Publications

Publications

[14] "The Effect of Low-skilled Immigration on Local Productivity and Amenities: Learning from the South Korean Experience," (with Hyejin Kim and Giovanni Peri), Journal of Urban Economics, 2025,146, 103738. [Online]  [Replication] 

• • Previously circulated as "Do Low Skilled Immigrants Improve Native Productivity but Worsen Local Amenities?: Learning from the South Korean Experience"

  • NBER Working Paper #30464 [NBER version] 

  • SNU-UCSD webinar

[13] "Does Political Conflict Hurt Immigration?: Evidence from the South Korea–China THAAD Dispute," (with Hyoungchul Kim), Southern Economic Journal, 2024, 91(2), 560-589. [Online]

[12] "How Does Low-Skilled Immigration Affect Native Wages? Evidence from Employment Permit System in Korea," (with Michell Yoonjei Dong and Hee-Seung Yang) Oxford Economic Papers, 2024, 76(2), 433-450. [Online]

[11] "Natural Disasters, Risk and Migration: Evidence from the 2017 Pohang Earthquake in Korea," (with Hyejin Kim) Journal of Economic Geography, 2023, 23(5), 1017-1035. [Online]

[10] "The Impact of a Local Human Capital Shock: Evidence from World War II Veterans,"  Journal of Population Economics, 2023, 36 (3): 1765-1798. [Online]  [PDF]

[9] "Task Specialization and Low-skilled Immigration in a Highly Educated Country: Evidence from Korea," (with Hyejin Kim) Southern Economic Journal, 2023, 89 (4): 1078-1101. [Online]

• • In the Media: 연합뉴스, 서울경제, 경향신문, 아시아투데이, 세계일보

[8] "The Rise of Low-Skill Service Employment: The Role of Dual-Earner Households,” (with Myungkyu Shim and Hee-Seung Yang) Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2022, 202, 255-273. [Online]

[7] "To Move or Not to Move? Immigration and Native's Neighborhood Choices in Seoul, Korea," (with Joseph Han, Jinwook Hur, and Hyunjoo Yang) Journal of Economic Geography, 2022, 22(4), 779-799. [Online] [Online Appendix]

[6] "Language Proficiency and Subjective Wellbeing: Evidence from Immigrants in Australia," (with Anthony Niu and Hee-Seung Yang) Journal of Happiness Studies, 2022, 23, 1847–1866. [Online]

[5] "Pandemic and Employment: Evidence from COVID-19 in South Korea," (with Hee-Seung Yang) Journal of Asian Economics, 2022, 78, 101432. [Online] 

[4] "The Labor Market Effects of Mexican Repatriations: Longitudinal Evidence from the 1930's," (with Giovanni Peri and Vasil Yasenov) Journal of Public Economics, 2022, 205, 104558. [Online]

• • In the Media: Washington Post, AL DIA News, New York Times, Bloomberg, Brookings Institute, Frontiers in Economic Research

  • Old versions: [NBER WP #26399], [NBER WP #23885], [IZA]

[3] "The Role of a University in Cluster Formation: Evidence from a National Institute of Science and Technology in Korea,"  Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2021, 86, 103617. [Online] 

• • In the Media: 연합뉴스, 매일경제, 문화일보, 서울경제, 베리타스 알파, 국민일보, 아시아경제

[2] "The Role of the Intergenerational Mobility in Internal Migration," (with Jun Sung Kim) Economic Modelling, 2019, 81: 1-15. [Online] 

[1] "The Local Economic Impact of a Large Research University: Evidence from UC Merced,"  Economic Inquiry, 2019, 57(1): 316-332. [Online]

Policy Publications

[1] "Understanding Employers’ and Workers’ Needs​ : Employment Permit System in Korea," KDI & World Bank Group, [Online] .

[2]  "Impact of Covid-19 on the Employment Permit System" KDI & World Bank Group, forthcoming.