Markets and Institutions
Designing Fair, Efficient Resource Distribution Systems for the Corporate, Financial and Labor Markets The department analyzes the economic effects of policies on various markets and recommends fair, efficient alternatives. It also cultivates a dynamic economic environment by designing policy frameworks.
Director and Vice President, Department of Markets and Institutions
Empirical Industrial Organization / Econometrics
Law and Economics, Competition Policy, Corporate Governance, Chaebol Policy, Corporate Bankruptcy System, Corporate Pension System, Financial Institutions, Financial System, Privatization
Education / Professional Experience- B.A. in Economics, Seoul National University, 1982
- M.A. in Economics, Seoul National University, 1984
- Ph.D in Economics, University of Chicago, 1992
- Fellow of Economics, Fitzwillam College, University of Cambridge, UK, 1992-1994
- Research Associate, Economic Research Division at NORC, University of Chicago, 1994
- Head of Corporate Affairs and Competition Division, Korea Development Institute (KDI)
- Teaching Fellow, Department of Economics at Princeton University
- Senior Fellow, Korea Development Institute (KDI)
Advanced Micro, Law and Economics
Education / Professional Experience- M.A. in Economics(Seoul National University)
- Ph.D. in Economics(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Political Economy
Education / Professional Experience- Post-doctoral Fellow, W. Allen Wallis Institute of Political Economy, University of Rochester, 2005-2006
- Post-doctoral Fellow, Center for Business, Government, and Society, MEDS Department, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2004-2005
- Ph. D. Political Science, University of Rochester, June 2004
- M. A. Political Science, University of Rochester, 2003
- M. P. A. Public Policy, Seoul National University, 1997
- B. A. Psychology and Economics, Seoul National University, 1992
Industrial Organization, Applied Microeconomic Theory
Education / Professional Experience- Ph.D. in Economics, Texas A&M University, 2012
- M.A. in Economics, University of Rochester, 2006
- M.A. in Economics, Seoul National University, 2003
- B.A. in Economics, Seoul National University, 1999
- Adjunct Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 2015.3-2015.6.
- Instructor, Texas A&M University, 2010-2012
Industrial Organization, Applied Microeconomics, Antitrust
Education / Professional Experience- Post-Doctoral Researcher, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics (2010-13) Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley (Economics, 2010) M.A. Seoul National University (Economics, 2002) B.A. Seoul National University (Economics, 1998)
Industrial Organization, Applied Microeconomics
Education / Professional Experience- Ph.D. in Economics, University of Minnesota (2013)
- M.A. in Economics, Seoul National University (2004)
- B.S. in Civil, Urban, and Geosystem Engineering, Seoul National University (2002)
- Fellow, KDI (2013.11-)
- Research Scientist, Amazon.com (2010.9-2011.7)
- Economist, Bank of Korea (2004.1-2007.7)
Industrial Organization, Antitrust, Applied Microeconomics, Applied Econometrics
Education / Professional Experience- Ph. D. Economics, Texas A&M University, May 2014
- M. Sc. Logistics, Inha University, August 2009
- B. A. Economics, Seoul National University, August 2006
Banking and Finance
Contract Theory
Industrial Organization
Education / Professional Experience- Associate Fellow, Korea Development Institute, 2015~present
- Ph.D. in Economics, University of Texas at Austin 2015
- MA in Economics, Seoul National University 2010
- BA in Management, BA in Economics, Handong Global University 2005
Applied Microeconomic Theory, Financial Economics
