Research
Working Papers
Learning, Heterogeneity in Job Change, and Earnings Dynamics.
Early Specialization in Higher Education and Labor Market Outcomes (with Chamna Yoon and Jae-Yun Lee)
The Effects of House Prices and Rents on Birth Rates: Evidence from Korea (with YoungWook Lee).
Does Delayed Retirement Reduce Career Opportunities for Young Job-Seekers? Firm-Level Evidence from Korea.
Effects of Life Expectancy on Old-Age Labor Supply, Savings, and Benefit-Claiming Age.
Digital Transformation and Jobs in the Korean Labor Market.
Unemployment Insurance and Assistance for the Self-Employed.
Adverse and Advantageous Selection in the Unemployment Insurance for Self-Employed Workers
Startup Subsidies and Entrepreneurship
Job Mobility and Wage Subsidy for Young Workers
Academic Journals (peer-reviewed)
To Move or Not to Move? Immigration and Natives’ Neighborhood Choices in Seoul, Korea (with Jinwook Hur, Jongkwan Lee, and Hyunjoo Yang). Journal of Economic Geography, 22(4), 2022, pp. 779-799.
College Majors in Limited Supply: The Case of Private Universities in Korea, Korean Economic Review 38(3), 2022, pp. 383-414.
Who's Hit Hardest? The Persistence of the Employment Shock by the COVID-19 Crisis. KDI Journal of Economic Policy 43(2), 2021, pp. 23-51.
Long-Term Effects of Labour Market Entry Conditions: The Case of Korea. Global Economic Review 47(4), 2018, pp. 434-463.
Effects of Class Size Reduction in Upper Grades: Evidence from Seoul, Korea (with Keunkwan Ryu). Economics of Education Review 60, 2017, pp. 68-85.
KDI Publications (in Korean, peer-reviewed)
"Climate Change and Economic Vulnerability: The Impacts of Extreme Heat on Employment and Occupational Hazards" (with Junghyun Kwon). In Yang Y. (Ed.), Strategies for Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Economy and Policy Challenges), KDI Research Monograph 2023, forthcoming.
"Climate Change Policy and Job Loss: Evidence from Korea Emissions Trading Scheme (K-ETS)." In Yang Y. (Ed.), Strategies for Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Economy and Policy Challenges), KDI Research Monograph 2023, forthcoming.
An Economic Analysis of Platform Labor: Focusing on Monopsony Power and Social Protection (with Hwaryung Lee), KDI Research Monograph 2022-08, forthcoming.
Study on Location Choice among Young People (with Chamna Yoon), KDI Policy Study 2021-09 [PDF]
"Universal and Sustainable Employment Safety Net." In Lee, Y. (Ed.), Rebuilding Social Safety Nets in Response to New Risks, KDI Research Monograph 2021-02 [PDF]
"The Labor Market for Older Workers: Current Situation and Policy Suggestions)" In Lee, T. (Ed.), Structural Reforms for Population Aging), KDI Research Monograph 2020-08 [PDF]
"Self-Employment over the Life Cycle: Types and Motivations." In Lee, J. (Ed.), Study on Self-Employment and Policy Suggestions. KDI Research Monograph 2020-06 [PDF]
The Labor Market Impacts of Delayed Mandatory Retirement. KDI Policy Study 2019-03 [PDF]
Field-of-Study Choice in Higher Education and the Role of Government. KDI Research Monograph 2018-01 [PDF]
Long-Term Effects of Initial Job Placement: Implications for Active Labor Market Programs for Youth. KDI Policy Study 2017-07 [PDF]
Policy Briefs
How to Save Local Communities Where Young People Are Leaving. KDI Policy Forum 290, September 2022. [KOR]
Directions for Employment Safety Net Encompassing the Self-Employed Workers. KDI Focus 112, April 2022. [KOR]
Mismatches in the Labor Market for College Graduates: Focusing on Field-of-Study Choice. KDI Focus 99, June 2020. [KOR] [ENG]
The Effect of Delayed Mandatory Retirement on Employment). KDI Policy Forum, 277 (2020-02), May 2020. [KOR] [ENG]
The Employment Situation of Youth and Policy Suggestions). Featured Article in KDI Economic Outlook 2020-1st Half, May 2020. [KOR] [ENG]