Curriculum Vitae - Illoong Kwon
[PDF Version - click here to download.]Department of Economics
University at Albany, SUNY
1400 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12203
Tel: (518) 442-4737
Education
Ph.D. in Economics Harvard University, Cambridge, MA., May 1999
B.A. in Economics Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, February 1994
Positions
- Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, SUNY-Albany, September 2006 - current
- Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Michigan, September 1999 - May 2006
Research
Publications
- "Threat of Dismissal: Incentive or Sorting?", Journal of Labor Economics, 2005, 23 (4), 797-838
- "Optimal Contract for Long-term Decisions and Threat of Dismissal", Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2006, 15 (3), 735-761
- "Incentives, Wages, and Promotions: Theory and Evidence", Rand Journal of Economics, 2006, 37 (1), 100-120
- "Endogenous Favoritism in Organizations", Topics in Theoretical Economics, 2006, 6 (1), Article 10 (www.bepress.com/bejte/topics/vol6/iss1/art10)
Working Papers
- "R&D Portfolio and Market Structure" - under 2nd revision for Economic Journal
- "Patent Portfolio Race and Secrecy"
- "Separating the Roles of Chairman and CEO: A Model of Leadership and Authority"
- "Overstatement and Rational Market Expectation" with Eunjung Yeo
- "Cohort Effects in Promotions: Evidence from Sweden and US" with Eva Meyersson Milgrom and Seiwoon Hwang
- "Boundary of Internal Labor Markets: Firm or Occupation?" with Eva Meyersson Milgrom
- "Status, Relative Pay, and Wage Growth: Evidence from M&A" with Eva Meyersson Milgrom
- "Working for a Female Boss: Gender Hierarchy in the Workplace" with Eva Meyersson Milgrom
Works in Progress
- "Advance in Knowledge, Ownership, and Inequality"
- "Post-Merger Integration" with Eva Meyersson Milgrom
- "Competing Tournaments"
- "Growth of Firms"
- "Independent Boards Encourage More Overstatement?" with Katherine Guthrie
Grants and Awards
- 2008-2009 Faculty Research Award Program (FRAP-A), SUNY-Albany
- 2007, 2008 College Conference Travel Award, SUNY-Albany
- 2003, 2004 Joseph A. Livingston Junior Faculty Research Award, University of Michigan
- 2001-2004 Charles and Margery Rothschild Junior Faculty Research Award, University of Michigan
- 1994-1999 Korean Foundation for Advanced Studies Scholarship
Teaching
- (Under)Graduate Personnel and Organization Economics, SUNY-Albany
- Graduate Industrial Organization, University of Michigan and SUNY-Albany
- Undergraduate Industrial Organization, University of Michigan
- Undergraduate Antitrust and Regulation, University of Michingan and SUNY-Albany
- Graduate Game Theory, Teaching Assistant, Harvard University
- Graduate Microeconomic Theory, Teaching Assistant, Harvard University
- Undergraduate Microeconomic Theory, Teaching Assistant, Harvard University
Professional Activity
- Invited Seminars:
(2007) Colgate University, Union College, University of Rochester, Sogang University, Seoul National University
(2006) Iowa State University, NYU, Cornell University
(1999-2005) University of Chicago, Cornell University, Hong Kong Institute of Science and Technology, INSEAD, L.S.E., Michigan State University, University of Minnesota, Washington University, Western Michigan University, University of Wisconsin.
- Conference Presentations:
(2008) American Economic Association Meeting
(2007) American Economic Association Meeting, Society of Labor Economics Meeting, Tinbergen Institute Summer Workshop
(1995-2006) Econometric Society Meeting (2001 winter, 2002 summer, 2004 summer), Midwestern Economists Meeting (2005), NBER Personnel Economics Meeting (2003 summer, 2004, 2005 summer), Stanford Institute of Theoretical Economics (2000)
- Referee:
American Economic Review, B.E. Journals in Economic Analysis & Policy, Econometrica, Economic Journal, Economic Letters, International Economic Review, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Rand Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Studies, and National Scientific Foundation