JANGYOUN LEE (0000-0001-5430-5553) (orcid.org) 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

[Fields] Macroeconomics

[Keywords] Economic Inequality and Growth, Financial Stability


EDUCATION

2017–2021     PhD in Economics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

                             - Dissertation: "Three Essays in Economic Inequality" 

                                (Committee: Prof. Ha-joon Chang, Prof. Tiago Cavalcanti, Prof. Facundo Alvaredo)

2016–2017     MPhil in Economic Research, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom           

2015–2016     MSc in Economics, University of Warwick, United Kingdom

2000–2006     BA in Economics, Korea University, South Korea

(2002–2004)     (On leave for two-year mandatory military service)


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2022–                 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Incheon National University, South Korea

2006–2022     Senior Economist, Bank of Korea, South Korea

                             - International Department, Monetary Policy Department, Macro-prudential Department, etc.

                             - A member of the Korean delegation on the Financial Stability Board Shadow Banking Task Force

                             - A member of the Preparatory Task Force of Confirmation Hearings for Governor of the Bank of Korea

                             - A member of the Management Improvement Task Force of the Bank of Korea

                             - A member of the Bank of Korea Young Board 


PUBLICATIONS

(In English)

Rising land values and the Post-1978 Growth-Inequality Relationship (sole author), Applied Economics, 2024.Link 

Determinants of long-term institutional investors' investment: Insights from a machine-learning analysis (Jeon, Lee and Lee), Applied Economics Letters, 2024.Link 

The Kimchi Premium and Bitcoin-Cashing Outlets (Oh and Lee), Finance Research Letters, 50, 103200, 2022.Link 

Behind Rising Inequality and Falling Growth (sole author), Journal of Macroeconomics, 70, 103371, 2021.Link 

Rentier Premium and Wealth Inequality (sole author), Economics Bulletin, 41(3),  p. 1994-2002, 2021.Link 

Assessment Methodologies for Identifying Non-Bank Non-Insurer Global Systemically Important Financial Institutions (with the Other Shadow Banking Entities Workstream members), Financial Stability Board, Jan 2014Link 

Strengthening Oversight and Regulation of Shadow Banking (with the Other Shadow Banking Entities Workstream members), Financial Stability Board, Aug 2013 Link 


(In Korean)

우리나라 고령자의 은퇴 이후 소득절벽 효과 분석(오태희 공저), 경제학연구, 72(1), pp.29-71, 2024.Link 

       The Income Cliff Effect after Retirement in South Korea, Korean Journal of Economic Studies, pp.29-71, 72(1), 2024.

우리나라 노동시장에서의 흙수저 디스카운트 효과 (오태희 공저), 경제학연구, 70(4), pp.27-68, 2022.  Link 

       Being born with a wooden spoon cannot guarantee a golden future?, Korean Journal of Economic Studies, 70(4), pp.27-68, 2022.

청년층 근로자의 이직을 통한 임금 사다리 효과 분석 (오태희 공저), 경제학연구, 70(3), pp.97-141, 2022 Link 

       Can Job Turnover Help Young Korean Workers Climb the Wage Ladder?, Korean Journal of Economic Studies, 70(3), pp.97-141, 2022.

지역경제발전과 금융시스템의 역할 (양준모·최기산·조기숙 공저), 지역발전연구, 23(1), pp.31-58, 2014 Link 

      The Role of Financial Sector in Regional Economic Development, Journal of Regional Studies and Development, 23(1), pp.31-58, 2014.

금융위기 이후 저신용 가계 차주 현황 (임영주 공저), 한국은행 이슈노트, 2, 2014 Link 

여신전문금융회사의 자금 조달 운용구조 변화가 금융안정에 미치는 영향 (임영주 공저), 한국은행 조사통계월보, 67(8), 2013 Link 

강원도 신재생에너지산업의 현황과 발전방안 (안경철 공저), 한국은행 강원본부 조사연구, 2009 Link 

강원지역 서비스산업의 현황과 발전방향 (양성우 공저), 한국은행 강원본부 조사연구, 2009 Link 


WORK IN PROGRESS

Becoming a Homeowner and Tightening the Belt in South Korea (with T.H. Oh, R&R at the Global Economic Review)

