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June 17, 2022 (Friday)
​08:30 - 09:10 KST  Invited Sessions I
09:20 - 10:40 KST  Contributed Sessions I
10:50 - 12:10 KST  Contributed Sessions II​
13:30 - 14:00 KST  Opening Ceremony
14:10 - 15:20 KST  Plenary Session
15:30 - 16:50 KST  Special Sessions I / Invited Session II​
17:00 - 18:20 KST  Special Session II​ / Invited Sessions II​I​

  • Invited Sessions I
  • Contributed Sessions I
  • Contributed Sessions II
  • Opening Ceremony
  • Plenary Session
  • Special Sessions ​I 
  • Invited Session ​II
  • Special Session ​II
  • Invited Sessions III
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Invited Session 1
Zoom Link: ​Room A (online only)
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Moderator: Myung Hwan Seo (Seoul National University)
  • ​​Xiaohong Chen (Yale University)
    Adaptive Estimation and Uniform Confidence Bands for Nonparametric IV (and Regression)
    co-authored with Tim Christensen (New York University), Sid Kankanala (Yale Univeristy)

Invited Session 2
Zoom Link: ​Room B (online only)
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Moderator: Youjin Hahn (Yonsei University)
  • ​​Manisha Shah (UCLA)                                                                                                                                                          Two Sides of Gender: Sex, Power, and Adolescence                                                                                                        co-authored with Jennifer Seager (George Washington University), Joao Montalvao (World Bank), Markus Goldstein (World Bank)

Invited Session 3
Zoom Link: ​Room C (online only)

Moderator: Yoonsoo Lee (Sogang University)
  • ​Virgiliu Midrigan (New York University)                                                                                                                            Why Are Returns to Wealth so Dispersed                                                                                                                              co-authored with co-authored with Corina Boar (New York University), Denis Gorea (Danmarks Nationalbank)
Session 1: Econometrics
Chair: Joshua Merfeld (KDI School of Public Policy and Management)
Zoom Link: Room A (online only)
  • Dynamic Quantile Panel Data Models with Interactive Effects
    presented by: Yongcheol Shin (University of York), co-authored with Jia Chen (University of York), Chaowen Zheng (University of York)
  • Small Area Estimation of Monetary Poverty in Mexico using Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning
    presented by: Joshua Merfeld (KDI School of Public Policy and Management), co-authored with Tom Swartz (Impira, Inc), Partha Lahiri (University of Maryland)
  • Identification of Dynamic Panel Logit Models with Fixed Effects
    presented by: Kyoo il Kim (Michigan State University), co-authored with Christopher Dobronyi (University of Chicago), Jiaying Gu (University of Toronto)                                                                                                                                                                                              
Session 2: Education 1
Chair: Oguz Bayraktar (University of Chicago)
Zoom Link: Room B ​(online only)
  • School Ties and Evaluation Outcomes: Evidence from the Korean Basketball League
    presented by: Seik Kim (Korea University), co-authored with Hoon Choi (Gyeonggi Research Institute)   
  • Distributional Impacts of Centralized School Choice
    presented by: Suk Joon Son (The University of Tokyo), co-authored with Jaewon Lee (Yale University)
  • Education Market Design In the Presence of Peer Effects: Theory and Evidence From South Korea
    presented by: Oguz Bayraktar (University of Chicago), co-authored with Sam Hwang (University of British Columbia)
                                                                                          
Session 3: Heterogeneity and Business Cycles
Chair: Eunseong Ma (Louisiana State University)
Zoom Link: ​Room C ​(online only)
  • The Heterogeneous Welfare Effects of Business Cycles
    presented by: Eunseong Ma (Louisiana State University), co-authored with Daeha Cho (University of Melbourne)
  • Aggregate Uncertainty, Repeated Transition Method, and the Aggregate Cash Cycle
    presented by: Hanbaek Lee (University of Cambridge)
  • On the Welfare Cost of Business Cycles: The Role of Labor-Market Heterogeneity
    presented by: Jaehun Jeong (Yonsei University), co-authored with Myungkyu Shim (Yonsei University)

