■ Introduction
Professor Jaeseon Lee, currently on the faculty of the Department of Economics in Hanyang University’s College of Business & Economics, earned a B.S. in Mathematics Education from Seoul National University. After working at Samsung C&T Co., he went on to the United States where he obtained an M.P.A. in Public Administration, an M.A. in Economics, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University. Following his doctorate, he served as an Assistant Professor at Tongji University in Shanghai, China, where he taught and conducted research. His primary research areas are applied microeconomics, behavioral economics, and experimental economics.
■ Education
2007, Seoul National University, B.S. in Mathematics Education
2013, Cornell University, M.P.A. in Public Administration
2015, Cornell University, M.A. in Economics
2016, Cornell University, Ph.D. in Economics
■ Career
Dec 2006 – Jul 2010: Employee, Samsung C&T Corporation (Construction Division)
Oct 2016 – Feb 2025: Assistant Professor / Researcher, Tongji University (Shanghai, China)
Mar 2025 – present: Associate Professor, Department of Economics, College of Business & Economics, Hanyang University
■ Research Interests
Applied Microeconomics, Behavioral & Experimental Economics, Consumer Behavior
■ Selected Articles
Gill, D., Kissová, Z., Lee, J., & Prowse, V. (2019). First-place loving and last-place loathing: How rank in the distribution of performance affects effort provision. Management Science, 65(2), 494–507.
Shapiro, D. A. & Lee, J. (2022). Revealing Negative Information in Monopoly and Duopoly Settings: Experimental Analysis. Korean Economic Review, 38(1), 167–205.
Lee, J. & Shapiro, D. A. (2023). Quality Communication via Cheap-Talk Messages in Experimental Auctions. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 212, 74–107.