Publications
[21] The Effects of In utero/Infancy Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke on Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills of Children (with Jinho Kim), forthcoming, Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics.
[20] Adolescent Network Positions and Memory Performance in Adulthood: Evidence from Sibling Fixed Effects Models with Sociometric Network Data (with Jinho Kim), 2024, Social Networks
[19] The Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Adolescent Body Mass Index in South Korea: Evidence and Mechanisms (with Jinho Kim and Gum-Ryung Park), 2023, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
[18] 취학나이가 학업성취도에 미치는 영향, 2023, 경제분석
[17] Longitudinal Pathways From Adolescent Depressive Symptoms to Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Adulthood (with H. Park and J. Kim), 2023, Social Science & Medicine
[16] The Psychological Costs of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Heterogeneous Effects in South Korea: Evidence from a Difference-in-Differences Analysis (with J. Kim, S. Park, and S. V. Subramanian), 2023, Journal of Happiness Studies
[15] The labor market impacts of graduating from university during a recession: evidence and mechanisms (with Yeonho Bae), Empirical Economics, 2023
[14] The Effects of School Start Time on Sleep Time and Educational Outcomes: Evidence from the 9 O'Clock Attendance Policy in South Korea, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2022.
[13] Do Peers Affect Private Tutoring Engagement in Korea? Evidence from A Quasi-Experimental Approach (with Jinho Kim and Hayun Jang), Asia Pacific Education Review, 2022
[12] Peers’ Private Tutoring and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Secondary Schools in South Korea
(with Jinho Kim and Hayun Jang), Journal of Adolescent Health, 2022
[11] Geographic spread of COVID-19 and local economies: Heterogeneous effects by establishment size and industry” (with Jun Sung Kim), Journal of Regional Science, 2022
[10] Estimating Pecuniary and Nonpecuniary Returns to College Education for Academically Marginal Students: Evidence from the College Enrollment Quota Policy in South Korea, Economics of Education Review, 2021
[9] Family Formation and Dissolution During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from South Korea (with Jinho Kim), Global Economic Review, 2021.
[8] Age Culture, School-Entry Cutoff and the Choices of Birth Month and School-Entry Timing in South Korea, Journal of Demographic Economics, 2021.
[7] Linking Adolescent Future Expectations to Health in Adulthood: Evidence and Mechanisms (with Jinho Kim), Social Science & Medicine, 2020.
[6] Signaling Effects of Layoffs in South Korea, Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, 2019.
[5] The Effects of the Minimum Wage on Employment and Wages, Quarterly Journal of Labor Policy, 2019 (in Korean).
[4] The Effects of Changes in Kindergarten Entry Age Policies on Educational Achievement (with Jason Fletcher), Economics of Education Review, 2016.
[3] Are Recessions Good for Your Health? Unemployment and Mortality Rates in South Korea, 1991-2009 (with Chulhee Lee) Journal of Korean Economic Analysis, 2011 (in Korean).
[2] The Effect of Age at School Entry on Long-term Educational Attainment in Korea, The Korean Journal of Labor Economics, 2011 (in Korean).
[1] The Effect of Displacement on Job Paths of Older Workers (with Yonghyun Park), The Korean Vocational Education and Training, 2010 (in Korean).
Working Papers/Selected Work in Progress
The Impact of Shadow Education Expenditures on Fertility Rates in South Korea, R&R, Journal of Population Economics
Child Benefits and Fertility (with C. Lee and S. Lee)
School Discipline and Educational Achievement
Height Under Pressure (with Dohyung Kim)
The Effects of Education on Health and Health Behaviors: Evidence from Monozygotic Twins Data (with J. Kim and J. Fletcher), 2nd R&R, Journal of Population Economics
Teen Dating Violence and Mental Health in Adulthood: The Mediating Roles of Violence Experiences and Lifestyle Factors (with J. Kim), forthcoming, Social Science & Medicine
Industrial robotisation and local taxes: Evidence from South Korea (with H. Jung), accepted, Technology in Society
What Happens to the Wage Structure When Nearly Everyone Has a College Degree? The Case of South Korea
University closures and local labor markets during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of South Korea
The Effects of Kindergarten-Entry Age, Age-at-Evaluation, and Schooling on Educational Achievement
Cohort Size and Earnings in South Korea.
The Effects of School-Entry Age on Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills (with Jinho Kim)
Maternal Labor Supply and Cognitive Skill Development of Children.
The Effect of Ability Mixing on Educational Achievement: Evidence from the Equalization Policy in Korea
The Effects of Birth Weight on Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills of Children
The Effect of Class Size on Educational Achievement in South Korea.
Cohort Size and Employment.
Class Size and Non-cognitive Skills
Education and Economic Growth: A Quasi-experimental Analysis
Book
학력 프리미엄, 해남출판사, 2023.
Selected Book Chapters/Policy Report
「인구변화가 노동시장·교육·의료에 미치는 영향: 전망과 대응방안」 (이철희, 권정현과 공저, 저출산고령사회위원회), 2019.
「학령인구 감소와 초⋅중등 교원수급정책」, 『인구구조 변화에 대응한 구조개혁 방안』 (이태석 편), 제3장, 연구보고서 2020-08, 한국개발연구원, 2020.
「2021년 장래인구추계를 반영한 인구변화의 노동 ․ 교육 ․ 의료부문 파급효과 전망」(이철희, 권정현과 공저, 저출산고령사회위원회), 2023.
「인구축소사회에 적합한 초중고 교육 행정 및 재정 개편방안」, (김학수, 고선, 김태훈) 연구보고서 2024, 한국개발연구원