Current Position:  Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, Kyushu University (2020.10-)

Educational Background

• The University of Tokyo, Doctor of Engineering (2020, 9)

• 東京大学　工学博士取得　(2020年9月)

Academic Employment History

(In Japanese)

• Policy Advisor, Minsitry of Finance, Republic of Korea (2022. 06-)

• Policy Advisor, Minsitry of Environment, Republic of Korea (2021.5-8)

• Research Associate, Kyushu University, Japan (2020.4-2020.9) 

九州大学大学院工学研究院都市工学研究室　研究員(2020.4-2020.9)

• Academic Fellow, The University of Tokyo, Japan (2017.9-2020.9)

東京大学 リサーチフェローシップ  (2017.9-2020.9)

• Research Fellow, Institute of Global Sustainability, Incheon, Korea (2015.7-2016.6)

Institute of Global Sustainability, Incheon, Korea リサーチフェロー (2015.7-2016.6)

• Researcher, Asian Economic Cooperation (2014.5-2014.10)

Asian Economic Cooperation 研究員  (2014.5-2014.10)

• Research Intern, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Seoul, Republic of Korea (2013.7-2013.12)

大韓民国外務省　研究員  (2013.7-2013.12)

LIST OF ACHIEVEMENTS

1. Researches

1.1 Peer-Reviewed, Selected Publications

[1] Sunbin Yoo, Kyung Woong Koh and Yoshikuni Yoshida, “Are Consumers Abandoning Diesel Automobiles because of Contrasting Diesel Policies? Evidence from the Korean Automobile Market”, Energy Economics. October 2020, Article 104969.  Journal Link

[2] Sunbin Yoo, Naoki Wakamori and Yoshikuni Yoshida, “Preference of Technology? Evidence from the Japanese Automobile Industry”, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 96, 102846, July 2021. Journal Link

[3] Sunbin Yoo and Shunsuke Managi, "Global Mortality Benefits of COVID-19". Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Article 120231. November 2020. Journal Link

[4] Sunbin Yoo et al., "Double-Edged Trains: Economic Outcomes and Regional Disparity of High-Speed Railways". Transport Policy. January 2023.  forthcoming.

1.2. Peer-reviewed Journal Papers 

[1] Tae Yong Jung, Jihyun Sohn, Yongjun Baek and Sunbin Yoo, The Effect of an Urban Park View on the Price of Apartment: A Case of Songdo Central Park, Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment, 25, 6, 457-465, December 2016.

[2] Sunbin Yoo, “Review of Energy Policies and Limitations of Promoting Electric Vehicles in East Asia.” Urban Research, 13: 341-357. June 2018.

[3] Sunbin Yoo and Yoshikuni Yoshida, “Consumer preferences and energy policy implications: The Case study of Japanese Automobile Industries from 2001 to 2011”, Transport Policy, 81, 220-229. September 2019. Journal Link

[4] Sunbin Yoo, Kyungwoong Koh, Yosikuni Yoshida and Naoki Wakamori, “Revisiting Jevons’s Paradox of Energy Rebound: Policy Implications and Empirical Evidence in Consumer-Oriented Financial Incentives from the Japanese Automobile Market, 2006-2016” Energy Policy, 133, Article 110923, October 2019.  Journal Link

[5] Sunbin Yoo, Arum Cho, Faris Salman and Yoshikuni Yoshida, “Green Paradox: Factors Affecting Travel Distances and Fuel Usages, Evidence from Japanese Survey” Journal of Cleaner Production, 273, 122280, November 2020. Journal Link

[6] Sunbin Yoo and Shunsuke Managi, "Global Mortality Benefits of COVID-19". Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Article 120231. November 2020. Journal Link

[7] Sunbin Yoo, Kyung Woong Koh and Yoshikuni Yoshida, “Are Consumers Abandoning Diesel Automobiles because of Contrasting Diesel Policies? Evidence from the Korean Automobile Market”, Energy Economics. October 2020, Article 104969.  Journal Link

