Jay Ryu
Education
- B.A. in Political Science, Seoul National University, 1986
- M.P.A., Seoul National University, 1988
- M.P.A., George Washington University, 1998
- Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration, University of Georgia, 2003
Bio
I am a seasoned academic professional with extensive expertise in public policy, administration, and public finance. My research interests have evolved to encompass the processing and analysis of big data using advanced tools such as R, Python, and text analysis frameworks backed by Transformers, Reinforcement Learning, and prompt/context engineering. I am passionate about advancing the field through innovative research and teaching. My goal is to integrate data science methodologies with public policy, administration, and business management, equipping the next generation of professionals with the skills and knowledge to harness the power of big data for impactful decision-making, policy development, and business strategies.
Research Areas
- Decision-making processes in public and business settings
- Big data analysis using econometric and neural network approaches
- Program evaluation and impact assessment
- Public finance and budgeting
Courses Taught
- POLS 5800: Program Evaluation
- POLS 6010: Seminar in Quantitative Research Methods
- POLS 4145/5145: Policy Implementation and Evaluation
- POLS 4151/5151: Politics of Taxation
- POLS 4152/5152: Public Sector Cost Accounting
- POLS 2000: American Politics, Policy, and Administration
- MPA 4860/5860: Public Budgeting
- MPA 4870/5870: Financial Management in the Public Sector
- POLS 4100: Public Policy Analysis
- POLS 580 (previously POLS 590I): Program Evaluation
- OE MPA 5870 (old POLS 587): Financial Management in the Public Sector for the OE MPA program
- POLS 490B/590B: U. S. Fiscal Policy and Politics
Selected Publications
- Ryu, Jay E. 2015. The Public Budgeting and Finance Primer: Key Concepts in Fiscal Choice. M.E. Sharpe. .
- Ryu, Jay E. 2017. Bounded Bureaucracy and the Budgetary Process in the UNITED STATES. In Bounded Bureaucracy and the Budgetary Process in the UNITED STATES. .
- Ryu, Jay E. 2025. "More Than Money: Local Fiscal Choice and Student Achievement After Funding Reform." Public Finance and Management 24 (1鈥2): 20鈥37. .
- Ryu, Jay E. 2025. "Unveiling the Interplay: Capital Expenditures, Capital Stock, Racial Composition, and Educational Attainment in U.S. Schools." International Journal of Educational Research 131 (January): 102582. .
- Ryu, Jay E. 2023. "Impacts of Efficiency Targeting in School Aid on School District Efficiency, Student Performance, and Outcome Equity." Public Finance and Management 21 (2): 114鈥34. .
- Jung, Chulho, and Jay E. Ryu. 2020. "The Price Puzzle Revisited." Applied Economics Letters 27 (6): 441鈥46. .
- Ryu, Jay E. 2019. "The Efficiency鈥怑quity Tradeoff in School Aid: How Efficiency Targeting in Lump鈥怱um Aid Generates Unexpected Effects." Public Budgeting & Finance 39 (3): 22鈥43. .
- Jung, Chulho, and Jay E. Ryu. 2017. "Why Has US Monetary Policy Become Ineffective Lately?" Applied Economics Letters 24 (13): 956鈥60. .
- Ryu, Jay E. 2017. "Measuring the Flypaper Effect: The Interaction between Lump-Sum Aid and the Substitution Effect of Matching Aid." Public Finance and Management 17 (1): 48鈥70. .
- Ryu, Jay E. 2016. "Outcome-Based Grants-in-Aid to Local School Districts: How to Apply Them and Analyze Their Impacts on Fiscal and Outcome Equity." Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management 28 (3): 299鈥336. .
Working Papers:
Ryu, J. E. Impacts of Court Rulings Favoring Local Autonomy on School
Infrastructure Capital and Student Outcomes. Under preparation
Ryu, J. E. Are School Finance Reforms Still Delivering? Quantifying the Impact of Court
Rulings on Spending and Student Achievement. Under review
Duncan, Roberto, and J. E. Ryu. Several projects investigate how political populism
affects inflation in eight selected countries. Under preparation