293 - 50 million won and NRF-2020S1A5A2A03041143 - 226 million won)]. In recent times, he also organized a panel discussion event that involved all of the leading Chambers of Commerce in Singapore, the results of which led to an article being published in the Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/tough-questions-for-tough-times

Dr. Wood is also seeking expressions of interest from potential PhD candidates with research experience and interests in neoprotectionism and international trade barriers, trade negotiations, the WTO dispute settlement system, and microeconomic policies. His own academic website is here: https://jgwood80.wordpress.com

Teaching

BU1108: Marketing Matters (Level 1; SIN)
BU1808: Marketing Matters (Level 1; SIN)
BX2021: Managerial Economics (Level 2; SIN)
BX2136: Trade Negotiations (Level 2; SIN)
BX3138: Contemporary Issues in International Trade (Level 3; SIN)
BX3236: International Political Economy (Level 3; SIN)

Interests

Professional

Collaborative research partnerships with the Management and Research Institute (MERI) at Chungnam National University as well as business memberships at the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC) and the Australian Chamber of Commerce (Austcham)

Research

Transportation Economics and Management, Developmental economics, international politics, and international trade.

Teaching

Experience in teaching international political economy, microeconomics, international economics, international trade policy, international trade negotiations, managing consumer markets, and research methods

Experience

2022 to present - Associate Dean of Research (Singapore), JCUS
2022 to present - Managing Editor - Journal of Tropical Futures, SAGE Publishing
2021 to present - Member, JCU Academic Board
2021 to present - Member, JCU Human Research Ethics Committee
2020 to present - Bachelor of Economics - Course Co-ordinator, JCU
2020 to present - Adjunct Research Supervisor, Southern Institute of Technology (New Zealand)
2020 to present - Professor of International Trade (Visiting), Chungnam National University (South Korea)
2020 to present - International Trade and Economics - Discipline Convener, JCUS (Singapore)
2020 to present - Associate Professor, JCU
2018 to present - Research Fellow, Cairns Institute
2018 to present - Member, JCUS Research Committee (Singapore)
2018 to 2022 - Director, Centre for International Trade and Business in Asia (CITBA)
2020 to 2021 - Associate Dean of Research (BITS), JCUS
2019 to 2021 - Co-Chair, JCUA, CBLG Research Committee (Australia)
2019 to 2021 - Associate Dean of Research (CBLG), JCU
2019 to 2021 - Member, JCUA, CBLG Executive (Australia)
2019 to 2020 - Member, DTES Research Committee (Australia)
2018 to 2019 - Senior Lecturer, JCU
2016 to 2018 - Assistant Professor of International Trade, CNU (South Korea)
2016 to 2017 - Business Summer School - Course Co-ordinator, CNU (South Korea)
2013 to 2016 - Assistant Professor of Industrial Management, Korea University of Technology and Education (South Korea)

Research Disciplines

Socio-Economic Objectives

Honours

Awards

2021 - Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors Course (GAICD)
2020 - Research Excellence Award (JCU Singapore)
2020 - Professional Engagement Award (JCU Singapore)
2019 - Researcher of the Year (JCU Singapore)
2019 - Academic of the Year (JCU Singapore)
2020 to 2022 - Most Read Article - Asian-Pacific Economic Literature (Wiley)

Memberships

2020 - Australian Institute of Company Directors
2018 - Australian Chamber of Commerce, Singapore
2018 - Singapore International Chamber of Commerce

Other

2020 - Awarded 226 million KRW from a Korean National Research Foundation Grant (NRF-2020S1A5A2A03041143)
2021 to 2022 - Awarded $32.4K - World Wide Fund for Nature (Singapore) - Seafood Consumption and Production Trends – Singapore Market Study
2017 to 2018 - Awarded 50 million KRW from a Korean National Research Foundation grant (No. 2017S1A5A2A03068293).

Publications

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Journal Articles

Rhee T, Wood J and Kim J (2022) Digital transformation as a demographic and economic integrated policy for Southeast Asian developing countries. Sustainability, 14 (5).
Sikder M, Wang C, Yao X, Huai X, Wu L, KwameYeboah F, Wood J, Zhao Y and Dou X (2022) The integrated impact of GDP growth, industrialization, energy use, and urbanization on CO2 emissions in developing countries: Evidence from the panel ARDL approach. Science of the Total Environment, 837.
Wu J, Wood J, Oh K, Li Y and Bhuyan M (in press) Impact of TBT and SPS measures on domestic value-added exports: evidence from the United States. Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics,
Du Q, Deng D and Wood J (2021) Differences in distance and spatial effects on cross-border e-commerce and international trade: an empirical analysis of China and One-Belt One-Road countries. Journal of Global Information Management, 30 (2).
Lee J, Kim J and Wood J (2021) Tracing the trends in sustainability and social media research using topic modeling. Sustainability, 13 (3).
Mukherjee M and Wood J (2021) Consolidating unorganised retail businesses through digital platforms: implications for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainability, 13 (21).

Book Chapters

Thirumaran K, Khan G and Wood J (2022) Tourism in the Tropics: Emerging themes and keyword analysis. In: Business, Industry, and Trade in the Tropics. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 267-284
Wang P, Zhang H and Wood J (2022) Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals - A tropical region perspective. In: Business, Industry, and Trade in the Tropics. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 68-96
Wood J, Jang H and Atkinson B (2022) Covid-19: Its impact on trade and development in the ASEAN region. In: Business, Industry, and Trade in the Tropics. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 137-150
Wu J, Wood J and Jang H (2022) An assessment of the trade facilitation impacts on China's outward FDI to ASEAN countries. In: Business, Industry, and Trade in the Tropics. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 97-113
Zhang H, Wang P and Wood J (2022) Does institutional quality matter for the nexus between environmental quality and economic growth?: A tropics perspective. In: Business, Industry, and Trade in the Tropics. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 33-52

Conference Papers

Atkinson B, Wood J and Jang H (2022) Does Covid-19 Spark the End of Globalisation? Community Empowerment, Sustainable Cities, and Transformative Economies. In: BEMAS: 1st International Conference in Business, Economics, Management, and Sustainability, 2-3 July 2021, Cairns, QLD, Australia

More: ResearchOnline@JCU stores 64+ research outputs authored by A/Prof Jacob Wood from 2009 onwards.

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Current

Branding strategy of SME online stores (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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