CONTACT INFORMATION:
School of Economics, Daewoo Hall 402
Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, South Korea
Phone: +82-2-2123-2479
Primary Email: jinyeub[at]yonsei.ac.kr
Other Emails: shiningjin[at]gmail.com, jinyeub[at]uchicago.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/jinyeubkim
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Citizenship: South Korea. Permanent Residency: USA.
EMPLOYMENT:
Associate Professor, Yonsei University, September 2022 - present.
Chair of Economics, Underwood Division, Underwood International College, September 2023 - February 2026.
Assistant Professor, Yonsei University, September 2019 - August 2022.
Consultant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, June 2019 - August 2019.
Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, August 2014 - June 2019.
VISITING POSITION:
Visiting Faculty, Department of Economics, Indiana University Bloomington, January-February, 2025.
Visiting Scholar, Becker Friedman Institute, University of Chicago, January, 2023.
Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, University of California-Irvine, November-December, 2022.
Visitor (short-term), Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago, in October & November, 2022.
Visiting Exchange Scholar, Department of Economics, Indiana University Bloomington, October, 2022.
Visiting Faculty, Economic Science Institute, Chapman University, September, 2022.
Faculty Visitor, Department of Economics, University of Southern California, July, 2022.
Faculty Visitor, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, December 2021 - February 2022.
Faculty Visitor, Department of Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, January 2021 - February 2021.
Faculty Visitor, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, January 2020 - February 2020.
Visiting Scholar, School of Economics, Sogang University, August 2017.
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Chicago, June 2014.
Dissertation: "Models to Understand Incentives in Conflict"
Advisers: Roger B. Myerson, Lars A. Stole, Ethan Bueno de Mesquita
M.A. in Economics, University of Chicago, March 2010.
B.A. in Economics, summa cum laude, Yonsei University, 2007.
B.S. in Mathematics, Yonsei University, 2007.
Exchange Student, University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
Visiting Student, Columbia University, 2005.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Microeconomic Theory (Game Theory, Bargaining Theory, Mechanism Design), Law and Economics, Political Economy (International Relations, Conflict, Voting).
TEACHING INTERESTS:
Microeconomics, Microeconomic Theory, Game Theory, Mechanism Design Theory, Contract Theory, Information Economics, Mathematical Economics, Law and Economics, Political Economy.
PUBLISHED, FORTHCOMING, AND ACCEPTED PAPERS:
[14] "Biased Mediation: Selection and Effectiveness" with Jongjae Lee
Journal of Economic Theory 229: 106069, October 2025; published online August 2025.
[13] "Do Financial Analysts Herd?" with Yongjun Kim and Myungkyu Shim
Global Economic Review 52(3): 202-219, October 2023; published online July 2023.
[12] "Negotiation Statements with Promise and Threat"
Review of Economic Design 26:149-164, June 2022; published online August 2021.
[11] "Neutral Public Good Mechanisms"
PLoS ONE 17(4): e0266278, April 2022.
[10] "A Unique and Robust Social Contract: An Application to Negotiations with Probabilistic Conflicts"
Global Economic Review 51(1): 61-74, February 2022; published online November 2021.
[9] "Information Inequality and Role of Public Information" with Myungkyu Shim
The Korean Economic Review 28(1): 207-230, January 2022.
[8] "When Does Terrorism Occur: Game-Theoretic Analysis and Offense-Defense Balance"
The Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics 62(2): 59-73, December 2021.
[7] "Neutral Bargaining in Financial Over-The-Counter Markets"
AEA Papers and Proceedings 109: 539-544, May 2019.
[6] "Does Higher Firm Profit Dispersion Reflect Greater Micro Uncertainty?" with Myungkyu Shim.
Economics Letters 176C: 35-38, March 2019.
[5] "Counterthreat of Attack to Deter Aggression"
Economics Letters 167C: 112-114, June 2018.
[4] "Forecast Dispersion in Finite-Player Forecasting Games" with Myungkyu Shim.
The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics 19(1), January 2019; published online January 2018.
[3] "The Economics of the Right to be Forgotten" with Byung-Cheol Kim.
The Journal of Law and Economics 60(2):335-360, May 2017.
[2] "Interim Third-Party Selection in Bargaining"
Games and Economic Behavior 102:645-665, March 2017.
[1] "The Strategy of Manipulating Joint Decision-Making" with Heung Jin Kwon.
Economics Letters 123(2): 127-130, May 2014.
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND AWARDS:
2025-26: HKUST-YONSEI Global Knowledge Network Awards, HKUST and Yonsei University.
2024-27: Humanities and Social Sciences Research Grant, Yonsei University.
2023-25: Emory-Yonsei Collaborative Research Grant (USD 30,000), Emory University and Yonsei University.