[8] Sunbin Yoo, Naoki Wakmamori and Yoshikuni Yoshida, “Preference of Technology? Evidence from the Japanese Automobile Industry”, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 96, 102846, July 2021. Journal Link

[9] Sunbin Yoo, Alexander R. Keeley and Shunsuke Managi, "Does ESG Performance Matter During Financial Crisis?: Investigating the Case of COVID-19 Using Daily Data", Energy Policy. 155, 112330, August 2021. Journal Link

[10] Sunbin Yoo and Shunsuke Managi, "Disclosure or Action: Evaluating ESG Behavior towards Financial Performances", Finance Research Letter, 102108, May 2021. Journal Link

[11] Sunbin Yoo, Junya Kumagai and Shunsuke Managi, "A Review on Challenges in Climate Economics", (Frontiers in Climate, Forthcoming)

[12] Akihiro Okuyama, Sunbin Yoo, Junya Kumagai, Alexander Ryota Keeley and Shunsuke Managi ''Can Residential Solar Photovoltaics Reduce Emissions?''  Resource, Conservation& Recycling, 176, January 2022, 105924. Journal Link

[13] Sunbin Yoo and Shunsuke Managi ''Lockdowns Save People from Air Pollution: Evidence from Global Tropospheric NO2 Satellite Data''  Sustainability, 13, 21, October 2021, Article 11777. Journal Link 

[14] Sunbin Yoo and Shunsuke Managi, "To Fully Automate or not?  Investigating demands and Willingness to Pay for Autonomous Vehicles based on Automation Levels", IATSS Research,  45, 4, December 2021, Pages 459-468. Journal Link

[15] Sunbin Yoo, Junya Kumagai, Kohei Kawasaki, Sungwan Hong, Bingqi Zhang, Takuya Shimamura and Shunsuke Managi, ''Double-Edged High-Speed Railways:  Economic Outcomes and Regional Disparity of High-Speed Railways''  RIETI Discussion Paper Link.  (Under Review: Transportation Research Part A)

[16] Sunbin Yoo, Junya Kumagai, Yuta Kawabata and Shunsuke Managi ''Achieving Inclusive Transportation: Fully Automated Vehicles with Social Supports with Social Supports''  RIETI Discussion Paper Link (Under Review: Transportation) 

[17] Sunbin Yoo, Junya Kumagai, Yuta Kawabata, Alexander R. Keeley and Shunsuke Managi, "Insuring Happiness: psychological adaptations to natural disasters", Journal Link

1-3. Working Papers and Papers Under Review 

• Sunbin Yoo, Junya Kumanagi and Shunsuke Managi, "Trust more, Fear less: The Role of Social Supports in Fully Automated Vehicle Choice".   (Under Review:  IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management) (Minor Revision Submitted)

• Akihiro Okuyama, Sunbin Yoo and Shunsuke Managi, "Children Mirrors Adults for Worse: Evidence from Suicide Rates due to Air Pollution and Recessions", (Under Review: BMC Public Health) (2nd Revision Submitted)

• Sunbin Yoo, Junya Kumagai, Yuta Kawabata, Alexander R. Keeley and Shunsuke Managi "Willingness to Buy and/or Pay Disparity: Evidence from Fully Autonomous Vehicles", (Under Review: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice), Working Paper Available on https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/108882/

• Sunbin Yoo, Sungwan Hong, Yeongkyung Park, Akihiro Okuyama, Zhaozhe Zhong, Yoshikuni Yoshida and Shunsuke Managi, “Danger, Respect, and Indifference: Bike-Sharing Choices in Shanghai and Tokyo using Latent Choice Models.” (Under Review: Research in Transportation Economics: Under Review) (2nd Revision Submitted)

