Hi Jaeyoung:<br /><br />I'm going to take my time on this one. I want to get it right. Don't worry; I'll have it for you by tomorrow's deadline.<br /><br />Meanwhile, can you correct dates on the first paragraph, so I can incorporate them into the edited copy?<br /><br />BFN - George.<br /><br />
<p>My interest in international relations began at the University of Michigan-Flint where I was an undergraduate for two years. In 2012, I transferred to Pennsylvania State University, and the study of the &ldquo;international political economy&rdquo; became my primary area of interest. Guided by Dr. Bumba Mukherjee, professor of political science at Penn State, I undertook my first independent research project, an analysis of the impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Malaysia and South Korea, which indicated that, even when foreign direct investments are similar, economic benefits are determined as much by the quality of governance as they are by the quantity of FDI &minus; i.e, that the two are mutually reinforcing.</p>