Yeong Jae Kim

About

Dr. Yeong Jae Kim

The CMCC Foundation – Euro‑Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, in partnership with Resources for the Future (RFF), the energy and environmental economics think tank based in Washington DC, launched the European Institute on Economics and the Environment (EIEE) in Milan.

Yeong Jae Kim / Professor KDI School of Public Policy and Management
Email: kyj@kdischool.ac.kr
TEL: +82 044-550-1192

Featured Paper

The air quality effects of Uber, Journal of Urban Economics

Research Interests

Academic Presentations

2026

2026 Advances with Field Experiments (AFE) Conference (by coauthor)
19th IAEE European Conference, Munich, Germany (Scheduled)
London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom
World Conference on Transport Research, Toulouse, France
J-TREE x JEMIOW Joint Workshop, Tokyo, Japan (by coauthor)
The 7th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists (WCERE 2026), Carcavelos, Portugal
Green Trade Lab Workshop 2026, Basel, Switzerland (Organizing Committee)
2026 Energy and Climate Economics and Business Days, University of Groningen, Netherlands
14th IAERE Annual Conference, University of Trento, Italy

2025

Eco-innovation Society Workshop, Ferrara, Italy
Workshop on Green and Digital Transformations: Skills, Jobs and Policy, University of Ferrara, Italy
CMCC Webinar Series, Italy
Toward a Low-Carbon Future: Cost of Inaction and Policy Responses, Korea
International Workshop on Global IAM Development, Peking University, China
Green Trade Lab Workshop 2025, York, U.K.
EAERE 2025 Annual Conference, Bergen, Norway
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands (Invited)
43rd International Energy Workshop (IEW), Nara, Japan
Seoul Workshop in Empirical Finance, Korea
Electric Vehicle Conference 2025, Stuttgart, Germany
Korea Environmental Policy and Administration Society, Korea
Korea Environment Institute, Korea

2024

Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Eco-innovation Society – 2nd Bi-annual Workshop, Paris, France
Yonsei University, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul
The Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich, Germany (Accepted)
Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium (IAMC) 2024, Seoul, Korea
European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) 2024, Leuven, Belgium
42nd International Energy Workshop (IEW), Bonn, Germany
Korea Energy Modeling Forum (K-EMF), Korea
Korea Environmental Economics Conference, Korea
Korea Environment Institute, Korea
Sookmyung Women's University, Korea

2023

40th USAEE/IAEE North American Conference, Chicago, United States
2023 Korea-US Policy Dialogue: Towards Carbon Neutrality, Seoul, Korea (Chair)
17th International Conference on Energy Economics and Technology (ENERDAY), Dresden, Germany
Kiel Institute Workshop on the Role of Public Research and Innovation Measures on Mitigating Climate Change, Germany (Invited)
Korea Environmental Economics Conference, Korea
Graduate-Development Economics Seminar Series, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan (Invited)

2022

IPCC 6th Assessment Report Workshop by Korea Environment Institute (Invited)
Energy Industrial R&D Policy by KAIST (Invited)
KDI School-World Bank DIME Conference on Impact Evaluation in Sustainable and Inclusive Development
European Climate and Energy Modelling Platform (ECEMP) 2022
Korea Environment Institute (Invited)
Empirical Methods in Environmental Economics Research by Sookmyung Women's University (Invited)
GDLN Blended Learning Program: Climate Change Mitigation by KDIS and BLS (Invited)
European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) 2022 (by co-author)
40th International Energy Workshop (IEW), Freiburg, Germany
Berlin School of Economics (BSE) Workshop on the Effectiveness and Distributional Impacts of Environmental Policy (by co-author)
Sustainability and Development Conference 2022 (University of Michigan)

2021

2021 Annual SEEDS (Sustainability, Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies) Workshop
13th Korea Energy Modelling Forum (K-EMF)
26th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
Spatial Data Science Laboratory, University of Seoul (Invited)
IEA Workshop on R&D Data Collection and Mission Innovation Ministerial Side Event on Increasing the Efficiency of R&D Policies through Data and Analyses (Invited)
Mission Innovation Tracking Progress Workshop: Tracking Clean Energy Innovation Performance through Patent Indicators (Invited)
Laboratory for Sustainable Economy and Policy, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University (Invited)
9th Annual Conference of the Italian Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Italy
IRENA Invitation to the Closed-Door Expert Workshop, Tracking Innovation Impacts (Exploring the Impacts of Innovation on Offshore Wind) (Invited)
Korea Energy Society, Seoul, South Korea (Invited)
Green Technology Center (GTC), Seoul, South Korea (Invited)
Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea (Invited)
KAIST College of Business, KAIST, Seoul, South Korea (Invited)

