Affiliation

September 2023 - Present

• • Adjunct Professor, Division of Humanities & Social Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 

  • (Pohang, Republic of Korea)

February 2023 - Present

• • Collegiate Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 

  • (Pohang, Republic of Korea)

September 2022 - January 2023

• • Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 

  • (Pohang, Republic of Korea)

September 2021 - February 2023

• • Lecturer, Department of Artificial Intelligence, University of Seoul

  • (Seoul, Republic of Korea)

September 2020 - January 2023

• • Lecturer, Division of Humanities & Social Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 

  • (Pohang, Republic of Korea)

September 2019 - August 2020

• • Lecturer, Global Business in Division of Convergence Business, College of Global Business, Korea University Sejong Campus 

  • (Sejong, Republic of Korea)

October 2018 - February 2023

• • Senior (Post-Doctoral) Researcher, School of Business and Technology Management, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

  • (Daejeon, Republic of Korea)

June 2012 - August 2012

• • Internship, Samsung SDS

  • (Bundang, Republic of Korea)

Education

Ph.D. in Industrial & Systems Engineering, KAIST, 2018 (Daejeon, Republic of Korea)

• • Thesis title: Understanding financial systemic risk by analyzing the network structure

  • Advisor: Professor Sunyoung Park

M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering, KAIST, 2015 (Daejeon, Republic of Korea)

• • Thesis title: Was the establishment of bank holding companies financially beneficial?: evidence from changes in connectedness of Korean financial sector

  • Advisor: Professor Sunyoung Park

B.A. in Management Science (IT Business), KAIST, 2013 (Daejeon, Republic of Korea)

• • magna cum laude and honor student

Fields of Interest

Finance, Banking, International Finance, Computational Economics, Financial Economics, Financial Engineering

• • Financial systems, Systemic risk, Financial institution, Structured product, Fintech, AI for Finance

Publications

A. Books 

The resilient growth (in Korean)

• Wonjoon Kim, Yongseok Seo, Jiyong Eom, Hangjung Zo,
  Energy Study Group of the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy,
  Hyunkook Jang, Bum-Choong Kim, Heejip Kim, Jae-Seung Lee, Joon Mo Ahn, Hyoseop Lee,
  Hana Kim, Chaehyun Kim, Songmi Kim, Deokjong Jeong (2021)

• Smartbooks, ISBN: 9791190238397

B. Refereed Journal Papers

It matters where the capital comes from

• Deokjong Jeong, Tae-Sub Yun, Inbin Hwang, and Sunyoung Park (2022)

  • The 2018 Conference of the Korea Money and Finance Association, Seoul, Republic of Korea (June 1, 2018)

• Major revision decision (SSCI)

The relationship between housing finance and inequality (link)

• • Tae-Sub Yun, Hee-Sun Bae, Il-Chul Moon, and Deokjong Jeong (2024)

  • Journal of Economic Interaction & Coordination (SSCI), published online

CEO Compensation: Holmström and Tirole (1993) Revisited (link)

• • Guangsug Hahn, Deokjong Jeong, and Kwanho Kim (2023)

  • Journal of Economic Studies (KCI), 41(4), 119-134

Crossing the borders: Foreign investment and sentiment in Korea (link)

• Inbin Hwang, Deokjong Jeong, and Sunyoung Park (2019)

• Global Economic Review (SSCI), 48(2), 213-236

“Too central to fail” systemic risk measure using PageRank algorithm (link)

• Tae-Sub Yun, Deokjong Jeong, and Sunyoung Park (2019)

  • The International Conference on Finance and Economic Growth in Aftermath of the Crisis, Milan, Italy (September 11–13, 2017)

• Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (SSCI), 162, 251-272

The more connected, the better?: impact of connectedness on volatility and price discovery in the Korean financial sector (link)

• Deokjong Jeong and Sunyoung Park (2018)

  • The 10th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, Seoul, Republic of Korea (December 5, 2015)

  • Korea Operations Research and Management Science Society Conference, Seoul, Republic of Korea (November 1, 2014)

• Managerial Finance (SCOPUS), 44(1), 46–73

Which net capital flows matter? (link)

• Inbin Hwang, Deokjong Jeong, Hyungsoon Park, and Sunyoung Park (2017)

• Emerging Markets Finance and Trade (SSCI), 53(2), 289–305

C. Domestic Conference Papers

Agent-based modeling for the Korean housing sector (in Korean)

• Inbin Hwang, Deokjong Jeong, Minjung Park, Seojoon Choi, and Sunyoung Park (2017)

  • Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers Conference, Daejeon, Republic of Korea (November 1, 2017) 

D. Working Papers

Understanding the patterns of inter- and intra-day price movements of emerging stock markets in Asia 

• Deokjong Jeong, Sunyoung Park, and Woo Chang Kim (2022)

E. Awards

Valuing ABS on smartphones by modeling prepayment rates and its expectations (in Korean)

• Yonghan Jung and Deokjong Jeong

  • 2nd grade—The 4th Dongbu Financial Essay Competition  (October 31, 2013)

  • Dongbu Cultural Foundation & CFA Korea Society

Developing intellectual property-based financial products focused on ABS, SPAC, ETF on patents (in Korean)

• Gilyoung Lee, Deokjong Jeong, Seokwoong Choi, and Byunghyun Jeon

  • 3rd grade—The 7th Korea Exchange Securities and Derivatives Contest (March 2, 2012)

  • Korea Exchange

F. Editorial

Need to strengthen real estate tax 

• • • Deokjong Jeong

  • Student Corner, The Korea Times (January 21, 2009)

Research Projects and Grants

Strategic reaction to the changes of energy technology and the new global order after COVID-19 crises

• By the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning

• Researcher, September 2020–January 2021

Understanding network characteristics in the financial system and its impacts on global capital flows and economy: interdisciplinary research from finance and computer science

• • By the National Research Foundation of Korea

  • Principal Investigator, June 2020–May 2023

Industrial future strategy for sustainable economic development

• • By the National Research Foundation of Korea

  • Researcher, October 2018–May 2020

Analyzing database and management system of the Korea Exchange

• • By the Korea Exchange

  • Research Assistant, February 2018–May 2018

A model of capital flow determinants of the Korean capital market

• • By the Ministry of Strategy and Finance

  • Research Assistant, September 2017–January 2018 

Impact of social investment for National Pension Service Funds 

• • By the National Pension Service

  • Research Assistant, August 2017–November 2017 

Self-evolving agent-based model simulation for socio-economic change prediction 

• • By the Institute for Information & Communications Technology Promotion

  • Research Assistant, April 2016–July 2017 

Establishing agreements among international organizations (including ASEAN+3) for macroprudential policy measures in response to capital volatility 

• • By the Ministry of Strategy and Finance

  • Research Assistant, January 2015–May 2015 

The risk topography and risk detection system of Korean financial market and Korea Exchange for systemic risk management

• • By the National Research Foundation of Korea

  • Research Assistant, December 2013–November 2016 

Shadow banking system and the role of financial derivative products 

• • By the KAIST

  • Research Assistant, March 2013–June 2013 

Certifications

CFA Level 1 exam pass

• • CFA Institute

Financial Risk Manager Part 1&2 pass

• • Global Association of Risk Professionals

Foreign Exchange Manager

• • Korea International Trade Association

Level 2 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test

• • The Japan Foundation

Level 2 Certificate HANJA-Literary (Chinese character) Proficiency 

• • The Society for Korean Language & Literature