Session 4: Labor 1 
Chair: Md Moniruzzaman (University of Melbourne) 
Zoom Link: Room D ​(online only)
  • The Part-Time Productivity Gap: Experimental Evidence from a Large-Scale Recruitment Drive
    presented by: Hyuncheol Bryant Kim (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), co-authored with Hyunseob Kim (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago), John Yiran Zhu (University of Kansas)
  • Do Financial Concerns Make Workers Less Productive?
    presented by: Suanna Oh (Paris School of Economics), co-authored with Supreet Kaur (UC Berkeley), Sendhil Mullainathan (University of Chicago), Frank Schilbach (MIT)
  • Exports and Gender gap in Manufacturing Employment
    presented by: Md Moniruzzaman (University of Melbourne) 

Session 5: Microeconomics 1
Chair: Evan Friedman (Columbia University)
Zoom Link: ​Room E ​(online only)
  • Strategic Thinking Skills: A Key to Collective Economic Success
    presented by: Wooyoung Lim (HKUST), co-authored with Syngjoo Choi (Seoul National University), Seonghoon Kim (Singapore Management University)
  • Quantal Response Equilibrium with Symmetry: Representation and Applications
    presented by: Evan Friedman (Columbia University), co-authored with Felix Mauersberger (University of Bonn)
  • Strategic Delegation and Collusion: An Experiment
    presented by: Jeong Yeol Kim (University of Arizona)

Session 6: Monetary Policy 1
Chair: Hyunseung Oh (Federal Reserve Board)
Zoom Link: ​Room F ​(online only)
  • Large Excess Reserves, Central Bank Digital Currency and Monetary Policy
    presented by: Jaevin Park (Soongsil University)
  • Unemployment Risk, Liquidity Traps, and Monetary Policy
    presented by: Joonseok Oh (Freie Universität Berlin), co-authored with Dario Bonciani (Bank of England)
  • In Search of Dominant Drivers of the Real Exchange Rate
    presented by: Hyunseung Oh (Federal Reserve Board), co-authored with Wataru Miyamoto (University of Hong Kong), Thuy Lan Nguyen (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)

Graduate Students Session 1: IO and Labor
Chair: Anna Choi (Sejong University)
​Zoom Link: ​Room G ​(online only)
  • Entry Regulations with Implementation Lags : Evidence from the Convenience Store Markets in Korea
    presented by: Seongmin Seo (Korea University), coauthored with Sangsoo Park (Korea University)
    Discussant: Janghee Cho (Jeju National University)
  • Labor Productivity Improvement through Fierce Import Competition at the Expense of Firm’s Market Exit: Using Korean Firm Data
    presented by: Geunhyo Kim (Korea University)
    Discussant: Janghee Cho (Jeju National University)
  • Particulate Matter Pollution and Labor Productivity: Evidence from Professional and Junior Soccer Players
    presented by: Sehyun Kim (Seoul National University)
    Discussant: Anna Choi (Sejong University)

Session 7: Education 2
Chair: Hyuncheol Bryant Kim (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Zoom Link: Room A (online only)
  • Why East Asian Students Perform Better in Mathematics than Their Peers: An Investigation Using a Machine Learning Approach
    presented by: Hanol Lee (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics), co-authored with Jong-Wha Lee (Korea University)
  • Single-Sex vs Coed Education: Can Schooling Type Affect Over- and Underweight Health Risks?
    presented by: Seul-ki Kim (Sogang University), co-authored with Young-Chul Kim (Sogang University)
  • Learning Camp, Language of Instruction, and Education Outcomes: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Malawi
    presented by: Hyuncheol Bryant Kim (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), co-authored with Seonghoon Kim (Singapore Management University)
                                                        
