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I am a Visiting Fellow at the School of Economics, UNSW Business School, University of New South Wales (UNSW), currently based in Australia. Prior to this, I was a BK21 Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Economics at Seoul National University.
I hold a PhD in Economics from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney. My research focuses on Health and Labor Economics as well as Applied Econometrics, with a particular interest in evaluating the welfare effects of health policies and tax-and-transfer programs. I am especially interested in issues affecting underserved populations, including people with disabilities. I have experience working with large administrative datasets as well as detailed survey data.
Publications
Publications
5. Impact of the 2017 Mental Health Act Revision on Suicide Attempts: Evidence from Emergency Department Data in Korea, with Sun Hwa Lee, Jong Seok Oh, Duk Hee Lee and Ji Yeon Lim. Accepted for publication in BMC Public Health (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27986-x
4. The Dynamic Relationship between the Risk of Regional Depopulation and Economic Growth : Empirical Evidence from 16 Korean Provinces, with Jihye Ahn. Journal of Regional Policies (2026), 37(1), 159–178. [in Korean]
https://doi.org/10.22773/RPR.2026.37.1.159
3. Prenatal Dental Visits, Perceived Benefits of Oral Health, and Preterm Birth Outcome, 2009 - 2021, with Hyewon Lee and Teresa Janevic. JDR Clinical & Translational Research (2026), 11(1), 16-27.
https://doi.org/10.1177/23800844251318698
2. The Effect of Reading and Writing Assistance on Receipt of Disability Support Pension. Australian Economic Review (2025), 58: 91-108.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8462.12585
Media coverage:
1. Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme: Recent Outcomes and Satisfaction. Health and Social Welfare Review (2023), 43(3), 174–194. [in Korean]
https://dx.doi.org/10.15709/hswr.2023.43.3.174
Working Papers
Working Papers
1. Dental Provider Availability and Access to Prenatal Oral Healthcare: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of PRAMS Data 2018-2019, with Hyewon Lee and Stefanie Russell, under review
2. Changes in Dental Needs Met during Pregnancy after Medicaid Expansion, with Hyewon Lee, Jin Xiao and Namhee Kim, under review
3. Employing People with Disabilities: Social Benefits and Government Savings, with Steve Ha
4. The Cost of Chronic Pain: Labour Market Outcomes and the Role of Painkillers
5. Geographic Accessibility to Preventive Maternal and Child Oral Health in Kilifi County, Kenya: A Roadmap for Workforce Training, with Pyung Kim, Hyewon Lee, Dohyeong Kim and Jungjoon Ihm, under review
6. Global Disparities in Pediatric Leukemia Disease Burden by Subtype and Age Group: An Analysis Using Clinically Aligned Age Strata and the Global Burden of Disease 2023, with Chery Hong
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