• Alexander Ryota Keeley, Andrew Chapman, Sunbin Yoo, Kenichi Kurita, Junya Kumagai and Shunsuke Managi: we are working on the project related to the Direct Air Combustion Technology and associated environmental impacts.  (Under Review: Environmental and Resource Economics)

• Sunbin Yoo, Junya Kumagai, Takuya Shimamura and Shunsuke Managi, "COVID-19 and Short-term CO2 Emissions Reductions: A Digitized-Satellite Data Approach Focusing on Global Cities" (Under Review: Economics of Disaster and Climate Change, 2nd Revision Received)

• Sunbin Yoo, Junya Kumagai, Tamaki Morita and Shunsuke Managi, "Who to save? Modelling Driverless Dilemma and Consumer Heterogeneity". 

• Sunbin Yoo, Alexander Ryota Keeley, Junya Kumagai and Shunsuke Managi, "Unintended Consequence of Fuel Cost in Pandemics: Evidence of Rebound from the Daily Travel Data".   (Under Review: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice)

• Junya Kumagai, Mihoko Wakamatsu, Sunbin Yoo and Shunsuke Managi, "Inclusive Well-being Index by Stated Preference", (Under Review: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization)

• Tomoaki Nakaishi, Sunbin Yoo, Shigemi Kagawa and Shunsuke Managi, "The Impact of Air Pollution on Human Morality: Evidence from 30 Countries"

• Junya Kumagai, Sunbin Yoo, Eba Futoshi, Akinori Kitsuki, Andrew Champman and Shunsuke Managi: We are working on developing indices for measuring well-being in a global scale. 

• Maya Dhont, Sunbin Yoo and Yoshikuni Yoshida, "Sustainability Impact of Autonomous Vehicles – Considerations for Congestion and Emissions", 

1-4. Presentations in International Conferences (All Peer-Reviewed) 

• Tae Yong Jung, Sunbin Yoo, Jihyun Sohn and Yongjun Baek , "The Effect of an Urban Park View on the Price of Apartment: A Case of Songdo Central Park" (International Student Conference on Environmental and Sustainability (ISCES), hosted by UNEP and Tongji University, Shanghai), June 2016.

• Sunbin Yoo and Yoshikuni Yoshida, "Testing the Granger Causality of Environmental Awareness and Fuel Economy in East Asia" - Korean and World Economy, July 2017.

• Sunbin Yoo, "Estimating Utility Function in the Japanese Automobile Industries" Systematic Engineering Mechanisms Workshop in Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 2018.

• Sunbin Yoo and Yoshikuni Yoshida, "Evaluating Japanese Energy Policies through Automobile Industries: A Discrete-Choice with Product Differentiation Approach” World Congress of Environment and Resource Economics, June 2018.

• Sunbin Yoo, Naoki Wakamori and Yoshikni Yoshida,"Energy Policies and Emissions Consequences: Results from the Japanese Automobile Industry" Western Economics Association International, March 2019.

• Sunbin Yoo, Naoki Wakamori and Yoshikuni Yoshida, "Do Environmental Policies decrease emissions? Evidence from Japanese Automobile Markets", East Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics, August 2019.

• Sunbin Yoo, Naoki Wakamori and Yoshikuni Yoshida, “Which Comes First in CO2 Emissions, Preference of Technology? Evidence from the Japanese Automobile Industry” Econometric Models of Climate Change Conference, August 2019.

• Sunbin Yoo, Kyungwoong Koh and Yoshikuni Yoshida “Do Consumers Abolish Diesel with Paradoxical Diesel Policies? Evidence from Korean Automobile Market”, Western Economics Association International, March 2020.