Session 8: Finance
Chair: Minhae Kim (Ohio State University)
Zoom Link: ​Room B ​(online only)
  • Cross-Shareholding Business Groups and Liquidity Crises
    presented by: Frederick Dongchuhl Oh (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), co-authored with Kyounghun Lee (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Risk, Return, and Environmental and Social Ratings
    presented by: Jeong Ho (John) Kim (Emory University), co-authored with Sudheer Chava (Georgia Institute of Technology), Jaemin Lee (Emory University)
  • Does the Internet Replace Brick-and-Mortar Bank Branches?
    presented by: Minhae Kim (Ohio State University)
                                                                                                                                       
Session 9: Financial Market and Growth
Chair: Jong Kook Shin (Korea University Sejong Campus) 
Zoom Link: ​Room C (online only)
  • Income Inequality, Financial Intermediation, and Small Firms
    presented by: Donggyu Lee (Federal Reserve Bank of New York), co-authored with Sebastian Doerr (Bank for International Settlements), Thomas Drechsel (University of Maryland) 
  • Growth and Firm Dynamics in a Banking System Favoring Big Firms
    presented by: Nurlan Jahangirli (Kiel Institute and Monash University)
  • Misallocation of Debt and Aggregate Productivity
    presented by: Jong Kook Shin (Korea University Sejong Campus), co-authored with Hwagyun Kim (Texas A&M University), Vipul Mathur (Indian Institute of Management Calcutta), Chetan Subramanian (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore)​
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Session 10: Health and Safety
Chair: Yong-Kyun Bae (Pusan National University)
Zoom Link: Room D (online only)
  • Effects of Long Commute Time on Workers’ Health: Evidence from a Large-scale Place-based Policy
    presented by: Soohyung Lee (Seoul National University), co-authored with Seulgi Lim (Korea Statistics Promotion Institute)
  • Interactive Impact of Body Mass Index on Cognitive Function by Labor Market Participation
    presented by: Young-Joo Kim (Hongik University), co-authored with Hyun-E Yeom (Chungnam National University)
  • The Role of Owner Notification Letters in Raising Correction Rates in American Automobile Recalls
    presented by: Yong-Kyun Bae (Pusan National University)
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Session 11: Inflation Expectations​
Chair: Choongryul Yang (Federal Reserve Board of Governors)
Zoom Link: ​Room E (online only)
  • Effects of Monetary Policy on Household Expectations: The Role of Homeownership
    presented by: Choongryul Yang (Federal Reserve Board of Governors), co-authored with Hie Joo Ahn (Federal Reserve Board), Shihan Xie (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
  • The Dynamic Effects of Economic Shocks on Heterogeneous Inflation Expectations
    presented by: Gee Hee Hong (IMF), co-authored with Yoosoon Chang (Indiana University), Fabio Gomez-Rodr´ıguez (Lehigh University and Central Bank of Costa Rica)
  • Predictive Abilities of Inflation Expectations and Implications on Monetary Policy in Korea
    presented by: Dongchul Cho (KDI School of Public Policy and Management), co-authored with Wankeun Oh (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
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Session 12: International Trade​
Chair: Hyong se Yoo (Brandeis university)
Zoom Link: Room F (online only)
  • Multi-brand Firms and Brand Acquisition: the Impact of Trade Liberalization on Reallocation of Brand Equity
    presented by: Jee-Hyeong Park (Seoul National University), co-authored with Meeryung La (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
  • Exporter Heterogeneity and Margins of Trade Deflection: Theory and Micro-evidence
    presented by: Hea-Jung Hyun (Kyung Hee University), co-authored with Yong Joon Jang (Kyung Hee University)
  • Importance of Good Neighborhood in Development
    presented by: Hyong se Yoo (Brandeis university)
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Graduate Students Session 2: Macroeconomics
Chair: Young Min Kim (Jeonbuk National University)
Zoom Link: ​Room G (online only)
  • Money, Credit and Market Power
    presented by: Hyungsuk Lee (Sungkyunkwan University), coauthored with Timothy Kam (ANU), Jungsang Lee (Sungkyunkwan University), Ieng-Man Ng (ANU)
    Discussant: Jaevin Park (Soongsil University)
  • Central Bank Digital Currency and Privacy: A Randomized Survey Experiment
    presented by: Bongseop Kim (Seoul National University), coauthored with Syngjoo Choi (Seoul National University), Young Sik Kim (Seoul National University), Ohik Kwon (Bank of Korea)
    Discussant: Jaevin Park (Soongsil University)
  • Term Premiums and Regime-Switching Prices of Macro Risks
    presented by: Sun Ho Lee (Korea University), coauthored with Kyu Ho Kang (Korea University)
    Discussant: Young Min Kim (Jeonbuk National University)
Opening Ceremony
Place: Chey Jong-hyun Hall (1st floor), SK Future Building, Korea University
Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/H_1IHrAUA4Y (hybrid)