2021-22: Young Researchers Grant (KRW 15,000,000), National Research Foundation of Korea.
2021: Humanities and Social Sciences Research Grant, Yonsei University.
2020: Humanities and Social Sciences Research Grant, Yonsei University.
2019-2021: New Faculty Grant Program, Future-Leading Research Initiative, Yonsei University.
2018: Distinguished Research Award, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business.
2017-18: Layman Seed Award (Grant, $9,600), the University of Nebraska Foundation.
2016-17: Research Development Fellow, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
2015: Summer Grant, the NET Institute.
2014: Travel Fund (Spring), the University of Chicago.
2013-14: G. Stigler Memorial Fund Dissertation Fellowship, the University of Chicago.
2013-14: KAEA Graduate Student Travel Scholarship.
2013: Travel Grant for Young Economists, AMES.
2013: Travel Funds (Spring, Summer, Autumn), the University of Chicago.
2012-13: University of Chicago Fellowship.
2008-13: The Kwanjeong Educational Foundation Scholarship.
2007: Outstanding Paper Award, Maeil Business Economics Paper Competition.
2007: Highest Honors Graduation Award, Yonsei University.
2003-2007: Scholarships for Academic Excellence, Yonsei University.
2006: Lee Doo Won Fellowship, Yonsei University.
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS (including scheduled*):
Presentations
2025:
Workshop on Political Economy (SKKU/SNU), Seoul, Korea.*
2024:
2024 KEBEA Winter Workshop, Seoul, Korea.
2024 Conference on Mechanism and Institution Design, Budapest, Hungary.
The 99th WEAI Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington.
2023:
The 22nd Annual SAET Conference, Paris, France.
2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Science Association Conference, Seoul, Korea.
2022:
The 92nd Annual Meeting of the SEA, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
[ONLINE] 2022 Conference on Mechanism and Institution Design, Singapore.
[VIRTUAL&IN-PERSON] International Conference on Public Economic Theory (PET), Marseille, France.
2021:
[VIRTUAL&IN-PERSON] The 6th World Congress of the Game Theory Society (GAMES), Budapest, Hungary.
2020:
[VIRTUAL] The 35th Annual Congress of the EEA, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
[ONLINE] The 2nd Conference on Mechanism and Institution Design, Klagenfurt, Austria.
The 78th Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL. (Event cancelled due to COV-19)
2019:
The 77th Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
The ASSA-AEA Annual Meeting (CSWEP session invited), Atlanta, GA.
2018:
The Nanjing Conference on Game Theory & the Fifth Microeconomics Workshop, Nanjing, China.
The Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society, Seoul, Korea.
The 19th KAEA-KEA Joint International Conference, Seoul, Korea.
The 14th Meeting of the Society for Social Choice and Welfare, Seoul, Korea.
The 18th Annual SAET Conference, Taipei, Taiwan.
The 76th Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
2017:
The 87th Annual Meetings of SEA, Tampa, FL.
The KAEA-KEA-APEA International Conference, Seoul, Korea.
The Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society, Hong Kong.
International Conference on Recent Trends in Economics, SKKU and SIER, Seoul, Korea.
The 75th Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
2016:
The 86th Annual Meetings of SEA, Washington, DC.
The 2016 European Political Science Association Annual Conference, Brussels, Belgium.
The 2016 North American Summer Meetings of the Econometric Society, Philadelphia, PA.
The 74th Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
2015:
The 11th World Congress of the Econometric Society, Montreal, Canada.
The 15th SAET Conference on Current Trends in Economics, Cambridge, UK.
The 26th International Conference on Game Theory, Stony Brook, NY.
The 90th WEAI Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.
The 73rd Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
2014:
The 84th Annual Meetings of SEA, Atlanta, GA.
Fall 2014 Midwest Economic Theory Conference, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
2014 APSA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
The 14th SAET Conference on Current Trends in Economics, Tokyo, Japan.
The 16th KEA International Conference, Seoul, Korea.
Spring 2014 Midwest Economic Theory Conference, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN.
The 72nd Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
2013:
Fall 2013 Midwest Economic Theory Meetings, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
The Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society, Singapore.
The 24th International Conference on Game Theory, Stony Brook, NY.
Spring 2013 Midwest Economic Theory Meetings, MSU, East Lansing, MI.
The 71st Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Session Chair
2021:
[VIRTUAL] The 78th Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
2019:
The 77th Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
2018:
The 14th Meeting of the Society for Social Choice and Welfare, Seoul, Korea.
The 18th Annual SAET Conference, Taipei, Taiwan.
2017:
The Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society, Hong Kong.
2016:
The 86th Annual Meetings of SEA, Washington, DC.
The 74th Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
2015:
The 90th WEAI Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.
