Bon Koo

Bon Koo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo. He is affiliated with the International Science & Technology Practice & Policy (InSTePP) at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on technology management, intellectual property rights economics, biotechnology, and innovation policies.

• Education:
  • PhD, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley (1998)
  • MA, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley (1996)
  • MA, Economics, Yonsei University (1991)
  • BA, Economics, Yonsei University (1989)

Research interests include licensing and contracts in technology, open-source innovation, and the economics of R&D. His work bridges policy analysis with economic theory, particularly in biotechnology and green technology sectors.

Publications span topics like intellectual property rights policies, plant genetic resources, and financial regulation. Notable work includes analyses of U.S. plant varietal rights and financial crisis dynamics.

• Awards:
  • 2001 Outstanding Paper Award from the Crop Science Society of America

Teaching includes courses like Engineering Economics (MSCI/MSE 261) and Science & Technology Policy (MSCI/MSE 744). He supervises graduate students with sole-supervisory privilege status at Waterloo.