Jong-Wha Lee (Korean Economic Association, President)
Donggyu Sul (Korea-America Economic Association, President)
Jang Pyo Hong (Korea Development Institute, President)
Heungchong Kim (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, President)
Hideshi Itoh (Japanese Economic Association, President)
Euston Quah (Economic Society of Singapore, President)
Wing Suen (Hong Kong Economic Association, President)

​Plenary Session: Challenges to Korea and the Global Economy after the Pandemic
Place: Chey Jong-hyun Hall (1st floor), SK Future Building, Korea University
Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/H_1IHrAUA4Y (hybrid)

Moderator: Jinill Kim (Korea University) 
  • Albert Park (Asian Development Bank) 
    The Economic Outlook for Asia Amidst Global Uncertainties
  • Youngsun Koh (Korea Development Institute)
    Korea in the New World Order
  • Young-Rok Cheong (Seoul National University)
    IPEF and China's Development 
  • Charles Yuji Horioka (Kobe University)
    The Challenges of an Aging Population in Asia
  • Warwick Mckibbin (Australian National University)
    Climate Risks and Asia
​Special Session 1: The Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Place: Chey Jong-hyun Hall (1st floor), SK Future Building, Korea University
Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/H_1IHrAUA4Y (hybrid)
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Moderator: Youngsun Koh (KDI)                                                                                                                                                          
  • Donghyun Park (ADB) and Shu Tian (ADB)                                                                                                                         Mobilizing Taxes for Development
  • Irfan Qureshi (ADB)                                                                                                                                                               Tax Enforcement and Firm Innovation: Evidence from Firm-Level Data​       
Discussants: Sun-Bin Kim (Yonsei University), Sam Ho Lee (Korea University)

Special Session 2: Korea Development Institute (KDI)
Place: Room 521, SK Future Building, Korea University
Zoom Link: Room A (hybrid)
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Moderator: Kiseok Hong (Ewha Womans University)
  • Hwa Ryung Lee (KDI)                                                                                                                                                    Exploiting Biased Consumers: Drip Pricing and Supplier Learning at Airbnb 
  • Sunjoo Hwang (KDI)                                                                                                                                                 ​ ​Influences of Fiscal Instability on Financial Instability
  • Joseph Han (KDI)
    Delayed Retirement and Youth Employment: Evidence from Korean Administrative Data                               

Special Session 3: The Korea-America Economic Association (KAEA)
Place: Room 201, Political Science and Economics Building, Korea University
Zoom Link: Room B (hybrid)
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Moderator: Minwook Kang (Korea University)
  • Kei-Mu Yi (University of Houston)
    Deindustrialization and Industry Polarization
    co-authored with Michael Sposi (Southern Methodist University), Jing Zhang (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
  • Yongseok Shin (Washington University in St. Louis)                                                                                                        Big Push in Distorted Economies
    co-authored with Francisco Buera (Washington University in St. Louis), Hugo Hopenhayn (UCLA), Nicholas Trachter (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
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Invited Session 4
Zoom Link: ​Room C (online only)

