Innovation City Relocation Intensity and Host-Municipality Demographics
Estimation of the local effects of Korea’s Innovation City public-agency relocation program via a dose-response event-study regression design using KOSIS data.
Journalist-researcher hybrid in training!
Yonsei University | Econ and International Studies
Development Cooperation | Aid Effectiveness | International Political Economy | Korean Policy and Governance
📍Seoul, Republic of Korea
My Works
Recent Works
Building an AI hub is easier than keeping foreign AI workers in South Korea
South Korea is building the entry points of an artificial intelligence (AI) talent hub faster than it is building the career conditions that would keep foreign AI workers.
The Democratic Dilemma in South Korea’s Local Election Ballot Shortage
President Lee sold Korean democracy abroad as a system that fixes itself. Now his party and the administration have to prove it by holding the election commission to account without handing the conspiracy theorists a win.
Database: North Korean Provocations
Timeline of North Korea-Russia Cooperation Since 2022
The war in Ukraine has precipitated a renewed relationship between Russia and North Korea. Driven by Russia’s need for ammunition for the war, and North Korea’s need for food, energy, and military technology, these burgeoning ties pose challenges for the U.S., and its allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region. In Europe, North Korea’s assistance may allow Vladimir Putin to prevail in Ukraine when U.S. support is in question. In Asia, Russian military technology could advance North Korea’s mil...
BTS Returned to Gwanghwamun. Not Everyone in South Korea Was Celebrating.
The Korean government treated a BTS comeback concert as a national event. The response at home was more complicated than expected.
South Korea’s AI PhD fast track cannot outrun its broken academic system
South Korea’s plan to fast-track AI doctorates reflects a broader effort to strengthen its research competitiveness. Yet the initiative exposes a deeper structural problem — accelerating degrees cannot compensate for an academic environment that struggles to attract, retain and support researchers. South Korea’s research constraints stem not from the speed of doctoral training but from long-standing systemic issues that undermine its scientific and intellectual base.
Opinion | The Christmas Gifts We Never Forgot
South Korea's Diplomacy Has An Institutional Problem
Korean diplomats stride onto the global stage with Indo-Pacific initiatives, APEC summits, and nuclear-submarine negotiations. But the very institution tasked with sustaining this momentum has changed far more gradually than the demands placed upon it.
Opinion | Gen Z, Socialism and the ‘Memes’ of Production
South Korea’s Foreign Aid at a Crossroads Under Lee Jae-myung
Seoul’s development diplomacy faces a crisis of identity as anti-corruption probes collide with cultural soft power ambitions.
The Future Direction of Climate Finance Governance in Republic of Korea: A Comparative Research
February 2025, U.S. Climate Policy Outlook
January 2025, U.S. Climate Policy Outlook
What I do
Sustainable development baffles experts and public alike.
I break down complex global issues through rigorous research and jargon-free writing.
After all, understanding world affairs shouldn't be a privilege!
Skills:
Microsoft Office Suite, Final Cut Pro, Figma, Tableau, Python
SAS, SQL, Stata
English (Native), Korean (Native),
Mandarin (Intermediate), French (Beginner)