Young-Ro Yoon
Associate Professor
313-577-3345
656 W. Kirby, 2125 FAB
Website(s)
sites.google.com/view/youngro-yoon-wayne-state/home
Department
EconomicsYoung-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 2023 (current)
Winter Term 2023
- ECO7200 - Industrial Organization I
- ECO5270 - Games of Strategy
- ECO6270 - Advanced Games of Strategy