Moderator: Hyojin Han (Hanyang University)
  • ​Masso Ogaki (Keio University)
    Comparing Data Gathered in an Online and a Laboratory Experiment Using the Trustlab Platform
    co-authored with Nobuyuki Hanaki (Osaka University), Takahiro Hoshino (Keio University), Kohei Kubota (Chuno University), Fabrice Murtin (OECD), Fumio Ohtake (Osaka Univeristy), Naoko Okuyama (Yokohama National University)
  • Myung Hwan Seo (Seoul National University)
    Regression Discontinuity Design with Potentially Many Covariates
    co-authored with Yoichi Arai (Waseda University), Taisuke Otsu (London School of Economics)
Special Session 4: The Japanese Economic Association-Korea Institue for International Economic Policy (JEA-KIEP)
Place: Chey Jong-hyun Hall (1st floor), SK Future Building, Korea University
Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/H_1IHrAUA4Y (hybrid)
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Moderator: Sung-Chun Jung (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
  • Gyu Pan Kim (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
    Retrospect and Prospect of Korea-Japan Economic Relationship
  • HyeogUg Kwon (Nihon University)
    The Structural Causes of Japan’s Secular Stagnation​
Discussants: Hideshi Itoh (Waseda University), Hyeok Jeong (Seoul National University)
Invited Session 5
Place: Room 521, SK Future Building, Korea University
Zoom Link: ​Room A (hybrid)
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Moderator: Keun Lee (Seoul National University)​
  • Albert Park (ADB)                                                                                                                                                              Social Norms and The Impact of Early Life Events on Gender Inequality
    co-authored with Wei Luo (University of Hong Kong), Wei Huang (Emory University)
  • Euston Quah (Nanyang Tech University)​                                                                                                                        Some New Research Agenda for China's Belt and Road Initiative

Invited Session 6
Zoom Link: ​Room B (online only)

Moderator: Wonki Cho (Korea University)
  • Wing Suen (University of Hong Kong)                                                                                                                               Gaming a Selective Admissions System
    co-authored with Frances Xu Lee (Loyola University Chicago)       
  • Biung-Ghi Ju (Seoul National University)                                                                                                                             Arrovian Social Choice and Decentralizability: An Integrated Approach                                                                        co-authored with Wonki Cho (Korea University)  ​                                                                                                     

Invited Session 7
Zoom Link: ​Room C (online only)
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Moderator: Chamna Yoon (KAIST) and JaeBin Ahn (Seoul National University)
  • Holger Sieg (University of Pennsylvania)
    Estimating the Benefits of Policy Decentralization
    co-authored with Andrew Arnold (University of Pennsylvania)
  • Kalina Manova (Univeristy College London)                                                                                                                        Firm Heterogeneity and Imperfect Competition in Global Production Networks                                                         -co-authored with Hanwei Huang (CUHK), Oscar Perello (UCL), Frank Pisch (TU Darmstadt)
June 18, 2022 (Saturday)
08:30 - 09:10 KST Invited Sessions IV
09:20 - 10:40 KST Contributed Sessions III​
10:50 - 12:10 KST Contributed Sessions IV​
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  • Invited Sessions IV
  • Contributed Sessions II​I
  • Contributed Sessions IV​
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Invited Session 8
Zoom Link: Room J (online only)
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Moderator: Sung-Ha Hwang (KAIST)                                             
  • Barton Lipman (Boston University)                                                                                                                          Sequential Mechanisms for Evidence Acquisition                                                                                                            co-authored with Elchanan Ben-Porath (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Eddie Dekel (Tel Aviv University and Northwestern University)

Invited Session 9
Zoom Link: Room K (online only)