• Sunbin Yoo, Alexander R. Keeley, Hidemichi Fujii and Shunsuke Managi:  Kyushu-Illinois Strategic Partnership Colloquia Series #3 - Environmental Economics

• Sunbin Yoo and Shunsuke Managi:  Kyushu-Illinois Strategic Partnership Colloquia Series #4

• Sunbin Yoo, Junya Kumagai, Yuta Kawabata and Shunsuke Managi "Achieving Inclusive Transportation: Fully Automated Vehicles with Social Supports with Social Supports", RIETI Discussion Paper.  (Under Review: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice)

• Sunbin Yoo, Junya Kumagai, Kohei Kawasaki, Sungwan Hong, Bingqi Zhang, Takuya Shimamura and Shunsuke Managi, ''No cities left behind:  Economic outcomes of High-speed-rail system''  RIETI Discussion Paper. 

• Tomoaki Nakaishi, Sunbin Yoo, Shigemi Kagawa and Shunsuke Managi, "The Impact of Air Pollution on Human Morality: Evidence from 30 Countries"

2. Educations and Teachings 

2-1. Lectures [Main Language]

• Undergraduate Statistics, Kyunghee University (2013) [English]

• Sustainable Development and Environmental Policies, Yonsei University(2015) [English]

• Energy Economics and Policies, Yonsei University (2016) [English]

• Introduction to Environment Systems, The University of Tokyo (2018) [English]

• Introduction to Modeling of Environment Systems, The University of Tokyo (2018) [Japanese]

• Urban Planning, Kyushu University (2020) [Japanese] 

• Econometrics, Kyushu University (2021) [Japanese] 

• Urban Planning, Kyushu University (2021) [Japanese] 

• Urban Planning, Kyushu University (2022) [Japanese] 

2-2. Thesis Supervising (I being a main advisor)  [Main Language]

• Zhazhe Zhong: Master's Thesis (The University of Tokyo), (2019.4~2019.10) "Factors Affecting Shared Bikes Demands, Survey Approach in Shanghai and Tokyo" [in English]

• Zhaoying Zhao: Master's Thesis (The University of Tokyo), (2019.10~2020.3) "Subjective Price and Environmental Awareness, Survey Approach in China and Japan" [in English]

• Shogo Igarashi: Bachelor's Thesis (Kyushu University), (2020.10~2021.3) "The Impacts of Floods to Nitrogen Dioxide, focusing on Japan"  [in English]

• Satoshi Odahara: Bachelor's Thesis (Kyushu University), (2020.10~2021.3) [in Japanese] 

• Taku Nakaya: Bachelor's Thesis (Kyushu University), (2020.10~2021.3) [in Japanese] 

• Yuta Kawabata: Bachelor's Thesis (Kyushu University), (2020.10~2021.3) [in Japanese] 

• Akihiro Okuyama: Master's Thesis (Kyushu University), (2021.3~) [in English] 

• Shogo Igarashi: Master's Thesis (Kyushu University), (2021.3~)    [in Japanese] 

• Satoshi Odahara: Master's Thesis (Kyushu University), (2021.3~)   [in Japanese] 

• Yuta Kawabata: Master's Thesis (Kyushu University), (2021.3~)   [in Japanese] 

• Gento Ikeda: Bachelor's Thesis (Kyushu University), (2021.3~2022.3) [in English] 

• Keito Hozumi: Bachelor's Thesis (Kyushu University), (2021.3~2022.3) [in Japanese] 

• Kenshin Iwasaki: Bachelor's Thesis (Kyushu University), (2021.3~2022.3) [in Japanese] 

• Kohei Kawasaki: Bachelor's Thesis  (Kyushu University), (2021.3~2022.3) [in Japanese] 

• Eba Futoshi: Bachelor's Thesis  (Kyushu University), (2021.3~2022.3) [in Japanese] 

• Moegi Igawa: Ph.D. Dissertation (Kyushu University), (2021.3~2022.3) [in English] 

• Keito Hozumi: Master's Thesis (Kyushu University), (2022.3~2024.3) [in Japanese] 

• Kenshin Iwasaki: Master's Thesis (Kyushu University), (2022.3~2024.3) [in Japanese] 

