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Younghan Lee
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Research Assistant Professor

Younghan Lee

School of Business Administration / U Institute for Future Strategy, UNIST

  • Applied Microeconomics
  • Health Economics
  • Regional Economics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Deep Learning

I conduct research in applied microeconomic analysis, leveraging advanced techniques in deep learning, artificial intelligence (AI), and simulations to explore the role of individual heterogeneity in economic behavior. My expertise includes developing Large Language Model (LLM) agent-based simulations to model complex economic systems, applying deep learning and computer vision for image analysis in economic research, and utilizing statistical learning methods such as Lasso regression and K-means clustering to analyze large-scale datasets.

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Research

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Under Review

  1. Reassessing regional club convergence with income adjusted for subnational price variation

    Bond-Smith, S., & Lee, Y.

    Under Review (Papers in Regional Science)

  2. Adjusting for cost-of-living differences in regional measures of economic distress

    Bond-Smith, S., & Lee, Y.

    Under Review (Economic Development Quarterly)

Working Papers

  1. Decision Making of a Homo Silicus: Dating

    Lee, Y. & Lee, S. H.

  2. AI, AI, Who is the Fairest of Them All? Beauty Premium in Dating and Marriage among Celebrities

    Lee, Y. & Lee, S. H.

  3. Genetic Assortative Mating and Its Impact on Household Economics

    Lee, Y.

In Progress

    Curriculum Vitae

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    Education

    1. May 2025

      Ph.D. in Economics

      University of Hawaii at Manoa

    2. Aug 2017

      M.A. in Economics

      Seoul National University

    3. Feb 2014

      B.A. in International Studies

      Kyung Hee University

    Employment

    1. Mar 2026 – Present

      Research Assistant Professor

      School of Business Administration / U Institute for Future Strategy, UNIST

    2. Aug 2025 – Feb 2026

      Postdoctoral Researcher

      U Institute for Future Strategy, UNIST

    3. Sep 2016 – Jun 2017

      Economic Consultant, Dept. of International Trade

      Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)

    4. Jul 2016 – Aug 2016

      Intern, Dept. of International Trade

      KIEP

    5. Sep 2015 – Jun 2016

      Intern, Dept. of International Macroeconomics and Finance

      KIEP

    Honors & Awards

    1. Seiji Naya Outstanding Third-Year Paper Award

      Dept. of Economics, UH Manoa

    2. Young Leaders Fellowship

      North East Asia Economic Forum (NEAEF)

    3. Second Prize, National Monetary Policy Competition

      Bank of Korea

    Grants & Scholarships

    1. Research Stipend

      UH Manoa · Spring 2025

    2. Burnham O. Campbell Fund

      UH Manoa · Spring 2019

    3. Hung Family Fellowship

      UH Manoa · Fall 2018 – Spring 2019

    4. Merit Scholarship

      UH Manoa · Fall 2017 – Spring 2018

    5. Full-tuition Scholarship

      Kyung Hee University · 2008 – 2013

    Technical Skills

    • Python
    • SAS
    • R
    • Stata
    • MATLAB
    • Prompt Engineering
    • LLM Agent-Based Simulations

    Contact

    Get in touch

    Feel free to reach out for research collaborations, academic inquiries, or questions about my work.

    Address

    Bldg.114, 50 UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, Republic of Korea