Hee Kwon Seo ("Samuel")
Research Economist, World Bank
Ph.D. Economics, Chicago Booth
A.B. Applied Mathematics, Harvard
Working Papers and Research in Progress
- Lacking Incentives, Inputs, or Both? Valuing Productivity Thresholds Using an Educational Field Experiment [In Progress]
- Do School Electrification and Provision of Digital Media Deliver Educational Benefits? Experimental Evidence from 164 Tanzanian High Schools [In Progress]
- How Do Government Transfer Payments Affect Retail Prices and Welfare? Evidence from SNAP (with Justin Leung) [Submitted]
- Valuing the Global Mortality Consequences of Climate Change Accounting for Adaptation Costs and Benefits (with Tamma Carleton, Michael Delgado, Michael Greenstone, Solomon Hsiang, Andrew Hultgren, Amir Jina, Robert Kopp, Ishan Nath, James Rising, Ashwin Rode, Justin Simcock, Arvid Viaene, Jiacan Yuan and Alice Zhang) [Submitted]
Fellowships and Awards
- 2013-20: Chicago Booth Ph.D. Scholarship and Research Funding Support
- 2017-19: Katherine Dusak Miller Ph.D. Fellowship
- 2013: James and Catheleen Stone Prize for best senior thesis in environmental and energy economics
- 2012: PRIMO Fellowship
- 2012: Harvard College Scholarship
Volunteer Experience
- 2014-20: HOPAN (church for homeless neighbors in Uptown, Chicago), Volunteer
Other Employment
- 2009-11: Republic of Korea Army, honorably discharged in the rank of Sergeant
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