Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

• Cho, Seo-Young (corresponding first author), D. Claus-Kim, E.J. Lee, and S.H. Lee. 2023. The Rise of South Korea’s Soft Power in Europe - A Survey Analysis of Public Diplomacy. Korea Observer 54(3) (forthcoming)

• Cho, Seo-Young. 2022. Female Mentors and Peers: A Heterogeneity Analysis of Gender Gaps in Attitudes towards STEM in South Korea. Korea Journal 62(2): 208-240

• Cho, Seo-Young. 2022. The Effect of Social Identity on Integration of Social Minorities - The Case of North Korean Refugees in South Korea. International Area Studies Review 25: 3-20

• Cho, Seo-Young. 2021. Social Capital and Innovation in East Asia. Asian Development Reivew 38: 207-238.

• Cho, Seo-Young. 2021. Exporting the Korean Wave to Europe - An Analysis of the Trade Effect. Korea Observer 52: 541-566

• Cho, Seo-Young (corresponding first author), E.J. Ballabch, D. Claus-Kim, K.G. Kim, E.J. Lee, and J. Shim. 2020. South Korea's Soft Power in the Era of the Covid-19 Pandemic - An Analysis of the Expert Survey in Europe. Seoul Journal of Economics 33(4): 601-626

• Cho, Seo-Young. 2018. An Analysis of Sexual Violence–The Relationship between Sex Crimes and Prostitution in South Korea. Asian Development Perspectives 9:12-34 (Special Issue Series on Cross-Cutting Sustainable Development Goals - Gender Equality)

• Cho, Seo-Young. 2018. A Bride Deficit and Marriage Migration in South Korea. 2018. International Migration 56:100-119

• Cho, Seo-Young. 2016. Does Gender Equality Promote Social Trust? - an Empirical Analysis. World Development 88: 175–187

• Cho, Seo-Young. 2016. Liberal Coercion? - Prostitution, Human Trafficking and Policy. European Journal of Law and Economics 41(2): 321-348

• Cho, Seo-Young. 2015. Measuring Anti-trafficking Policy - Integrating Text and Statistical Analyses. Social Science Quarterly  96(2): 656-683      

• Cho, Seo-Young. 2015. Human Trafficking, A Shadow of Migration - Evidence from Germany. Journal of Development Studies  51(7): 905-921   

• Cho, Seo-Young. 2015. Evaluating Policies Against Human Trafficking Worldwide: An Overview and Review of the 3P Index. Journal of Human Trafficking 1 (Inaugural Edition): 86-99

• Cho, Seo-Young. 2015. Modeling for Determinants of Human Trafficking - an Empirical Analysis. Social Inclusion 3 (Special Issue "Perspectives on Human Trafficking and Modern Forms of Slavery"): 2-21

• Cho, Seo-Young. 2014. International Women’s Convention, Democracy and Gender Equality. Social Science Quarterly 95(3): 719-739

• Cho, Seo-Young, Axel Dreher and Eric Neumayer. 2014. The Determinants of Anti-trafficking Policies - Evidence from a New Index, Scandinavian Journal of Economics 116(2): 429–454 

• Cho, Seo-Young. 2013. Integrating Equality-Globalization, Women's Rights, and Human Trafficking, International Studies Quarterly 57: 683–697 

• Cho, Seo-Young, Axel Dreher and Eric Neumayer. 2013 Does Legalized Prostitution Increase Human Trafficking?. World Development 41: 67-82
  • Translated and reprinted in Korean, Women's Human Rights Vol. 9, 2013, Women's Human Rights Commission of Korea

• Cho, Seo-Young and Krishna C. Vadlamannati. 2012. Compliance with the Anti-trafficking Protocol. European Journal of Political Economy 28: 249-265