이수형

서울대학교 국제대학원 부교수

이수형 교수는 서울대학교 경제학부를 졸업, 42회 행정고시 재경직 합격후 1999년부터 2002년까지 기획재정부에서 국제금융 담당으로 근무하였다. 이후 미국 Stanford University로 유학, 경제학 박사를 취득했고, University of Maryland, College Park, 경제학 교수로 근무하다 귀국하였다, 전문 분야는 데이터를 기반의 응용계량경제학으로, 활발한 연구활동으로 인하여 2016년 한미경제학회의 Young Economist Award, 2017년 다산젊은경제학상, 2020년 한국경제학상 등을 수상한 바 있다.

Soohyung Lee is currently a faculty member in the Graduate School of International Studies at Seoul National University (SNU).

Dr. Lee is an economist, specializing in data-based research topics that examine the determinants of the efficiency of individuals and the market as a whole. Her fields of research lie at the intersection of Econometrics, Labor, Public, Development, and Market Design.

Her research is well recognized in the communities of economists, policymakers, and the news media. She has received various awards, including the Korean American Economic Association’s Young Economist Award (2016), the ChosunBiz’s nomination at “Prominent Korean Economists Under 50” (2016), the Hankyung’s Dasan Young Economist Award (2017), and the Korean Economic Association’s Award for Applied Microeconomists (2020). She has advised international organizations (e.g., World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank), Korean government agencies (e.g., Ministry of Finance, Financial Services Commission), and private institutes (e.g., Naver.com, CSES). Dr. Lee’s research and interviews have been featured in well-renowned news sources such as Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Slate, Joongang, Chosun, Donga, Hankook, Maekyung, Hankyung, Yeonhap, KBS and MBC.

Prior to her appointment at SNU, she was a faculty member in the Economics Department at University of Maryland, College Park and Sogang University, a research fellow at Harvard Business School, and a visiting professor at Hitotsubashi University and Waseda University.  She received her PhD from Stanford University and her BA from Seoul National University. Before starting her PhD studies, Dr. Lee served as a Deputy Director in Korea’s Ministry of Finance.