• Shyn Yong Sang
• Phone : +82-2-3705-6329
• Email : ysshyn@kif.re.kr

Education

• BA in Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
• MA in Economics, Hankuk University for Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea
• Ph.D. in Economics, Texas A&M University, Texas, US

Experience

• Korea Institute for International Economic Policy(KIEP), Economist
• Hyundai Research Institute(HRI), Research Fellow
• Korea Institute of Industrial Technology Evaluation and Planning(ITEP), Research Fellow
• Korea Institute of Finance, Research Fellow
• Journal of Korea Economic Analysis, Associate Editor
• Monetary Policy Advisory Group (KOB), Advisor
• Presidential Transition Committee, Advisor

Shyn Yong-Sang has been at the KIF since 2002 and currently serves as Director of both the Research Planning and Coordination Division and the Financial Skills Network Center. Prior to his current roles, he spent approximately five years as Chief of the Macroeconomic Research Division.

Dr Shyn has also taken part in various government and private sector research projects. He was an Advisor for the Monetary Policy Advisory Group at the Bank of Korea from 2006-7, Advisor of the Presidential Transition Committee in 2008, Associate Editor of the Journal of Korean Economic Analysis from 2006 to 2009, and has been Director of the Korea Monetary and Finance Association (KMFA) since 2009.

He earned his undergraduate degree from Yonsei University and his PhD from Texas A&M University, both in economics.

Publication

- In English

• 2006 “International R&d Spillovers Revisited: Human Capital as an Absorptive Capacity for Foreign Technology, International Economic Journal vol.10.2
• 2005 “Financial Dependence, Growth Opportunities, and Industrial Growth in Korea, Korea Institute of Finance, Korea.
• 2001 “Endogenous Growth without Scale Effects in a Process Innovation Model,” Korean Economic Review vol. 17 (1), pp163~182.
• 2000 “Knowledge-Based Endogenous Growth without Scale Effects and North-South Technology Spillovers through International Trade”, PhD Dissertation, Texas A&M University.

- In Korean

• 2009 “Monetary Policy Schemes and Financial Stability” (co-author), Financial Research Report, 2009-04, Korea Institute of Finance.
• 2008 “The Call Rate and Channels of Monetary Transition”, Financial Research Report, 2008-01, Korea Institute of Finance.
• 2007 “An Analysis of Sub-Prime Mortgage Problems and Its Effects on the Korean Economy“ (co-author), Financial Letter, Korea Institute of Finance.
• 2006 “The Relationship between the Business Cycle and SME Financing”, Financial Research Report, 2006-01, Korea Institute of Finance.
• 2005 “A Study on the Relationship between Financial Development and Industrial Growth”, Financial Research Report, 2005-05, Korea Institute of Finance.
• 2001 “International Trade, Technology Spillovers and Economic Growth in a Semi-Endogenous Growth Model with Learning-by-Doing, Kukje Kyungje Yongu Vol.7, No.3.

- Selected Projects

• 2008 “How to Improve the Currency Management Scheme in Korea” (co-author), sponsored by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Korea.
• 2006 “How does the Korea-US FTA affect Korea’s Financial Markets?” (co-author), sponsored by Ministry of Finance and Economy.
• 2004 “Korean Supervisory System against the Pro-cyclicality in New Financial Environments” (co-authored), sponsored by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), Korea.
• 2004 “Establishment of Management System for Efficient Corporate Bond Markets” (co-author), sponsored by FSC.
• 2002 “Understanding Korea’s Household Debt Problem” (co-author), sponsored by Ministry of Finance and Economy.
• 2001 “Deregulation for the Innovation of Industrial Technology” (co-author), sponsored by Ministry of Finance and Economy.