Seong D. Yun

Overview

Biography

Dr. Seong Yun is a resource and environmental economist working predominantly on coupled ecological-economics systems in agriculture, fishery, forestry, and water. The majority of his research and teaching efforts are centered in the multi-disciplinary fields in sustainability and resilience: conservation agriculture/fishery/forestry, ecosystem based management, natural capital valuation, ecosystem evaluation, and other science-based decision making and public policy topics. He specializes in bioeconomic modeling, applied econometrics, and numerical methods in economics. Prior to joining the faculty at Mississippi State University, he worked at Yale University as a postdoctoral research associate.

Education

• Purdue University, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Agricultural Economics
• University at Buffalo, Master of Arts (M.A.), Mathematics
• Seoul National University, Master of Arts (M.A.), Economics
• Seoul National University, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics

Research/Extension Interests

Resource and Environmental Economics
Coupled Ecological-Economics Systems
Sustainability in Agriculture, Fishery, Forestry and Water
Natural Capital Valuation
Bioeconomic Modelling
Applied Econometrics
Climate Changes and Extreme Weather Events

Teaching Interests

Resource and Environmental Economics
Policy Evaluation and Impact Analysis
Public Economics
Econometrics
Economic Dynamics
Computational Economics

Website

• Seong Do Yun Personal Website