In Search of the Origin of Original Sin Dissipation  (with B.D. Han and T.H. Oh, IMF working paper) Link 

Long-run Implications of Super Low Fertility on Korean Housing Markets (with H.D. Suh, under review) Link 

Behind the elusive employment effect of the minimum wage: A regression discontinuity approach (with T.H. Oh, under review)


The Impact of Large Minimum Wage Rise on the Labour Supply (with T.H. Oh)

Falling Asian Dragon : Growing Financial Sector and Falling Economic Growth (with T. H.Oh)

Financial Cycles and Business Cycles in South Korea

Conflict Trap and Economic Slowdown

Gangnam Premium in the Korean Labor Market

Structural Change (Chaebol) and Income Inequality (Growth)

The Impact of Super-low Fertility rate on Economic Growth

Capital Taxation and Economic Growth

Testing Piketty’s Hypothesis on the Drivers of Economic Inequality in South Korea 

Tobin's Q and Inequality in South Korea 

Top Capital Taxation and Top Income Inequality


ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

2024          Conference (Belfast), Royal Economic Society

2023          Seminar, Korea Labor Institute

                      Seminar, Kyungpook University

                      Conference (Seoul), Korean Employment Panel Study

                      Conference (Yeosu), Korean Economic Association International

2022          Seminar, Ritsumeikan University

                      Seminar, Inha University

                      Conference (Seoul), Korean Labor and Income Panel Study

                      Conference (Singapore), Singapore Economic Review

                      Conference (Seoul), Korean Economic Association International

                      Conference (Seoul), Korean Employment Panel Study

                      Conference (Jeju), Korean Empirical Applied Microeconomics Association

                      Seminar, Chonnam National University

2021          Conference (Belfast), Royal Economic Society

2020          Conference (Seoul), Korean Economic Association International

                      Conference (Denver), Western Economic Association International

2019          Conference (Seoul), Korean Labor and Income Panel Study

                      Conference (Paris), Society for the Study of Economic Inequality

2018          Macro PhD Workshop, University of Cambridge


REFEREEING EXPERIENCE

Journal of Macroeconomics, Finance Research Letters, International Economic Journal, Korean Journal of Economic Studies, Journal of Northeast Asian Economic Studies


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2024         Economic Growth and Business Cycles (Spring), Mathematical Economics (Spring), Mathematics for Economics (Fall), Economics of Inequality (Fall)

2023          Economic Growth and Business Cycles (Spring), Seminar on Money, Banking and Financial Markets (Spring), Mathematics for Economics(Fall)

2022          Economic Growth (Spring), International Trade (Spring), Mathematics for Economics (Fall), Financial Economics (Fall)


PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2024          Adviser, Bank of Korea Incheon Branch

                      Adviser, Financial Supervisory Service 

                      Discussion committee, Korea Electric Power Corporation

2023          Discussion committee, Korea Electric Power Corporation

                      Adviser, Bank of Korea Incheon Branch

                      Researcher, Bank of Korea Knowledge Partnership Program for Bank of Mongolia

2022          Researcher, Bank of Korea Knowledge Partnership Program for State Bank of Vietnam

                      Adviser, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Local Regulatory Innovation


HONOURS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND AWARDS

2023            Academic Award, Incheon National University

                        Research Grant, Incheon National University

2022            Research Grant, Incheon National University

2019            Best Graduate Paper (2nd rank), Korea Labor Institute

2017            Cambridge International Full Scholarship (3 years), University of Cambridge

2015            Overseas Study Full Sponsorship (2 years), Bank of Korea

2015            Chevening Scholarship, the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office

2014            Monthly Best Paper Prize, Journalists Association of Bank of Korea          

2009            Governor’s Prize for Annual Awards, Bank of Korea                               

2008            Governor’s Prize for Special Awards, Bank of Korea                             

2004            External Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Korea University           

                        Honors Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Korea University     


SKILLS

Programming       Matlab, Stata, E-views, Gauss, Python, MS Office, LaTex

Other                        Certificate of Foreign Exchange Manager