I am presently an associate professor at Economics Department and a dean of International Affairs of Dongguk University.  I have been working as  a research fellow of Korea Capital Market Institute from 2018 to 2020 and an assistant profess at KAIST from 2011 to 2018. I earned a B.A. degree in Economics from Seoul National University in 2004, where I graduated summa cum laude, ranked top 2nd across the College of Social Sciences.  I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Economics at Yale University under the supervision of Professor Gary B. Gorton. My doctoral work examined the market evolution and the role of securitization products in the shadow banking system during the financial crisis of 2007-2009. My academic interests lie broadly in finance and banking. Please see my research page for further details.