I am an Assistant Professor at UNIST in the Division of Management Science.

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)

Publications

“Startups, unicorns, and the local influx of inventors”, w/ Benjamin Balsmeier, Lee Fleming, and Matt Marx, Forthcoming in The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1-44. (Link)

“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)

Working Papers

Academic science and corporate innovation

  • Under Review
  • Presented at NBER productivity seminar; Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition RISE5 workshop; Harvard Kennedy School; Wharton Corporate Strategy and Innovation Conference 2023

Industry termination initiative and R&D organizations
w/ Yura Jung

  • Under Review
  • Presented at Boston University TPRI Seminar; Academy of Management Annual Conference 2024

Capital gains tax and firm innovation
w/ Sooyeon Lim and Junseok Hwang

  • Under Review
  • Presented at Boston University TPRI Seminar; KAIST STP; KDI School of Public Policy and Management; Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy; PDW in Korea 2025; IAMOT; Academy of Management Annual Conference 2025; Hitotsubashi University IIR Innovation Research Workshop; KISTI

Financial stress and gratitude expression
w/ Jeeyoon Park and Yeolib Kim

  • Under Review

Who to collaborate with for successful technology application of scientific discoveries?
w/ Sungwoo Jang, Yeroo Park, and Kyungbaek Toni Min

  • Will be presented at Academy of Management Annual Conference 2026

Entrant-originated knowledge spillovers to industry incumbents: Evidence from autonomous industry
w/ Youngchoon Kim and Kyungbaek Toni Min

  • Under Review

The translation from science to technology
w/ Sungwoo Jang, Dawoon Jeong, and Seolmin Yang

  • Under Review
  • Presented at WISS Academy 2026
  • Will be presented at Academy of Management Annual Conference 2026; R&D Management Workshop 2026; 2026 Daejeon Conference on Science and Innovation Policy

Works in Progress

Exit prospects and startup strategy
w/ Kyungbaek Toni Min and J. Daniel Kim

  • Presented at KAIST Business School
  • Will be presented at BSE Summer Forum 2026

Work time limit and R&D team composition: Evidence from Korea
w/ Yeroo Park

  • Presented at WISS Academy 2026; Toss Insight Seminar
  • Will be presented at R&D Management Workshop 2026; 2026 Daejeon Conference on Science and Innovation Policy

Linking science to technology: Discovering author-level opportunities via heterogeneous knowledge graph
w/ Namwoo Kwon, Yeroo Park

Paper to patent translation
w/ Namwoo Kwon