This is a reading group at Yonsei University that focuses on research employing applied microeconomics methods.
Once or twice a month, we gather to read, present, and discuss established or cutting-edge economic papers.
Students can present their own work or projects to receive feedback from other students and professors.
(Students' own work or projects are displayed in blue font below.)
2025 Schedule (subject to change)
2025/04/18 (Friday, 12:30pm) : 112 Daewoo Hall
(1) "Matrix Completion Methods for Causal Panel Data Models" (JASA, 2021) : Wooyong Park, Wonjin Seo (slide)
(2) "Gendered Effects of Ride-Hailing: Uber's Influence on Earnings for Non-Driver Carless Workers" : Chaewon Kim
2025/05/23 (Friday, 12pm) : 112 Daewoo Hall
(1) "The Investment Effects of Market Integration: Evidence From Renewable Energy Expansion in Chile" (Econometrica, 2023) : Juha Bae, Heewon Yang (slide)
(2) "Understanding How Partisanship Shapes Household Spending: Evidence from Linked Survey-Transaction Data in Korea" : Jaehyeok Lee (slide)
2025/06/27 (Friday, 12pm) : 112 Daewoo Hall
(1) "Where is Standard of Living the Highest? Local Prices and the Geography of Consumption" (R&R at REStud) : Myungyu Kim, Minwoo Shin (slide)
(2) "Revisiting the Marriage Premium: Career Effects of Marriage on Managerial Women" : Jeong ju Go (slide)
2025/09/26 (Friday, 12pm) : 112 Daewoo Hall
(1) "A More Credible Approach to Parallel Trends" (REStud, 2023) : Wonjin Seo, Minseo Seok (slide)
(2) "High-Skilled Immigration and Local Banks: Evidence from the 2016 STEM OPT Extension" : Seoyoung Kwon (slide)
2024 Schedule
2024/01/30 (Tuesday, 12pm) : 415 Daewoo Hall
(1) "What’s Trending in Difference-In-Differences? A Synthesis of the Recent Econometrics Literature" (JOE, 2023) : Jian Lee, Wooin Park (slide)
(2) "Two-Way Fixed Effects Estimators With Heterogeneous Treatment Effects" (AER, 2020) : Sangheon Ahn, Hyoungchul Kim (slide)
2024/02/27 (Tuesday, 12pm) : 415 Daewoo Hall
(1) "Social Media and Mental Health" (AER, 2022) : Yewon Lee, Wooyong Park (slide)
(2) "Bartik Instruments: What, When, Why and How" (AER, 2020) : Chaewon Kim, Sueyoung Kim (slide)
(3) "Quasi-Experimental Shift-Share Research Designs" (REStud, 2022) : Ian Choi, Jeongjun Park (slide)
2024/03/29 (Friday, 12pm) : 323 Daewoo Hall
(1) "Introduction to Nationwide Panel Data Sets" : Wooyong Park (slide)
(2) "The Role of Minimum Wage in Firm’s Entry and Exit Decisions During the COVID-19 Pandemic" : Hyebin Kwon (joint with Jaerim Choi and Seung Hoon Lee)
2024/05/24 (Friday, 12pm) : 323 Daewoo Hall
(1) "Jue Insight: White Flight From Asian Immigration: Evidence From California Public Schools" (JUE, 2024) : Yoonseung Seon, Minwoo Shin (slide)
(2) "Economic Impacts of the Green Transition: Evidence From Korean Gas Stations" : Ian Choi, Jaehyeok Lee (slide)
2024/06/28 (Friday, 12pm) : 415 Daewoo Hall
(1) "Happily Ever After: Immigration, Natives’ Marriage, and Fertility" (Working Paper) : Seoyoung Kwon, Yujeong Lee (slide)
(2) "Using Synthetic Controls: Feasibility, Data Requirements, and Methodological Aspects" (JEL, 2021) : Subhin Lee, Jemin Yang (slide)
2024/07/26 (Friday, 12pm) : 415 Daewoo Hall
(1) "Machine Learning Who to Nudge: Causal vs Predictive Targeting in a Field Experiment on Student Financial Aid Renewal" (Working Paper) : Seoha Kim, Jihye Jung (slide)
(2) "The Role of Male Employment in Fertility" : Jisoo Hong (slide)
2024/08/23 (Friday, 12pm) : 415 Daewoo Hall
(1) "Status Externalities in Education and Low Birth Rates in Korea" (AER, 2024) : Seowoo Han (slide)
(2) "Temporary to Stable: The Impact of Stable Stay of Foreign Workers on Industries" : Yujeong Lee (slide)
2024/09/27 (Friday, 12pm) : 415 Daewoo Hall
(1) "Subways and Urban Air Pollution " (AEJ: Applied Economics, 2022) : Jaiwon Lee (slide)
(2) "Green Trust: Deciphering Individual Perception in Environment to the Trust in Government" : June Hong
2024/11/01 (Friday, 12pm) : 112 Daewoo Hall
(1) "Incursion of Ethnic Diversity: The Effect of Immigration on Public Goods Provision in the U.S" : Yujeong Lee (slide)
(2) "A Theory of Distributional Approach to Occupational Bias in Vertical Labor Markets" : Kyungcheol Jeong (slide)
2024/11/29 (Friday, 12pm) : 112 Daewoo Hall
(1) "Islamic Rule and the Empowerment of the Poor and Pious" (Econometrica, 2014) : In Oh Cho (slide)
(2) "The Impact of Children’s Access to Public Health Insurance on Their Cognitive Development and Behavior" (JHE, 2024) : Seongkwon Ham (slide)
Contact Information
Reading Group Assistant: Ian Choi (ianchoi@yonsei.ac.kr)
Information on participants, the detailed schedule, and the list of recommended papers can be found in this spreadsheet.