Welcome! I am a 6th-year PhD candidate in the Sustainable Development PhD program from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. My research interests include the evaluating environmental policies, strategic responses to environmental policies, and behavioral economics. I will be on the 2025-2026 job market.
Before joining Columbia University, I worked as a researcher in the Environmental Economics division for Korea Environment Institute. I hold a Master's degree in Environmental Economics and Climate Change from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a BSc in Environmental Management from Seoul National University, and a BA in Economics from Seoul National University (graduated with summa cum laude honors)
PhD in Sustainable Development, 2026 (expected)
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
MSc in Environmental Economics and Climate Change, 2018
London School of Economics and Political Science
BA in Economics & BSc in Environmental Management (Summa cum laude), 2017
Seoul National University
Environmental economics
Behavioral economics
Health economics
Air pollution policies
Transportation
Deforestation
hj2556@columbia.edu