Research
Publications
"Do Environmental Regulations Affect FDI decisions? The Pollution Haven Hypothesis Revisited", with Almas Heshmati, Science and Public Policy (2021), 48 (1), 121-13
"Do Non-exporting Plants Benefit from Sibling Plants?", with Hyunbae Chun, Jung Hur and Nyeong Seon Son, Asian Economic Journal (2019), 33 (3), 221-234
"Occupational Composition within Multinational Enterprises: Evidence from Korean Employer-Employee Matched Data", with Jung Hur and Taehyun Ahn, Global Economic Review (2019), 48 (2), 144-160
"The Economics of South Korean Demographics", with Almas Heshmati, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs (2019)
"Economic Performance of Global Value Chain Participation: Evidence from Plant-level Data of Korean Manufacturing Sectors", with Jung Hur and Yongdae Lee, The Korean Journal of Economic Studies (2018), 66 (3), 43-66
"Industrial Proximity and Vertical Integration of Multinational Firms: Evidence from Korean Firm-Level Data", with Jung Hur, Journal of Korea Trade (2018), 22 (1), 50-67
"Market Expansion of Small-Format Chain Stores under Sunday Closing Laws in Korea", with Jisoo Kang, Hyoung-goo Kang and Hailey Hayeon Joo, The Korean Journal of Industrial Organization (2016), 24 (2), 27-54
Books and Edited Volumes
Population aging in Korea: The fertility rate and welfare of the elderly, with Almas Heshmati, in: S. Irudaya Rajan (eds.), Handbook of Aging, Health and Public Policy, Springer (2023)
Environmental Regulation in Asia, in: Robert Brinkmann (eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Global Sustainability, Springer Nature (2022)
Economic Growth and Development in Ethiopia, co-edited with Almas Heshmati, Springer Book Series (2018)
Working Papers
"From Local to Global: Understanding Shifts in Production Processes", with Jung Hur, Revise & Resubmit
"Trade Liberalization and Product Dynamics within Firm: Role of Competition and Market Expansion", with Jung Hur, submitted
"How Do Export Credit Services Shape Firm Growth", with Jung Hur, submitted
"What Happens to Domestic Employment When Firms Go Abroad?", submitted
"The Missing Middle in Product Price Distribution", with Pao-Li Chang and Xin Yi
Work in Progress
"Dynamics of Multinational Production", with Jung Hur and Frederic Warzynski
"Optimal Allocation of Export Credit Support" with Sungwon Lee, Sukjin Han, and Jung Hur
"Analysing Text in Trade Agreements to Understand Their Heterogenous Effects"
"Sustainability Solutions in East Asia"