Research
Publications (SSCI Journals):
[25] “Effects of Initial Labor Market Conditions on Job Polarization: Evidence from South Korea" (with Youngsoon Kwon & Myungkyu Shim), Korean Economic Review, forthcoming. [PDF]
[24] “Does the Small Business Program Benefit Self-Employed Workers? Evidence from Nicaragua” (with Booyuel Kim & Rony Rodriguez), Journal of Development Effectiveness, forthcoming. [Online]
[23] “How Does Low-Skilled Immigration Affect Native Wages? Evidence from Employment Permit System in Korea” (with Michell Dong and Jongkwan Lee), Oxford Economic Papers, 2024, 76(2): 433–450. [Online]
[22] “Is Job Polarization Path-Dependent? Evidence from Korea” (with Young Jin Park, Myungkyu Shim & Seung Yong Yoo), Applied Economics Letters, 2023, 30(18): 2495-2499. [Online]
[21] “Do More Educated People Work for the Government?” (with Jeongmin Ha and Elizabeth Kayoon Hur), Applied Economics Letters, 2023, 30(2): 149-152. [Online]
[20] “The Rise of Low-Skill Service Employment: the Role of Dual-Earner Households” (with Jongkwan Lee and Myungkyu Shim), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2022, 202:255-273. [Online]
[19] “Language Proficiency and Subjective Well-being: Evidence from Immigrants in Australia” (with Jongkwan Lee and Anthony Niu), Journal of Happiness Studies, 2022, 23: 1847-1866. [Online]
[18] “Labour Supply Elasticities in Korea: Estimation with Borrowing-Constrained Couples” (with Won Hyeok Kim and Myungkyu Shim), Applied Economics Letters, 2022, 29(3): 183-187. [Online]
[17] “Pandemic and Employment: Evidence from COVID-19 in South Korea” (with Jongkwan Lee), Journal of Asian Economics, 2022, 78: 101432. [Online]
[16] “Does Education Play a Role in Explaining the Rural-Urban Wealth Gap? Evidence from Tanzania” (with Gabriel Mafie and Youjin Hahn), Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, 2021, 62(2): 162-177. [Online]
[15] “Industry Variations in Health Plans and Dynamic Employment Substitution” (with Youjin Hahn and Myungkyu Shim), Journal of Labor Research, 2021, 42: 449-467. [Online]
[14] “Household Inequality and Risk Sharing in Australia” (with Youjin Hahn and Stephen Matteo Miller), Global Economic Review, 2021, 50(2): 169-191. [Online]
[13] “Is Job Polarization ICT-Driven? Evidence from the U.S.” (with Myungkyu Shim and Hye Rim Yi), Global Economic Review, 2021, 50(2): 126-138. [Online]
[12] “The Werther Effect of Celebrity Suicides: Evidence in South Korea” (with Jeongmin Ha), PLoS ONE, 2021, 16(4): e0249896. [Online]
[11] “Technological Progress and Youth Employment in South Korea” (with Won Hyeok Kim, Seohyun Lee, and Myungkyu Shim), Global Economic Review, 2019, 48(3): 320-333. [Online]
[10] “Returns to Women’s Education Using Optimal IV Selection” (with Bin Jiang, Jun Sung Kim, and Chuhui Li), Applied Economics, 2019, 51(8): 815-830. [Online]
[9] “The Effect of Female Education on Marital Matches and Child Health in Bangladesh” (with Youjin Hahn and Kanti Nuzhat), Journal of Population Economics, 2018, 31(3): 915-936. [Online]
[8] “Does Greater School Autonomy Make a Difference? Evidence from a Randomized Natural Experiment in South Korea” (with Youjin Hahn and Liang Choon Wang), Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 161: 15-30. [Online]
[7] “Interindustry Wage Differentials, Technology Adoption, and Job Polarization” (with Myungkyu Shim), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2018, 146: 141-160. [Online]