The 73rd Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
2014:
Fall 2014 Midwest Economic Theory Conference, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Session Discussant
2023:
The 80th Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
2021:
[VIRTUAL] The 78th Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
2020:
The 78th Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL. (Event cancelled due to COV-19)
2019:
The 77th Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
2018:
The 19th KAEA-KEA Joint International Conference, Seoul, Korea.
The 76th Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
2017:
The 87th Annual Meetings of SEA, Tampa, FL.
International Conference on Recent Trends in Economics, SKKU and SIER, Seoul, Korea.
The 75th Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
2016:
The 86th Annual Meetings of SEA, Washington, DC.
The 74th Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
2015:
The 90th WEAI Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.
The 73rd Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
2014:
The 84th Annual Meetings of SEA, Atlanta, GA.
Participation
2021:
[VIRTUAL] The 32nd International Conference on Game Theory, Stony Brook, NY.
[VIRTUAL] The 20th Annual SAET Conference, Seoul, Korea time.
2020:
The ASSA-AEA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
2017:
Fall 2017 Midwest Economic Theory Conference, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.
ASSA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
2016:
10th Annual Political Economy in the Chicago Area Conference, Evanston, IL.
2015:
Formal Theory and Comparative Politics Conference, Chicago, IL (Fall 2015).
2014:
Conference on Mechanism Design by an Informed Principal, Edesheim, Germany.
SEMINARS/INVITED TALKS (including scheduled*):
2025-26:
University of Arizona (Spring 2026).*
2024-25:
Korea University (Spring 2025).
Indiana University Bloomington (Spring 2025).
2023-24:
University of Chicago (Winter 2024).
Indiana University Bloomington (Fall 2023).
2022-23:
University of California-Irvine (Fall 2022, Spring 2023).
2021-22:
Santa Clara University (Winter 2022).
2020-21:
[VIRTUAL] Mannheim Virtual IO Seminar (Spring 2021).
Kyung Hee University (Fall 2020).
[ONLINE] Osaka University (Fall 2020).
2019-20:
Sungkyungkwan University (Spring 2020). **postponed due to COV-19**
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (Spring 2020). **postponed due to COV-19**
Yonsei University (Fall 2019).
HKUST (Fall 2019).
2018-19:
University of Iowa (Fall 2018).
Yonsei University (Fall 2018).
2017-18:
Kyung Hee University (Spring 2018).
Korea University (Spring 2018).
2016-17:
Sogang University (Summer 2017).
Yonsei Economic Research Institute Seminar (Summer 2017).
University of Utah - Finance Department (Fall 2016).
2015-16:
Korea University (Spring 2016).
University of Pittsburgh (Spring 2016).
Brown University (Fall 15).
2014-15:
Sungkyunkwan University (Spring 15).
Seoul National University (Spring 15).
University of Pittsburgh (originally scheduled Spring 15, postponed).
University of Memphis (Fall 14).
Indiana University Bloomington (Fall 14).
Michigan State University (Fall 14).
2013-14:
Economic Theory Working Group, University of Chicago (Autumn 13).
2012-13:
Yonsei Economic Research Institute Seminar (Summer 13).
Conflict and Cooperation Seminar, MEDS, Northwestern University (Spring 12).
Economic Theory Working Group, University of Chicago (Winter, Spring 13).
2011-12:
Economic Theory Working Group, University of Chicago (Winter 12).
TEACHING AND ADVISING:
Doctoral Advisees
Aaron Scholl: Dissertation Committee (Courtesy member), Department of Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Econ Ph.D., 2021, Northern State Univerisity).
Brian Liston-Clark: Dissertation Committee, Department of Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Econ Ph.D. student).
Jun-won Lee: Dissertation Committee, Department of Economics and Graduate School of Yonsei University (EconPh.D., June 2017).
Master's Advisees
Jiuk Choi: Master's Thesis Committee member, Department of Economics and Graduate School of Yonsei University.
Ye Jin Joo: Master's Thesis Committee member, Department of Economics and Graduate School of Yonsei University.
Jiyoung Kim: Master's Thesis Committee member, Department of Economics and Graduate School of Yonsei University.
Undergraduate Advisee
Somi Hong: Senior Thesis Advisor, UIC UD Econ Yonsei University (Fall 2023).
Grad School/Pre-Doc Recommendation Letters Written
2025: Minsung Park (Yonsei GSIS), Zhannel Kairosh (M.A.).
2024: ChangYe Sun (Dual M.A. in Applied Economics, CUHK and Northwestern), Sohom Das (Econ MSc, University of Lausanne), Seoyoun Park (J.D.), Seon Woo Yoo (J.D.).
2023: Hyunjun Cho (Econ Ph.D. student, UPenn), Jiwon Hwang (Pre-Doc, University of Chicago), Komila Shernazarova (Data Analysis M.A., KAIST), Somi Hong (OB Ph.D.), Alondra Sanchez (MBA).
