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.
This reading group is supported by Yonsei Economic Research Fund (R. K. Cho Research Cluster Program).
If you're Yonsei University Alumni who are still interested in the related fields, join YONSEI MACRO MEETING!
2024 Fall/Winter Schedule (subject to change)
2024/09/23 (Monday, 12pm)
(1) Home Price Expectations and Spending: Evidence From a Field Experiment: Seowoo Han, Hyojin Song
(2) The Macroeconomic Impact of Climate Change: Global vs. Local Temperature: Sangheon Ahn, Jinhee Park
2024/10/28 (Monday, 12pm)
(1) The Impact of Immigration on Local Banks (joint with Jongkwan Lee): Seoyoung Kwon
(2) Asymmetric Monetary Policy Tradeoffs: Joontae Kim, Jihee Hahn
2024/11/25 (Monday, 12pm)
(1) Do Individuals' Time Use Respond to News Shocks?: Causal Evidence from the Information RCT (joint with Olivier Coibion, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Kwang Hwan Kim, Young-Il Albert Kim, Myunghwan Andrew Lee, Myungkyu Shim): Seowoo Han
(2) Demand Shocks as Technology Shocks: Jongsoo Kim, Jakin Jeong
2024/12/09 (Monday, 12pm)
(1) Puzzling Exchange Rate Dynamics and Delayed Portfolio Adjustment: Chaewon Kim, Joohyun Park
(2) Not a Typical Firm: The Joint Dynamics of Firms, Labor Shares, and Capital–Labor Substitution: Jaehyuk Lee
2025/01/06 (Monday, 12pm)
(1) Extreme Weather and Low-income Household Finance: Evidence from Payday Loans: Seoyoon Jeong, Jiyoon Jeong
(2) Capital, Ideas, and the Costs of Financial Frictions: Yejin Ji, Doosung Kim
(3) Oil Price Shocks in Real Time: Sungkwon Hahm, Mina Kim
2025/01/20 (Monday, 12pm)
(1) How Do People View Wage and Price Inflation?: Jaemin Jeong, Jisoo Hahn
(2) Exchange Rate Disconnect in General Equilibrium: Seungjoon Kim, Jongsoo Kim
(3) The Transmission of Monetary Policy under the Microscope: Myungjoo Kim, Jonghun Lim
2025/02/10 (Monday, 12pm)
(1) Nonbank Lending and the Transmission of Monetary Policy: Seokhoon Jang, Hyunpyung Kim
(2) House Price Responses to Monetary Policy Surprises: Evidence from the U.S. Listings Data: Joonsung Bae, Wooin Park
Useful Tips for Students (provided by Prof. Jungjae Park)