Moderator: Yunjong Eo (Korea University) 
  • David Berger (Duke University)                                                                                                                            Macroeconomic Implications of Imperfect Competition in the Labor Market                                                                Paper 1                                                                                                                                                                                      Paper 2         

Invited Session 10
Zoom Link: Zoom L (online only)

Moderator: Yun Jung Kim (Sogang University)
  • Renée Fry-McKibbin (Australian National University)                                                                                         Measuring Global Interest Rate Comovements with Implications for Monetary Policy Interdependence              co-authored with Kate McKinnon (University of Melbourne) and Vance Martin (University of Melbourne)                                                
Session 13: International Finance
Chair: Inhwan So (Bank of Korea)
Zoom Link: ​Room J (online only)
  • Transmission of Global Financial Shocks: Which Capital Flows Matter?
    presented by: Bada Han (Bank of Korea)
  • Conducting Unconventional Monetary Policy with Foreign Exchange Reserves
    presented by: Min Kim (Rutgers University)
  • Structural Risks Behind International Portfolio Returns
    presented by: Inhwan So (Bank of Korea), co-authored with Bosung Jang (Korea Capital Market Institute), Eric Tong (New Zealand Treasury)
                                                                    
Session 14: Labor and Health
Chair: Jeehoon Han (Zhejiang University)
Zoom Link: Room K (online only)
  • Impacts of Double-Fortified Salt on Anemia and Cognition: Four-Year Follow-up Evidence from a School-Based Nutrition Intervention in India
    presented by: Santosh Kumar (Sam Houston State University), co-authored with Liza von Grafenstein (Georg August University of Göttingen), Abhijeet Kumar (Georg August University of Göttingen), Sebastian Vollmer (Georg August University of Göttingen)
  • Job Flexibility and Household Labor Supply: Understanding Gender Gaps and the Child Wage Penalty
    presented by: Minji Bang (University of Pennsylvania)
  • Retirement Response to Pension Reforms: Evidence from South Korea
    presented by: Jeehoon Han (Zhejiang University), co-authored with Wei Qian (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)

Session 15: Macro Labor
Chair: Ji-Woong Moon (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)
Zoom Link: Zoom L ​(online only)
  • Taxing Homeowners in China: Who are the Winners and Losers?
    presented by: Yunho Cho (Jinan University), co-authored with Jinseong Park (Dong-A University), Sisi Zhang (Jinan University)
  • Labor Market Screening and Social Insurance Program Design for the Disabled
    presented by: Soojin Kim (Georgia State University), co-authored with Naoki Aizawa (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Serena Rhee (Chung-Ang University)
  • Strategic Referrals and On-the-Job Search Equilibrium
    presented by: Ji-Woong Moon (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)

Session 16: Microeconomics 2
Chair: KyunHwa Kim (SolBridge International School of Business),
Zoom Link: Zoom M (online only)
  • Positive and Negative Selection in Bargaining: An Experiment
    presented by: Duk Gyoo Kim (Sungkyunkwan University), co-authored with Dongkyu Chang (City University of Hong Kong), Wooyoung Lim (HKUST)
  • Freemium and Content Menu Design
    presented by: Byung-Cheol Kim (University of Alabama), co-authored with Luis Abreu (University of Toulouse Capitole), Doh-Shin Jeon (University of Toulouse Capitole)
  • Welfare Implications of Product Functionality and Multipurchasing
    presented by: KyunHwa Kim (SolBridge International School of Business), co-authored with Jong Jae Lee (Wuhan University)

Session 17: Monetary Policy 2
Chair: Wytone Jombo (KDI School)
Zoom Link: Room N (online only)​
  • Negative Nominal Interest Rates and Monetary Policy
    presented by: Duhyeong Kim (University of Western Ontario)
  • Assessing Monetary Autonomy in an Integrated World
    presented by: Vanessa Olakemi DOVONOU (University of Orléans), co-authored with Camelia TURCU (University of Orléans)
  • Two Decades of Targeting Inflation in South Africa: What Are the Dynamics of Inflation Expectations?
    presented by: Wytone Jombo (KDI School)

