Research

Publications

[9] Predicting suicide attempts among the elderly: A machine learning validation of the Three-Step Theory (with Kahyun Lee), Journal of Affective Disorders, 2026. (PSYCHIATRY; Q1)

[8] How will Automation Reshape Worker Well-Being? Evidence from a Highly Automated Economy (with Changken Lee and Olivia Hye Kim), Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2026. (HUMANITIES & MULTIDISCIPLINARY; Q1)

[7] 농업 생산기반 정비사업이 작부체계에 미친 효과와 경제적 편익 추정 (with 박진우, 안미란, 박상곤, 차수연), 농촌경제, 2025. (농촌경제 최우수 논문)

[6] AI 기술 유형별 노동시장 영향 분석: 한국 고용보험 자료를 활용한 실증 연구 (with 방형준), 한국경제의 분석, 2025. 

[5] Identifying High-Risk Elderly for Suicide Using Machine Learning (with Kahyun Lee), Empirical Economics, 2025.

[4] Heterogeneous Local Employment Multipliers: Evidence from Relocation of Public Entities in South Korea (with Wookun Kim, Changsu Ko), Labour Economics, 2024. 

[3] The Effect of Spousal Loss on the Cognitive Ability of the Elder (with Changsu Ko), The BE Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2022. 

[2] 지역화폐(지역사랑상품권)의 경제적 효과: 소상공인 매출액에 미친 영향을 중심으로 (with 송경호), 한국경제의 분석, 2021.

[1] Public Finance Response to COVID-19 in Korea (with Jaehyun Jeong, Kyungho Song), National Tax Journal, 2020. 

Working Papers

[1] The Economic Effects of a Rapid Increase in the Minimum Wage: Evidence from South Korea Experiments( with Taeyoung Doh, Kooil Kim, Sungil Kim, Kyungho Song) (Reject & Resubmit Oxford Economic Papers)

[2] Expansion of Cash Transfer for the Elder and Elderly Suicide Rates (with Changsu Ko)  (R&R Health Economics) 

[3] Automation and the Composition of Jobs: Empirical Evidence from Population Data (with Dongik Kang) (Submitted) 

[4] Rising Temperatures, Falling Trust: The Impact of Heat Exposure on Institutional Trust (with Dongyoung Kim) (Submitted)

[5] Measuring Regional Economic Activity through Electricity Sales (with Changhui Kang, Sangkon Park, and Suyeon Cha) (Reject & Resubmit Regional Science and Urban Economics)

[6] Cash Transfer and Fertility: Evidence from an Ultra-Low Birth Rate Society (with Kanghyock Koh) (Submitted)

[7] Signaling Effects of Tourism Quality Certification: Supply- and Demand-Side Evidence from Korea (with Sangkon Park and Kyoungbo Sim) (R&R Applied Economics)

[8] Can Minimum Wage Increases Reduce Wage Inequality? Empirical Evidence from Korea (with Chung Choe, Yoonyoung Choi, Minuk Song) (Submitted)

Work in Progress

[1] The Employment Effects of the Extending the Statutory Retirement Age: Evidence from the 2013 Labor Reform in South Korea (with Changhui Kang)

[2] The Aggregate and Regional Effects of Minimum Wage Changes (with ShinHyuck Kang and Joonseok Oh)

[3] Regional and Aggregate Fiscal Multipliers in Korea (with ShinHyuck Kang and Joonseok Oh)

[4] Does Fiscal Decentralization Amplify or Mitigate the Impact of Population Aging? Evidence from Local Government Spending in Korea (with Changsu Ko)

[5] Information and Attitudes toward Fixed Budget Formulas:
Experimental Evidence from Korea’s Education Finance (with Kyoung Hoon Lee, and Sungho Park)