Saerok Jeong
Ph.D. Student
Member Of:
- Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy
Related Links:
Email Address: sjeong312@gatech.edu
Overview
Saerok Jeong is a Ph.D. student at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech. She is interested in analyzing firms’ strategic behavior using industrial organization and game theory. She aims to incorporate production network theory to explain why overcapacity in global manufacturing industries has persisted in recent years.
Saerok is also a students affiliates at Energy Policy and Innovation Center (EPIcenter) and Stamps Fellows member.
Faculty Advisor:
Tony HardingEducation:
- M.A. in Public Policy, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
- M.A. in Technology Management, Economics and Policy, Seoul National University
- B.S. in Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University
Awards and
Distinctions:
Distinctions:
- Best Presentation Award at 2026 Ivan Allen College Student Research conference (presentation title: Powering Uncertain Datacenter Demand)
- Stamps Fellowship (2025-2030)
Interests
Research Fields:
- Energy Economics
- Energy, Climate and Environmental Policy
- Industrial Organization
Publications
Journal Articles
- Strategic responses to China’s overcapacity: a system dynamics analysis of South Korea’s petrochemical industry
In: Energy Sources, PartB: Economics, Planning, and Policy [Peer Reviewed]
Date: December 2025
- Analysis of price elasticity of electricity demand by region and use in South Korea
In: Energy & Environment [Peer Reviewed]
Date: October 2025
- Industrial Concentration in South Korea: Implications for the Auction Design of Carbon Contract for Difference
In: Climate Policy, 1–11 [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2025
- Evaluating the Sustainability of the Hydrogen Economy Using Multi-criteria Decision-making Analysis in Korea
In: Renewable Energy, 204, pp.485-492 [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2023
- Effects of Shale Boom on Ethylene and Propylene Prices
In: Energy Sources, PartB: Economics, Planning, and Policy, 14, pp.49-66 [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2019
Updated: Apr 29th, 2026 at 8:48 PM