Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • Master of Public Policy
    Seoul National University, Graduate School of Public Administration
    Mar 2018 – Aug 2020

  • B.A. in Business and Economics
    Seoul National University, College of Social Sciences
    Mar 2012 – Aug 2016
    Valedictorian, Entire Undergraduate College, Summer 2016
    Samsung Full Scholarship Recipient (2012–2016)


Research Interests

  • Labor economics with emphasis on structural shifts in industries and demographic change
  • Public finance in relation to market-oriented instruments

Publications & Working Papers

  • Labor Hour Spillovers and Crowd-out of Educational Spending: Evidence from Korea’s Work Hour Reform
    Working Paper
    Estimated inter-firm spillover effects of labor hours using IV techniques with panel data
    Developed an overlapping generations model to analyze implications for fertility and educational spending

  • Potential Risks from COVID-19 Responses and Liquidity Expansion
    With Jin Ick (NABO) et al.; Published in 2021
    Conducted comparative analysis of fiscal policy responses across countries

  • Disaster Insurance Implementation and Financial Management Analysis
    Solo-authored; Published in NABO Policy Report, 2017
    Applied expectation maximization and logistic regression to assess reinsurance soundness and distributional impacts

  • Employment Conditions in Small and Medium-Sized Cities
    Solo-authored; Published in NABO Industrial Trends & Issues, 2018
    Used a linear probability model to assess employment disparities across urban growth dynamics

  • Selected Publications – Special Committee on Budget and Accounts, National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
    Solo-authored official policy reports
    Structural Bias in Evaluating the Economic Validity of Build-Transfer-Lease (BTL) Programs. 2025 Annual Budget Review, Nov 2024
    Policy Implications of the Government’s Preference for Interest Subsidies over Direct Loans. 2023 Program Implementation Review, Aug 2024


Professional Experience

  • Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs, and Startups Committee – National Assembly (2025)
    Legislative Researcher Officer

  • Special Committee on Budget and Accounts – National Assembly (2022–2024)
    Senior Budget Analyst

  • National Assembly Budget Office (NABO) (2016-2022)
    Senior Staff, Economic Analysis Department(2021-2022)
    Economic Analyst, Economic Analysis Department(2016-2018)

  • Republic of Korea Army Headquarters (2018–2021)
    Captain, Public Relations Officer


Honors

  • Commendation, Deputy Prime Minister of Economy, Republic of Korea (2022)
  • Commendation, President of Seoul National University (2016)
    • Valedictorian, Seoul National University, Summer Class (2016)
  • Youngest-ever qualifier for the National Legislative Civil Service Examination (2014)
  • Commendation, Chief of Staff, Republic of Korea Army (2021)