I am an Assistant Professor at UNIST in the Division of Management Science.
Previously, I was a Post-Doctoral Associate at the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University.
My research interests center on the intersection of Economics of Innovation, Technology Management, and Data Science. I develop and apply big data analytic algorithms and causal inference techniques to explore how the innovation ecosystem is shaped by firms, individuals, and government policies. I obtained my Ph.D. and Master in Engineering (Technology Management, Economics and Policy) from Seoul National University. Before, I obtained my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA.
You can find my CV here.
Detailed information on my lab can be accessed here. If you are interested in joining our group as an undergraduate researcher, master’s or PhD student, postdoc, or data scientist, please check out our lab’s website for more details or contact me directly via email (srshin [at] unist.ac.kr)
Working Papers
Startups, unicorns and the local supply of inventors
w/ Benjamin Balsmeier, Lee Fleming, and Matt Marx
- Revise & Resubmit at Review of Economics and Statistics
- Best Conference Paper award, RCEA Future of Growth Conference
- Skilled human capital and high-growth entrepreneurship: Evidence from inventor inflows (No. w27605). National Bureau of Economic Research. (Link)
Academic science and corporate innovation
w/ Matt Marx and Lee Fleming
- Presented at NBER productivity seminar; Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition RISE5 workshop; Harvard Kennedy School; Wharton Corporate Strategy and Innovation Conference 2023
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w/ Jeeyoon Park and Yeolib Kim
- Under Review
Industry termination initiative and R&D organizations
w/ Yura Jung
- Scheduled to present at TPRI’s Works-in-Progress Seminar on April 17th, 2024
Publications
“The diffusion of scientific discoveries in government laboratories”, w/ Jisoo Lee, Yura Jung, and Junseok Hwang, 2022, Research Policy, 51(5). (Link)
“Early mover (dis)advantages and knowledge spillover effects on blockchain startups’ funding and innovation performance”, w/ Gunno Park and Minkyung Choy, 2020, Journal of Business Research, 109. (Link)
“Reconfiguring the firm’s core technological portfolio through open innovation: Focusing on technological M&A”, w/ John Han, Klaus Marhold, and Jina Kang, 2017, Journal of Knowledge Management, 21(3). (Link)
Work in Progress
Capital gains taxs and firm R&D, w/ Sooyeon Lim, Status: Data analysis
National R&D supports and diffusion of university science, w/ Daehee Kang, Status: Data analysis
Pre-merger review exemption and the early M&A exit of startups, Single-authored, Status: Data analysis