Young-Ro Yoon

Young-Ro Yoon

Research interest(s)/area of expertise

Applied Microeconomic Theory, Industrial Organization

Education

• Ph.D. Economics, Cornell University, 2006
• M.A. Economics, Seoul National University, Korea, 2000
• B.A. Economics, Seoul National University, Korea, 1996

Awards and grants

• President’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Wayne State University, 2023 
• Ewha Global Fellow, Ewha Womans University, Korea, 2022
• Outstanding Teaching Assistance Award, Department of Economics, Cornell University, 2005
• Outstanding Teaching Assistance Award, Department of Economics, Cornell University, 2004
• Best Senior Thesis Award, School of Economics, Seoul National University, 1996
• Graduation with Magna Cum Laude, Seoul National University, 1996

Selected publications

• “Effects of Information Quality on Signaling through Sovereign Debt Issuance” with Hyungseok Joo and Yoon-Jin Lee, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (2023), Volume 207, Pages 279-304
• “Strategic Disclosure of Meaningful Information to Rival,” Economic Inquiry, (2017), Volume 55, Issue 2, Pages 806–824 
• “Strategic Behavior in Acquiring and Revealing Costly Private Information,” International Review of Economics and Finance, (2015), Volume 39, Pages 133–148
•  “Reverse Price Discrimination with Bayesian Buyers” (with Se Hoon Bang & Jaesoo Kim), Journal of Industrial Economics, (2014), Volume 62, Issue 2, pages 286–308
• “First versus Second-Mover Advantage with Information Asymmetry about the Profitability of New Markets” (with Eric Rasmusen), Journal of Industrial Economics, (2012), Volume 60, Issue 3, Pages 374-405
• “Endogenous Timing of Actions under Conflict between Two Types of Second Mover Advantage,” International Journal of Industrial Organization, (2009), Volume 27, Issue 6, Pages 728-738

Courses taught by Young-Ro Yoon

Fall Term 2025 (future)

• ECO5000 - Intermediate Microeconomics
• ECO6000 - Price and Allocation Theory

Winter Term 2025

• ECO5270 - Games of Strategy
• ECO6270 - Advanced Games of Strategy
• ECO7200 - Industrial Organization I

Winter Term 2024

• ECO2010 - Principles of Microeconomics
• ECO5270 - Games of Strategy
• ECO6270 - Advanced Games of Strategy
• ECO7000 - Microeconomic Theory I

Fall Term 2023

• ECO2010 - Principles of Microeconomics

Winter Term 2023

• ECO5270 - Games of Strategy
• ECO6270 - Advanced Games of Strategy
• ECO7200 - Industrial Organization I