KyungMin (Teddy) Kim

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Address: 3718 Locust Walk
              Department of Economics
              Philadelphia, PA 19104
E-mail: kim37@econ.upenn.edu
Citizenship: Republic of Korea

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Economics, University of Pennsylvania, U.S., expected May 2009
      Dissertation: Essays on Games with Incomplete Information
      Committee: George Mailath (Co-chair), Andrew Postlewaite (Co-chair), Philipp Kircher

B.A. in Economics, Seoul National University, Korea, August 2004
      Summa Cum Laude, Mathematics minor
      Valedictorian in the College of Social Sciences

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Game Theory and Applied Economic Theory (Bargaining, Cheap Talk, and Repeated Games)

TEACHING INTERESTS

Major: Game Theory, Microeconomic Theory
Minor: Public Economics, Industrial Organization

RESEARCH PAPERS

"Endogenous Market Segmentation for Lemons", Nov. 2008
        Job Market Paper

"The Coase Conjecture with Incomplete Information on the Monopolist's Commitment", Sep. 2008
        Accepted subject to minor revision at Theoretical Economics, first draft: Apr. 2007

"Communication with a Possibly Honest Expert", Nov. 2008
        Joint with Jonathan Pogach, first draft: Mar. 2008

"Ambiguity, Informational Size and An Efficient Auction", Dec. 2006
        Preliminary and incomplete draft available

"Perfect and Imperfect Learning in Bargaining", work in progress
        Preliminary and incomplete draft available

HONORS AND AWARDS

University of Pennsylvania
Maloof Family Dissertation Fellowship in Economics, Fall 2008 - Spring 2009
Beth Hayes Prize for Graduate Research Accomplishment in Economics, 2006
CARESS (Center for Analytical Research in Economic and Social Sciences) Fellowship, 2005

Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies
Doctoral Study Abroad Scholarship, 2004 – Present
College Student Scholarship, Spring 1999 – Fall 2000

Seoul National University
Scholarship for Academic Excellence (for the top 2% juniors and seniors), Spring 1999 – Fall 2000

RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant for Professor Andrew Postlewaite
        Spring 2007, Summer 2008

Research Assistant for Professor George Mailath and Professor Andrew Postlewaite
        Fall 2007 – Spring 2008

Teaching Assistant, Graduate Microeconomics II with Professor Andrew Postlewaite
        Fall 2005, 2006

Recitation Instructor, Introductory Macroeconomics with Professor Gwen Eudey
        Spring 2006