Session 18: Public Policy
Chair: Jun Hyung Kim (Jinan University)
Zoom Link: Room O ​(online only)
  • The Effects of an Employment Promotion Policy for Disabled Workers: Evidence from South Korea
    presented by: Sungwon Lee (Sogang University), co-authored with Jongwook Kim (Sogang University)
  • Impact of the Residential Social Mix Policy on Public School Enrollment: Evidence from South Korea
    presented by: Sangjin Lee (Sogang University)
  • Medical Marijuana Legalization and Parenting Behavior: An Analysis of the Time Use of Parents
    presented by: Jun Hyung Kim (Jinan University), co-authored with Cynthia Bansak (St. Lawrence University)

Graduate Students Session 3: Labor and Health
Chair: Kanghyock Koh (Korea University)
Zoom Link: Room P ​(online only)
  • Does the Existence of the Meister High School Affect the Advancement Decisions?
    presented by: Jiyeong Lee (Seoul National University)
    Discussant: Kanghyock Koh (Korea University)
  • What Factors Affect Intention to Major in STEM at Early Stage?: Evidence from South Korea
    presented by: Han Byul Lee (Seoul National University)
    Discussant: Taehoon Kim (Kyung Hee University)
  • The Effect of Information Provision on Parental Decision-making of COVID-19 Vaccination for Their Children: A Nationwide Survey Experiment
    presented by: Jung Hyun Park (Seoul National University), coauthored with Hyunju Lee (SNU), Shinkyeong Kim (SNU), Sujin Seo (SNU), Myoungsoon You (SNU), Minjung Lee (SNU), Eun Hwa Choi (SNU), Geun-Young Kwon (Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency), Jee Yeon Shin (Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency), Min-Ah Lee (Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency), Mi Jin Jeong (Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency), Young June Choe (Korea University), Syngjoo Choi (SNU)
    Discussant: Taehoon Kim (Kyung Hee University)
Session 19: Applied Micro
Chair: Imryoung Jeong (Sogang University)
Zoom Link: ​Room J ​(online only)
  • Growing by the Masses: Revisiting the Link between Firm Size and Market Power
    presented by: Ryan Kim (Johns Hopkins University), co-authored with Hassan Afrouzi (Columbia University), Andres Drenik (University of Texas at Austin)
  • Labor Market Concentration and Wage: Evidence from Korean Establishment-level Data
    presented by: Jongho Kim (Sogang University), co-authored with Sungwon Lee (Sogang University), Yoonsoo Lee (Sogang University)
  • Using Maps to Predict Economic Activity
    presented by: Imryoung Jeong (Sogang University), co-authored with Hyunjoo Yang (Sogang University)
                                                                                                                                                  
Session 20: Labor 2 
Chair: Yong Suk Lee (University of Notre Dame)
Zoom Link: Room K ​(online only)
  • Firm Growth and Employee Earnings After Acquisitions: Linking Corporate and Worker Outcomes
    presented by: Terry Moon (University of British Columbia), co-authored with David Arnold University of California San Diego), Kevin Milligan (University of British Columbia), Amirhossein Tavakoli (University of British Columbia)
  • High-tech Clusters, Labor Demand, and Inequality: Evidence from Online Job Vacancies in China
    presented by: Geunyong Park (University of Rochester), co-authored with Ande Shen (University of Rochester), Klint Mane (University of Rochester)
  • Robots and Labor in the Service Sector: Evidence from Nursing Homes
    presented by: Yong Suk Lee (University of Notre Dame), co-authored with Karen Eggleston (Shorenstein Asia Pacific Research Center), Toshiaki Iizuka (University of Tokyo)                                                                                                         
Session 21: Microeconomics 3
Chair: Young-Ro Yoon (Wayne State University)
Zoom Link: Zoom L ​(online only)
  • Perverse Ethical Concerns: Online Misinformation and Offline Conflicts
    presented by: Dongkyu Chang (City University of Hong Kong), co-authored with Allen Vong (University of Macau)                                                                            
  • Law and Economics of Artificial Intelligence: Joint and Several Liability for the Losses Caused by Autonomous Vehicles
    presented by: Jeong-Yoo Kim (Kyung Hee University)
  • Effects of Information Quality on Signaling through Sovereign Debt Issuance
    presented by: Young-Ro Yoon (Wayne State University), co authored with Hyungseok Joo (University of Surrey), Yoon-Jin Lee (Kansas State University)
                                                                    
