Yonsei Macro-Finance-International
Reading Group
This is a reading group of Yonsei University whose research interests lie in macroeconomics/finance/international (macro+trade) or related fields. We always welcome new participants! Please contact Myungkyu Shim (myungkyushim@yonsei.ac.kr) if you are interested in joining this group.
2022 Spring/Summer Schedule
2022/03/28 (Monday, 12pm)
(1) The role of information and experience for households' inflation expectation (Conrad et al., EER, forthcoming): Boyan Lee, Hyungchul Kim
(2) The consequences of mortgage credit expansion: Evidence from the US mortgage default crisis (Mian and Sufi, QJE, 2009): Seungbeom Doh, Hee-Joon Park
2022/05/02 (Monday, 12pm)
(1) Are capital controls countercyclical? (Fernandez et al., JME, 2015): Jiri Havel, Jaehun Jung
(2) The mortality and medical costs of air pollution: Evidence from changes in wind direction (Deryugina et al., AER, 2019): Taekmin Nahm
2022/05/30 (Monday, 12pm)
(1) Monetary policy communications and their effects on household inflation expectation (Coibion et al., JPE, forthcoming): Siye Bae, Seung Yong Yoo
(2) U.S. banks and global liquidity (Correa et al., working paper, 2021): Youngchul Jung, Hyunjo Shin
(3) The Effects of Climate Change on Labor and Capital Reallocation (Alber et al., working paper, forthcoming): Jeeyeon Phi, Seungwon Kang
2022/06/30 (Thursday, 12pm)
(1) The gender earnings gap in the gig economy: evidence from over a million rideshare drivers (Cook et al., ReStud, 2021): Jihye Jung
(2) The nonlinear relationship between technological development and income inequality: Evidence from dynamic panel with threshold effect and endogeneity: Maksim Kostiulin
(3) The impact of COVID-19 on econ job market (with Seunghoon Lee): Hyebin Kwon
2022/07/18 (Monday, 12pm)
(1) Currency mispricing and dealer balance sheets (Cenedese et al., JF, 2021): Seoyeon Jeong, Juhee Kim
(2) The fall of the labor share and the rise of superstar firms (Autor et al., QJE, 2020): Jongchan Lee, Youngho Lee
(3) The slope of the Phillips curve: Evidence from U.S. States (Hazell et al., QJE, forthcoming): Jaesung Lee
2022/08/08 (Monday, 12pm)
(1) The Impact of Uncertainty Shocks on Inequality (with Sangyup Choi): Jeeyeon Phi
(2) Monetary Policy, Credit Cycles, and Bank Lending Standards: A Tale of Two Europes (with Sangyup Choi and Jiseob Kim): Kimoon Jeong
(3) United States of Mind under Uncertainty (with Soojin Jo and Myungkyu Shim): Siye Bae
2022/08/22 (Monday, 12pm)
(1) How does consumption respond to news about inflation? Field evidence from a randomized control trial (Coibion et al., AEJ-Macro, forthcoming): Sangwhi Ko, Junghyun Kim
(2) What explains the decline in r*? Rising income inequality versus demographic shifts (Mian et al., Proceedings of the 2021 Jackson Hole Symposium): Jongho Choi
Useful Tips for Students (provided by Prof. Jungjae Park)