[6] “Social Security Dependent Benefits, Net Payroll Tax, and Married Women's Labor Supply,” Contemporary Economic Policy, 2018, 36(2): 381-393. [Online]
[5] “Education, Marriage and Fertility: Long-Term Evidence from a Female Stipend Program in Bangladesh” (with Youjin Hahn, Asad Islam, Kanti Nuzhat, and Russell Smyth), Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2018, 66(2): 383-415. [Online]
[4] “The Role of Uncertainty in Forecasting Employment by Skill and Industry” (with Tutsirai Sakutukwa), Applied Economics Letters, 2018, 25(18): 1288-1291. [Online]
[3] “New Stylized Facts on Occupational Employment and Their Implications: Evidence from Consistent Employment Data” (with Myungkyu Shim), Economic Modelling, 2016, 59: 402-415. [Online]
[2] “Do Work Decisions among Young Adults Respond to Extended Dependent Coverage?” (with Youjin Hahn), Industrial and Labor Relations Review (ILR Review), 2016, 69(3): 737-771. [Online]
[1] “The Implications of Changes in Hours Fluctuations on Welfare Costs of Business Cycles” (with Myungkyu Shim), Economics Letters, 2015, 128: 75-78. [Online]
Working Papers:
“Distributive Implications for Governing Party Constituencies: Evidence from Bangladesh” (with Youjin Hahn, Kanti Nuzhat & Haishan Yuan) [PDF], R&R
“Credit and Child Labor Complementarity in the Wake of Natural Disaster” (with Michell Dong) [PDF], R&R
“Trusted Institutions and Policy Compliance: Evidence from COVID-19 Mobility Patterns in Korea” (with Sungjin Kim) [PDF], R&R
“Do Social Security Dependent Benefits Reduce Labor Force Participation among Prime-Aged Married Women?” [Draft/slides available upon request]
“Changes in Hours Fluctuations since the Mid-1980s: What Happened to Middle-Skilled Workers?” (with Myungkyu Shim) [PDF]
“Imports and Wage Inequality, Reexamined” (with Christis G. Tombazos & Julio Tradenta) [PDF]
“Gender Heterogeneity in Peer Effects on Work: Evidence from Multidimensional Social Networks in Rural India” (with Youjin Hahn & Jun Sung Kim) [PDF]
“The Long-Term Effect of Abortion Legalization on the Demand for Pets” (with Youjin Hahn & Liang Choon Wang) [PDF]
“Do Working Wives Make Married Men Earn More? Evidence in Korea” (with Jinseok Park & Myungkyu Shim) [PDF]
“When Adaptive Learning Technology Meets Education: Impacts of Intelligent Tutoring System on Students’ Math Performance in Vietnam” (with Seura Ha, Booyuel Kim, Yoonsoo Park & Euncheol Shin) [PDF]
“Technology-Based Teacher Monitoring and School Performance: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Pakistan” (with Booyuel Kim & Inayat Ullah) [Draft/slides available upon request]
“The Impact of Inter-Village Competition and Leadership on Collective Action: Experimental Evidence from Myanmar and Cambodia” (with Syngjoo Choi, Michell Dong, Booyuel Kim & Taejong Kim) [Draft/slides available upon request]
“Impacts of In-Person School Days on Student Outcomes and Inequality: Evidence from Korean High Schools during the Pandemic” (with Youjin Hahn & Hyuncheol Bryant Kim) [PDF]
“The Impact of Single Households on Local Economy: Evidence from Korea's Demographic Trends” (with Sungjin Kim) [PDF]
“Graduation Delays and Labor Market Entry: Evidence from Conscription in South Korea” (with Junghyun Kim) [PDF]
“Pandemic Work Mode and Automation: Evidence from South Korea” (with Youngsoon Kwon & Myungkyu Shim) [PDF]
“The Young, the Middle, and the Old: Aging Spillovers in Cities” (with Jongkwan Lee & Myungkyu Shim) [PDF]