• Kohei Kawasaki: Master's Thesis  (Kyushu University), (2022.3~2024.3) [in Japanese] 

• Sho Yoshida: Bachelor's Thesis (Kyushu University), (2022.3~2023.3) [in Japanese] 

• Kakeru Yoshimura: Bachelor's Thesis (Kyushu University), (2022.3~2023.3) [in Japanese] 

• Naoki Ueda: Master's Thesis (Kyushu University), (2022.3~2023.3) [in Japanese] 

2-3. Presentations and Seminars

• Sunbin Yoo, “Energy Backfires in East Asian Transportation Sector”, Kyunghee University International Studies Seminar Talk (2019.10) [in English]

• Sunbin Yoo, “Socio-economic Analysis using Satellite Data”, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (2021.4) [in Japanese]

• Sunbin Yoo and Junya Kumagai, "Topics in Urban planning and Civil Engineering", Kyushu University (2021.4) [in Japanese]

• Sunbin Yoo, "Achieving Inclusive Transportation: Fully Automated Vehicles with Social Supports with Social Supports", Q-AOS Seminar. (2021, 10)

• Sunbin Yoo, "Reducing Emissions from Transportation and Residential Sector", Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea.

• Sunbin Yoo, "Achieving Inclusive Transportation: Fully Automated Vehicles with Social Supports with Social Supports", Policy Seminar on Japanese Government, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry. (2021, 11)

• Sunbin Yoo, "Achieving Inclusive Transportation: Fully Automated Vehicles with Social Supports with Social Supports", Policy Seminar on Japanese Government, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry. (2022, 1)

• Sunbin Yoo, "Utilizing Satelite Data" Seminar in NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) (2022, ,3) 

2-4. Referee Services

• The Energy Journal (2019.12-)

• Technological Forecasting & Social Change (2020. 11-)

• Environment Research Letters (2021.04-)

• Finance Research Letter (2021.06-)

• Economic Analysis and Policy (2021.06-)

• Economics of Disasters and Climate Change (2022.02-)

• IEEE Transactions in Engineering Management (2022.06-)

3. Scholarships and Fellowships

• B.A: Scholarship for Distinguished Students (2012-2014), Total amount of 425,000 JPY.

• M.A: Scholarship for Academic Excellence (2016-2017), Total amount of 717,000 JPY.

• Ph.D: TODAI Fellowship (2018-2020), Total amount of 7,200,000 JPY.

• The University of Tokyo Academic Grants for PhD students (2019) Total amount of 200,000 JPY.

4. Media Coverages

• Sunbin Yoo and Shunsuke Managi. 2020. Global Mortality Benefits by COVID-19 Action, Urban Institute, Kyushu University. https://webronza.asahi.com/business/articles/2020042500005.html?page=1

5. Book Chapters 

• ESG 経営の実践　新国富指標による非財務価値の評価 (ESG Management Practice Evaluation of Non-financial Value by New Wealth Indicators), Shunsuke Managi, Yuko Kishikami, Alexander Ryota Keeley, Kenichi Kurita, Yoshitaka Tanaka, Xiangdan Piao, Chiaki Matsunaga and Sunbin Yoo

馬奈木俊介, 岸上祐子, キーリー アレキサンダー 竜太, 栗田健一, 田中 義孝, 朴香丹, 松永千晶, 兪善彬

事業構想大学院大学出版部  2021年07月 ISBN: 978-4910255064

• Achieving Inclusive Transportation: Fully Automated Vehicles with Social Supports: Sunbin Yoo, Yuta Kawabata, Junya Kumagai and Shunsuke Managi. RIETI. 

• High Speed Rail and Regional Disparity, Evidence from Japan using Market Access Approach: Sunbin Yoo, Junya Kumagai, Kohei Kawasaki, Sungwan Hong, Binqi Zhang, Takuya Shimamura and Shunsuke Managi. RIETI.