Research
Research interests:
development economics, health economics, household economics :
aspirations failure, risk and uncertainty, subjective well-being, labor migration, human capital investment
Publications
Lim, SS., Bone, M., (2022), “Optimism, Debt Accumulation, and Business Growth.”, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 97: 101828.
Lim, SS., Lee, J., (2021), “Aspirations, Human Capital Investment, and the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty in Indonesia.”, Social Indicators Research.
Lim, SS., (2020), “Parental Chronic Illness and Child Education: Evidence from Children in Indonesia.”, International Journal of Educational Development, 73, 102099.
Lim, SS., (2020), “The Effects of Chronic Illness on Aspirations and Subjective Wellbeing.”, Journal of Happiness Studies, 21(5), 1771-1793.
Lim, J., Lee, J. and Lim, SS., (2020), “Presumed Influence of the Anti-panhandling Campaign Messages on Promotional Behaviors and Charitable Giving.”, Journal of Promotion Management, Vol 26 (2), 207-232.
Lim, SS., (2019), “Migration Decisions under Ambiguity: Migration Distance Effects Revisited.”, Review of Development Economics, Vol 23 (4), 1520-1539.
Lim, SS., (2018), “Aspirations of Migrants and Returns to Human Capital Investment; Evidence from Indonesian Households.”Social Indicators Research,138 (1), 317-334.
Lim, SS., (2017),“Consumption Vulnerability to Prolonged Illness.” Journal of International Development, Vol 29 (3), 351-369.
Lim, SS., (2017), “In Times of Sickness: Intra-household Labour Substitution in Rural Indonesian Households.” Journal of Development Studies, Vol 53 (6), 788-804,
Lim, SS., (2016), “Urbanization and Returns to Human Capital Investment.” Journal of Economics, Business and Management, Vol. 4, No 2, PP.144-148
Lim, SS., (2015), “Land of Milk and Honey?: Subjective Well-being of Migrant Workers in UAE.” (in Korean) Emerics, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, Aug, 2015.
Lim, SS., (2011), “A Recession Postmortem:WhySomePlacesFared BetterThanOthers.” Fedgazette, v. 25, no. 3, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Lim, SS., (2010), "Agriculture still struggles during second quarter 2010.” Agricultural Credit Conditions Survey, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Aug 2010
Lim, SS., Winder-Nelson, A., and Arend-Kuenning, M., (2007), “Household Bargaining Power and Agricultural Household Supply Response: Evidence from Ethiopian Coffee Growers." World Development, 35(7), 1204-1220.