Fields of Interest
Public Economics and Macroeconomics
Published Papers
[International Journals]
[1] "Determinants and Macroeconomic Impact of Remittances in Sub-Saharan Africa," with R. J. Singh, M. Haacker, and M. Le Goff, Journal of African Economies, March 2011, Vol. 20, Issue 2, pp. 312-40.
[2] "Optimal Disability Insurance with Unobservable Skill Heterogeneity," Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 122, February 2015, pp. 94-109. (Mathematical Appendix)
[3] "A Test of Fiscal Sustainability in the EU Countries," with J. Kim and T. Sung, International Tax and Public Finance, Vol. 25, October 2018, pp. 1170-1196. (Online appendix)
[4] "Fiscal and Welfare Effects of Balanced-Budget Reforms of Korea's National Pension System," with Y. Shim, Global Economic Review, Vol. 47, Issue 4, December 2018, pp. 367-394.
[5] "Optimal Partial and Full Disability Insurance with an Application to Korea" Korean Economic Review, Vol. 35, No. 1, January 2019, pp, 61-107.
[6] "Population Aging and Fiscal Sustainability: Nonlinear Evidence from Europe," with D. Cho, Journal of International Money and Finance, Vol. 126, September 2022, Article 102665.
[7] "Does the College Tuition Regulation in Korea Improve Social Welfare?" with D. Yoon, Korean Economic Review, Vol. 39, No. 1, January 2023, pp. 5-53.
[8] "Dynamic Spillovers of Economic Policy Uncertainty Across the US, Europe, and East Asia," with D. Cho and H. Kim, Global Economic Review, Vol. 52, Issue 3, September 2023, pp. 187-201.
[9] "Government Size and the Effectiveness of Fiscal Policy: The Bigger the Better?" with D. Cho, Macroeconomic Dynamics, published online.
[10] "Economic Policy Uncertainty and the Kimchi Premium in the Cryptocurrency Market," with D. Cho, Southern Economic Journal, published online.
[11] "Pension Sustainability and Government Effectiveness in the Presence of Population Aging," with D. Cho, Economic Modelling, Vol. 147, June 2025, Article 107048.
[12] "Optimal Income Tax and Disability Benefits for Households with Disability," Global Economic Review, Vol. 24, Issue 1, August 2025, pp. 49-78.
[Korean Journals]
[1] “An Exploration into the Annuity Puzzle: The Role of Health Risk, Lack of Liquidity of Annuities, and the Value of Life,” 보험금융연구, 24권 4호, 2013년 11월, pp. 75-107.
[2] "최적 제도와 비교한 국민연금 및 소득세 제도의 후생 분석," 재정학연구, 8권 1호, 2015년 2월, pp. 137-187.
[3] "Nature or Nurture: Private Tutoring and Education Inequality," with S. Hahn and T. Sung, 한국경제학보, 22권 1호, 2015년 5월, pp. 25-37.
[4] "실행가능한 장애보험 개혁 연구," 재정학연구, 11권 2호, 2018년 5월, pp. 23-76.
[5] "한국 소득세의 초과부담," 재정학연구, 11권 제4호, 2018년 11월, pp. 65-106.
[6] "자산 버블 하에서의 세대 간 재분배 및 통화정책," with B. Sung and K. Kim, 한국경제학보, 25권 2호, 2018년 가을, pp. 85-118.
[7] "생애주기에서 노동 및 임금 변동을 이용한 공적연금의 후생효과 측정," 재정학연구, 12권 1호, 2019년 2월, pp. 1-26.
[8] "소득 유형이 가구 교양오락비에 미치는 영향," with B. Kang, 한국경제학보, 26권 2호, 2019년 가을, pp. 195-217.
[9] "장애 위험이 근로소득세에 미치는 효과," 한국경제학보, 31권 2호, 2024년 가을, pp. 137-179.
[10] "미래 세대를 위한 연금 개혁의 후생효과 분석," 재정학연구, 18권 2호, 2025년 5월, pp. 47-100.