Taehoon Youn
Senior Research Fellow, Capital Markets Division, Korea Institute of Finance

Taehoon Youn has been a research fellow at the Korea Institute of Finance (KIF) since 2010. Before joining the KIF, he worked as director of the Department of Market and Institutions at Korea Development Institute. He has worked as a consultant at PwC Consulting and as a research fellow at Korea Institute of Public Finance after he received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1999.

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How to Promote Equity Investments in Innovative Firms

Knowledge of a startup’s technology, human resources, marketability, and growth potential lowers the risks of venture capital investments.

   Korea, Republic of; Finance sector development; Information and communications technology
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
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The Need to Broaden Participation in the Emissions Market

Efforts are needed to get third parties engaged in the emissions market. 

   Korea, Republic of; Climate change
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action