Lectures - Center for Korean Economy and K-Academics at SNU

Analyzing the Korean Economy with AI

•Instructor : Dongwoo Yoo
•Year : Year 5(2025-2026)
•Difficulty : Advanced
•Target : Specific
•Field : Economy and Society
•Type : Ordinary
•Week : 12 Weeks
•Keywords
AI, Korean Economy Analysis, Bellman Equation, Statistical Estimation, Python

Summary

This course analyzes the Korean economy using the Bellman equation and economic theories related to machine learning and explains artificial intelligence methodologies. To analyze the Korean economy, the course explores and provides hands-on practice with the Bellman equation, which is widely used in AI reinforcement learning. Furthermore, it analyzes the Korean economy using machine learning. To help students understand machine learning statistically, this course explains linear analysis, maximum likelihood estimation (MLE), and logit analysis. It also employs 3D visualization techniques to visualize and analyze data.

Instructor

Dongwoo Yoo
1. Affiliation
Department of Economics, University of Ulsan

2. Education
Ph.D. in Economics, Ohio State University

3. Selected Publications

"Maps and Economic Development", Review of Economic History 47(2), 2023
"Analysis of the Relationship Between Uncertainty and Childbirth: Focusing on Second childbirth Grant", The Korean Journal of Local Government Studies 23(3), 2019
et al.

Guidebooks

week01.pdf (1 MB)

week02.pdf (1 MB)

week03.pdf (1 MB)

week04.pdf (1 MB)

week05.pdf (1 MB)

week06.pdf (1 MB)

week07.pdf (1 MB)

week08.pdf (1 MB)

week09.pdf (1 MB)

week10.pdf (1 MB)

week11.pdf (1 MB)

week12.pdf (1 MB)

exam.pdf (216 KB)

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