Hee Kwon Seo ("Samuel")

Hee Kwon Seo ("Samuel")   Research Economist, World Bank Ph.D. Economics, Chicago Booth ('20) A.B. Applied Mathematics, Harvard ('13)   About me I am an economist at the Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) group under the Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) of the World Bank. I received my PhD at the University of Chicago advised by Michael Greenstone (chair), Marianne Bertrand, Canice Prendergast, and Michael Dinerstein. CV (PDF) • Contact   Research at a Glance   Incentives, Inputs, or Both?  Valuing Productivity Thresholds Using a Field Experiment   Does School Electrification Deliver? Experimental Evidence from Rural Tanzania   How Do Government Transfers Affect Prices? Evidence from SNAP (w/ Justin Leung)    Valuing the Global Mortality Consequences of Climate Change (w/ Climate Impact Lab)  Working Papers and Research in Progress Lacking Incentives, Inputs, or Both?  Valuing Productivity Thresholds Using an Educational Field Experiment Do School Electrification and Provision of Digital Media Deliver Educational Benefits? Experimental Evidence from 164 Tanzanian High Schools 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 2017-19: Katherine Dusak Miller Ph.D. Fellowship 2013-20: Chicago Booth Ph.D. Scholarship and Research Funding Support 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   © 2020 Hee Kwon Seo