Youngsun Kwon, Ph.D.
Chair, School of Business & Technology Management,
Head, Graduate School of Innovation & Technology Management,
College of Business, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
Phone)+82-42-350-3612, Fax)+82-42-350-6339
Email: yokwon@kaist.ac.kr

Current Position

• Chair and professor, School of Business & Technology Management, College of Business, KAIST.
• Head, Graduate School of Innovation & Technology Management, College of Business, KAIST.
• Director, Spectrum and Future Research Center (SFRC).

Education

• Ph.D., Economics, Syracuse University, August 2000
• M.P.A., Public Policy, Seoul National University, February 1989
• B.A., Public Administration, Yonsei University, February 1986

Fields of Interests

• Internet Regulation Policy
• Spectrum Management Policy
• Network Economics and Regulation Policy
• Economic Policy Analysis
• Urban Economics
• JAVA and R Programming for Economists.

Recent Invited Speeches

• National, Chengchi University (NCCU). (Dec. 2012).
  “Telecom law and convergence: Korea.” Symposium on Telecom and Media in Japan, Korea and Taiwan: Policy and Industry Strategies. Taipei, Taiwan.
• TEDx-Unisinos. (Oct. 2011). “Smart education plan of Korea as a new paradigm of innovation in education.” Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Recent Major Professional Experience

• (Apr. 2013 – present) Director, Spectrum and Future Research Center (SFRC) Department of Business & Technology Management, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea
• (Mar. 2012 – Mar. 2015) Economic Advisor to the Bank of Korea, Daejeon-Chungnam Province, Daejeon, Korea
• (Jan. 2012 – May. 2015) Editor in Chief, the Korean Journal of the Information Society, The Korean Association for Information Society, Seoul, Korea
• (Jan. 2012 – Dec. 2014) Executive Director, The Korean Association for Telecommunications Policies (KATP), Seoul, Korea
• (Nov. 2009 – Nov. 2011) IT Service Subcommittee Chairperson, Presidential Council on Informatization Strategies, Seoul, Korea

Recent Research Papers 

• Kwon, Y., & Cho, S. (2015). Defining a cluster market: The case of the Korean Internet portal service market. Telecommunications Policy, 39, 921–932.
• Jung, W., & Kwon. Y. (2015). Differences between LTE and 3G service customers: Business and policy implications. Telematics and Informatics, 32(4), 667–680.
• Lee, J., & Kwon, Y. (2014). Exploring key factors of Application Software Services and their relationships for organizational success in SMEs. Journal of Small Business Management, 52(4), 753–770.
• Byambaakhuu, B., Kwon, Y., & Rho, J.J. (2014). Measuring the effects of policy reform in the Mongolian mobile communications industry. Asian Journal of Information and Communications, 6(1), 53–59.
• Kwon, Y. (2014). Economies of scale and diversification: Understanding the evolution of the mobile telecommunications market. The Korean Journal of the Information Society, 15(1), 1–24.
• Kwon, N., & Kwon, Y. (2014). Terminating 2G service in Korea: Policy issues and suggestions. International Telecommunications Policy Review, 21(1), 1–26.
• Fink, D., Kwon, Y., Rho, J.J., So, M. (2014) S&T knowledge production from 2000 to 2009 in two periphery countries: Brazil and South Korea, Scientometrics, 99(1), 37–54.
• Nam, K.J., & Kwon, Y. (2013). What factors make portal sites perform well in Korea? The Korean Journal of the Information Society, 27, 56–78.
• Kim, S., Kwon, Y., & Nam, C. (2013) 인터넷 서비스 분류 및 시장획정에 대한 연구. 한국방송학보, 27(5), 7–48.

Courses Taught

• Intermediate Microeconomics for undergraduates (Fall 2016)
• Econometrics for I&TM students (Spring 2016)
• Introduction to Economics (Spring 2015)

Software Development

• Simulation program based on urban models (programmed with JAVA)
  (http://bomun.kaist.ac.kr/~yokwon/urban/urbanh.htm)

Awards

• 2013 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing, Telecommunications Policy and Elsevier
• Best Paper Award at the 2005 Korea Management Information System (KMIS) International Conference, Jeju island, Korea.
• Listed in the 23rd, 24th, 25th editions of Marquis Who’s Who in the World (2006, 2007, 2008).
• KB Best Paper Award at the AsRes/AREUEA 2002 Joint International Conference, Seoul, Korea.

Military Service

• (Aug. 1989 – Feb. 1990) Third Military Academy
• Commissioned as a second lieutenant after graduation.

Personal Interests

• Travel