2020

Thirteenth Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium (IAMC) Annual Meeting 2020
Closed-Door Expert Workshop: Tracking Energy Innovation Impacts Framework (TEIIF), IRENA (Invited)
Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI), Ulsan, South Korea (Invited)
Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea (Invited)
Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP), Seoul, South Korea (Invited)
4th Korea Energy Modelling Forum (K-EMF)
25th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
Graduate School of Technology & Innovation Management, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea (Invited)
Exploring National and Global Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ENGAGE) Project Meeting
Eighth Annual Conference of the Italian Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Brescia, Italy

2019

Climate and Energy Policy & Strategy Research Group, KAIST College of Business, Seoul, South Korea (Invited)
INNOPATHS Project Meeting, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Potsdam, Germany
Exploring National and Global Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ENGAGE) Kick-off Meeting, IIASA, Vienna, Austria
1st Workshop on Climate Economics, Innovation, and Policy: The Economics of Environmental Policy and Innovation, Ottawa, ON, Canada (Hosted by Dr. Carolyn Fischer: Canada 150 Chair — Climate Economics, Innovation, and Policy)
EAERE-FEEM European Summer School in Resource and Environmental Economics: Econometric Approaches for Environmental Policy Evaluation, Venice, Italy
24th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE), Manchester, U.K.
SET-NAV Final Conference, Brussels, Belgium

2018

IEA Innovation Team Meeting, International Energy Agency, Paris, France
Energy Modelling Platform for Europe (EMP-E) 2018, Brussels, Belgium
SET-Nav Internal Consortium Meeting, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
6th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists (WCERE 2018), Gothenburg, Sweden
41st International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) Conference, Groningen, the Netherlands
Enhancing Data Collection on Government and Private Sector Spending for Clean Energy Research and Innovation (Workshop Organized in the Context of Tracking Progress in Mission Innovation), Malmo, Sweden
SET-Nav Internal Consortium Meeting, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, Spain
Innovation Indicators to Track Progress of Mission Innovation Workshop, Brussels, Belgium

2017

SET-Nav Internal Consortium Meeting, DIW Berlin, Berlin
Tyndall Assembly Day, Newcastle University, UK
International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) European Conference, Vienna, Austria
23rd Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE), Athens, Greece
Doctoral Seminar, IAEE International Conference (The Economics of Electricity Market), Groningen, the Netherlands
Colorado Technology Primer for Economists and Social Scientists (Summer School on the Electricity Grid), Golden, CO (Sloan Foundation)
The Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand (CIED) Summer School, University of Sussex, UK
9th Annual Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS) Research Conference, Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), the Netherlands
SET-Nav Internal Consortium Meeting, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
International Forum on Disruptive Low Carbon Innovations, London, UK

2016

Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management Research Conference, Washington, DC
Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London, U.K.
ETH Academy on Sustainability and Technology 2016, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2016 Behavior, Energy and Climate Change (BECC) Conference, Baltimore, MD
Workshops on Original Policy Research (WOPR), Atlanta, GA
Energy Expo, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
Energy Chat: Georgia Tech Energy Club, Atlanta, GA

2015 ~

Society for Risk Analysis 2015 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management Research Conference, Miami, FL
Atlanta Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Atlanta, GA
International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technologies, Dearborn, MI
56th Annual Transportation Research Forum, Atlanta, GA
Guest Speaker, PUBP 6201 (Public Policy Analysis: Dr. Marilyn Brown), "Treatment of Uncertainties with Monte Carlo Methods," Atlanta, GA
Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) Annual Meeting and Technical Conference, Biloxi, MS

Active Collaborators

Dr. Elena Verdolini (RFF‑CMCC EIEE & Univ. of Brescia)
Dr. Jiyong Eom (KAIST)
Dr. Seong‑Hoon Cho (Univ. of Tennessee)
Dr. Charlie Wilson (Univ. of Oxford)
Dr. Marilyn A. Brown (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Academic Services

Editorial Council: Environmental Economics and Policy Studies (EEPS)

Reviewer: Nature Energy; Energy Economics; The Energy Journal; Research Policy; Environmental Research Letters; Applied Economics Letters; Energy Efficiency; Energy Policy; Renewable & Sustainable Energy Transition; Climatic Change; Economics of Innovation and New Technology; Environment, Development and Sustainability+16 more Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment; Journal of Cleaner Production; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews; Journal of Energy Engineering; Energy Research & Social Science; Progress in Energy; Scientific Reports; Journal of Environmental Management; Environmental Research Communications; Environmental Research: Energy; Humanities and Social Sciences Communications; Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions; Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability; Journal of Climate Change Research (Korean).

Conference & Panel Reviewer: AERE Summer Conference; AOM Annual Meeting (ONE-Organizations and the Natural Environment); DRUID Conference; Expert Review of the Second Order Draft of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR7); Expert Review of the First and Second Order Draft of the Working Group III (WG III) Contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6); ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings+3 more; Annual Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS) Research Conference; Proceedings of ISSST (International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technologies); Mandela Washington Fellowship.