Korea University | South Korea
Mrs. Taehyun Lee is an economist specializing in policy analysis and impact evaluation, with over five years of experience in public expenditure review, labor market policies, and quantitative monitoring of government interventions. She is currently a permanent researcher at the Korea Employment Information Service, leading research at the Youth Policy Center and previously at the National Work Programs & KLoSA Panel Team. Her work focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of nationwide vocational training, direct job creation programs, and social support initiatives for marginalized populations, applying advanced econometric methods such as Propensity Score Matching and Cox Proportional Hazards models to large-scale administrative and survey datasets. Mrs. Lee has contributed to international comparative studies, engaging scholars from China, Sweden, the U.S., and Europe, and has co-authored several high-impact publications, including ESI highly cited papers. She holds an M.A. in Economics (Labor Economics) from Sogang University, a B.A. in Philosophy and International Studies from Ewha Womans University, and is a Ph.D. candidate in Psychology at Korea University, focusing on behavioral insights for policy and economic decision-making. She has received recognition for research excellence, including the Excellent Paper Award from the Korea Social Science Data Archive, and has successfully led cross-national research collaborations. Her work significantly informs evidence-based policy design for labor markets and social protection systems.
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