Field of Study

Industrial organization (IT and Telecom Industries)
Innovation in education, Artificial Intelligence
Urban economics/Transportation policy
Spectrum management policy

Education

Ph.D. in Economics, Syracuse University, (2000)
M.P.A., in Public Policy, Seoul National University, (1989)
B.A., S in Public Administration, Yonsei University, (1986)

Major Career

Head, School of Business and Technology Management, College of Business, KAIST [2015~2019]
Head, Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management, College of Business, KAIST [2015~2017]
Professor, School of Business and Technology Management, College of Business, KAIST [2009~ present]
Director, Spectrum and Future Research Center (SFRC), KAIST [2013~2017]
Economic Advisor to the Bank of Korea, Daejeon-Chungnam Province, [2012~2015]
Editor in chief, Journal of Korea Association for Information Society [2012~2015]
Editorial Board Member, International Telecommunications Policy Review [2009~2011]
IT Service Subcommittee Chairperson, Presidential Council on Informatization Strategies [2009~2011]
Assistant and Associate Professor, IT Business School, Information and Communications University (ICU), [2001~2009]
Senior researcher, Spectrum Engineering and Policy Research Center, Hanyang University (Ansan) [2005~2008]
Associate Dean, IT Business School, ICU, Korea[2005~2006]
Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance and Economy and Economic Planning Board, Korea [1990~2001]

Key Papers

Kwon, Y., & Kwon, J. (2017). An overview of Telecommunications Policy’s 40-year research history: Text and bibliographic analyses. Telecommunications Policy, 41(10), 878–890.
Kwon, Y., & Jang, S. (2017). Building and sustaining national educational technology agencies: Lessons from Korea (KERIS). In M. Trucano & G. Dykes (Eds.), Building and Sustaining National Educational Technology Agencies: Lessons, Models and Case Studies from Around the World (pp. 33–47). Washington, DC: The World Bank.
Kwon, Y., Park, D.K., & Rhee, H. (2017). Spectrum fragmentation: Causes, measures and applications. Telecommunications Policy, 41(5-6), 447–459.
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.
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.