Research

I. Selected Publications

• • "Do Vehicle Recalls Reduce the Number of Accidents? The Case of the U.S. Car Market," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (SSCI), Vol 30:4. (2011): 821-862.

  •  "The Effects of Automobile Recalls on the Severity of Accidents," Economic Inquiry (SSCI), Vol 51:2. (2013): 1232-1250.

  • "Vehicle Owners' Corrective Behavior in American Automobile Recalls," Applied Economics (SSCI), Vol 55:24. (2023): 2815-2833.

  • "Can Primary Seat-Belt Laws in the U.S. Alter Drivers’ Behavior?: Synthetic Panel Data Analysis," Review of Business & Economics, Vol 27:2. (2014): 675-705. 

• • "Do Consumers Feel More Secure When They Consume Risky Products Under Stronger Regulation?," Journal of Consumer Studies, Vol 25:3. (2014): 69-94.

  • "Consumer Protection and Product Safety Quality under Market Competition," Review of Business & Economics, Vol 27:3. (2014): 1115-1137.

  • "Is Cell Phone Use During Driving Under-Reported in Accident Data?: Detecting Drivers' Falsehoods in Existing Data," Journal of Economic Studies, Vol 34:3. (2016): 129-160.

  • "Ex Post Liability, Ex Ante Safety Regulation, and Impending Product Recalls," Review of Business & Economics, Vol 29:1. (2016): 383-409.

  • "Vehicle Recalls and Corrective Behavior: Information Transmission Mechanisms," Journal of Economic Studies, Vol 34:4. (2016): 103-142.

  • "Delaying Manufacturers' Recall Decisions - Risk, Vehicle, and Manufacturer Attributes," Korea Review of Applied Economics, Vol 18:4. (2016): 99-129.

  • "Do Foreign Vehicle Manufacturers Delay Recalls? The Case of the Korean Car Market," Korea Review of Applied Economics, Vol 20:4. (2018): 127-171.

  • "Vehicle Manufacturers' Decisions on Recall Timing," Journal of Economic Studies, Vol 37:3. (2019): 1-26.

  • "Do Risks and Recall Costs Affect Manufacturers' Tire, Child Seat-Belt, and Equipment Recall Decisions?" Journal of Economic Studies, Vol 40:1. (2022): 41-64. 

  • "How Do Influenced Recalls Have Lower Vehicle Owners' Correction Rates?" Korea Review of Applied Economics, Forthcoming (2022).

II. Working Papers

• • "Risk Perception of Energy Use and Policy Implementation: Economic Analysis of Defective Products and Social Welfare," Working paper (2021).

  • "Product Innovation, Competition, and Industry Evolution over the Product Life Cycle," Working paper (2020).

  • "Vehicle Recalls and Public Safety," Working paper. (2019).

III. Work In Progress

• • "Dynamic Games with Asymmetric Information: Product Defects and Market Transactions," (2021).

  • "Vertical Differentiation with Product Safety Quality," (2020).

  • "Economic Analysis of Tort Liability Law," (2018).