Welcome !

I am a Postdoctoral Scholar in Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development at Pennsylvania State University. I received a Ph.D., Dual Majors in Economics and in Agricultural, Food, & Resource Economics at Michigan State University. I obtained a Master of City Planning in Environmental Studies from Seoul National University and completed my BS in Chemistry from Pohang University of Science and Technology.

My research fields are Applied Microeconomics in Energy, Environmental, and Urban/Rural Economics, particularly in energy transition and market dynamics characterized by technology innovation, dynamic competition, and peer/spillover effects in technology adoption. The work I have done in these areas involves a range of quantitative methods, including econometrics, dynamic optimization, and game theory. 

Furthermore, I have extensive working experience with policymakers and an interdisciplinary background. Previously, I worked as a researcher for the Greenhouse Gas Inventory & Research Center of Korea, one of the main research institutions in climate policy and economics in Korea. Before this work, I was a secretary for Korean Assemblyman S.J.D. Sangdon Lee, an Environment and Labor Committee member. 

My curriculum vitae is available here.