I'm a PhD candidate in Economics at Vanderbilt University.
I will be joining University of Notre Dame in Fall 2025 as an Assistant Professor. Click here for my current CV (to be updated).
My name pronounces as Joo-young, with 'oo' as in zoo and 'young' as in young.
Email me at jooyoung[dot]cha[at]vanderbilt.edu!
My primary research field is on Econometrics, where I've mostly done research on big data/ machine learning topics. My job market paper is on local projections inference with high-dimensional covariates. Click here for the latest version of my job market paper! I'm also enthusiastic about topics on causal inferences.
2024
Presented at Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Presented at KAEA Job Market Conference (Online).
Presented at Midwest Econometrics Group Annual Conference, University of Kentucky.
Participated in the poster session at Canadian Econometrics Study Group 84th Annual Meeting, York University.
Presented at Econometric Study Group Conference Bristol, UK.
Presented at IAAE Thessaloniki, Greece.
Presented at IAAE Xiamen, China: got the Best Student Paper Prize! 🎉
Presented at the International Symposium on Econometric Theory and Applications (SETA), Academia Sinica.
Participated in the poster session at New York Camp Econometrics XVIII, Lake Placid, NY.
2023
Participated in the poster session at Canadian Econometrics Study Group 83rd Annual Meeting, McMaster University.
Presented at 1st CIREQ Interdisciplinary PhD Student Conference on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, McGill University.
Participated in the poster session at New York Camp Econometrics XVII, Bolton Landing, NY.
2022
Presented at the 2nd International Econometrics PhD Conference, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Presented at Midwest Econometrics Group Annual Conference, Michigan State University.
Participated in the poster session at New York Camp Econometrics XVI, Lake Placid, NY.
