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Lee, Changkeun

Associate Professor

Economic History, Industry and Firm Dynamics, Technology and the Labor Market

Changkeun Lee’s research combines techniques and perspectives of economic history, labor economics, and applied microeconomics. Specifically, he investigates firm behaviors and their association with technological and macroeconomic changes, focusing on the technology-institutions-labor market nexus. Regarding time and area, his research covers the United States during the Great Depression, South Korea since its independence, and Vietnam since its opening.

He loves working with other people and crossing borders between disciplines. He is a member of three big research groups in three different research areas: economics, data science, and public health, all funded by the Korean National Research Foundation. He works with a city government to evaluate and improve its cultural policy and advises industry-themed museums.

He has engaged in numerous policy projects commissioned by the Korean government. His research includes evaluating various policies, such as active labor market policies, factory digitalization, and cultural promotion. He also diagnosed and proposed policy directions for official statistics and Korea's official development assistance (ODA) strategy toward the ASEAN region.

Before joining the KDI School, he worked for Yonsei University Mirae Campus (2018-2020) and Korea Development Institute (2015-2018). He earned a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2015), a B.A. in economics, and a B.S. in industrial engineering from Seoul National University (2004). He is also a reserve Navy officer.

You can find more information from his website:
https://sites.google.com/site/cklecon