2022: Seungyun Jin (Design M.A).
2021: Doyoung Song (Econ Ph.D. student, UCSD), Junghwan Ryu (Econ Ph.D. student, UC Davis), Do Hyung Lee (Econ MSc student, LSE).
2020: Myunghwan Lee (Econ Ph.D. student, New York University), Jiyoung Kim (Econ Ph.D. student, McGill University).
2017: Camille Sippel (J.D., University of Chicago, 2021).
2016: Sunghwan David Kim (Econ Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2023).
Undergraduate Advising
LEO (March 2020 - present).
Junior Scholar Club, Economics Chapter (September 2019 - present).
Camille Sippel: UCARE Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (September 2016 - April 2017).
Mentoring
September 2020: Mentor, Yonsei College of Commerce and Economics & School of Business Alumni Online Mentoring.
November 2017: Panel Speaker, KAEA Graduate Student Mentoring Workshop, The 87th Annual Meetings of SEA, Tampa, FL.
Teaching, School of Economics, Yonsei University
Spring 2025: Game Theory and Applications (undergrad)
Fall 2024: Public and Political Economics (undergrad)
Spring 2024: Game Theory and Applications (undergrad), Public and Political Economics (undergrad), Game Theory (grad)
Fall 2023: Information and Games (undergrad), Public and Political Economics (undergrad)
Spring 2023: Game Theory and Applications (undergrad), Public and Political Economics (undergrad)
Spring 2022: Game Theory and Applications (undergrad), Microeconomic Theory I (grad)
Fall 2021: Game Theory and Applications (undergrad), Advanced Topics in Microeconomic Theory (grad)
Fall 2019- Spring 2021: Game Theory and Applications (undergrad), Microeconomic Theory I (grad)
Teaching, Department of Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2018-2019: Advanced Microeconomic Theory I & II, Microeconomics Workshop (Econ Ph.D.)
2017-2018: Advanced Microeconomic Theory I & II, Microeconomics Workshop (Econ Ph.D.)
2016-2017: Advanced Microeconomic Theory I, II, & III (Econ Ph.D.)
2014-2016: Advanced Microeconomic Theory II (Econ Ph.D.), Statistics (Business undergraduate)
Guest Lecturing
Summer 2017: Microeconomics (Undergraduate Course in English), Ewha Womans University, "Introduction to Game Theory"
Teaching Assistant, University of Chicago
Autumn 2011, 2012: Economics of Information (Econ Ph.D.), Prof. Milton Harris.
Summer 2012: Economics of the Firm (Booth Executive MBA, Singapore), Prof. Lars Stole.
Spring 2012: Game Theory, Prof. Roger Myerson.
Spring 2012: Mechanism Design, Prof. Antonio Nicolò.
Winter 2012: Microeconomics (Booth MBA), Prof. Alex Frankel.
Autumn 2011: Accelerated Microeconomics (Booth MBA), Prof. Lars Stole.
Autumn 2011: Applied Regression Analysis (Booth MBA), Prof. Robert Gramacy.
Winter 2011: Theory of Auctions, Prof. Philip Reny.
Winter 2011: Business Statistics (Booth MBA), Prof. Johannes Ledolter.
PROFESSIONAL/SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
UNL - Department, College, University-Level:
Economics Department Seminar Series Organizer (2017-2019).
Economics Department Faculty Search Committee (2018-19, appointed).
CoB Committee on Scholarships, Honors & Awards (2017-20, elected).
Ag Econ Department Faculty Search Committee (2017-18, appointed).
Economics Department Personnel Committee (2016-19, appointed).
Economics Department Research Committee (2016-19, elected).
Economics Department Faculty Search Committee (2015-16, appointed).
Journal Referee:
Journal of Mathematical Economics, Korean Economic Review, Economic Theory Bulletin, Social Choice and Welfare, Journal of Theoretical Politics, International Economic Journal, Econometrica, Journal of Industrial Economics, Conflict Management and Peace Science, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Economic Theory and Econometrics, Journal of Law, Economics and Organization.
Professional Association:
Treasurer, Nebraska Chapter, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA), 2017 - May 2019.
Membership, AEA, Econometric Society, KAEA, SAET, MPSA, EPSA, SEA, GT Society, WEAI.
Previous membership, APSA, EEA.
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT (SHORT TERM):
2011: Summer Research Associate, Equity Research, UBS Securities Pte. Ltd., Seoul Branch.
2007: Legislative Assistant, National Assembly, Republic of Korea.
2005: Research Assistant, KDI School of Public Policy and Management.
2005: Intern, Information Analysis Division, Korea Financial Intelligence Unit.