Session 22: Multinational Firms and Banks
Chair: Youngjin Yun (Inha University)
Zoom Link: Zoom M ​(online only)
  • Multinational Factoryless Goods Producers and Expansion of Wholesale & Retail Industry in Korea
    presented by: Jung Hur (Sogang University), co-authored with Jin Young Yoon (Queen's University)
  • Labor Market Rigidity at Home and MNCs’ Flexible Task Reallocation Abroad
    presented by: Jaerim Choi (University of Hawaii at Manoa), co-authored with JaeBin Ahn (Seoul National University), Sunghoon Chung (Korea Development Institute)
  • International Liquidity Shock and Bank Resilience: Evidence from Matched Bank-Firm Data
    presented by: Youngjin Yun (Inha University), co-authored with Youngju Kim (Bank of Korea), Hyunjoon Lim (Bank of Korea)
                                                                              
Session 23: Policy, Inequality, and Growth
Chair: Dooyeon Cho (Sungkyunkwan University)
Zoom Link: Room N ​(online only)
  • Scarcity and Growth-Inequality Relationship
    presented by: Jangyoun Lee (Incheon National University)
  • What “Causes” Income Inequality? Technological Innovation versus Financialization
    presented by: Juneyoung Lee (Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade), co-authored with Keun Lee (Seoul National University)
  • Government Debt and Fiscal Multipliers in an Era of Population Aging
    presented by: Dooyeon Cho (Sungkyunkwan University), co-authored with Dong-Eun Rhee (Korea University)
                                                                              
Session 24: Shocks and Asymmetric Dynamics
Chair: Sangyup Choi (Yonsei University)
Zoom Link: Room O ​(online only)
  • Oil Price Shocks and Macroeconomic Dynamics: How Important Is the Role of Nonlinearity?
    presented by: Inwook Hwang (National Assembly Research Service), co-authored with Jaebeom Kim (Oklahoma State University)
  • Asymmetric Transmission of US Shocks to the Korean Economy: Threshold VAR Models
    presented by: Noh-Sun Kwark (Sogang University), co-authored with Changhyun Lee (University of California Davis)
  • The Impact of Uncertainty Shocks on Inequality
    presented by: Sangyup Choi (Yonsei University), co-authored with Jeeyeon Phi (Yonsei University)
                                                                                
Graduate Students Session 4: Finance and Trade
Chair: Wontae Han (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
Zoom Link: Room P ​(online only)
  • Informed Liquidity Makers or Takers? Evidence of Adverse Selection in an Order-driven Market
    presented by: Jinyoung Yu (Sungkyunkwan University), coauthored with Doojin Ryu (Sungkyunkwan University), Robert I. Webb (University of Virginia)
    Discussant: KyungHun Kim (Hongik University)
  • Disentangling the Trade Effects of the Korea-China FTA: Trade Liberalization or Political Conflicts?
    presented by: HuiHui Yin (Kyung Hee University), coauthored with Juyoung Cheong (Kyung Hee University)
    Discussant: Wontae Han (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
  • Predicting Fluctuations of the KOSPI and KOSDAQ Based on Nonlinear Network Using Return Data of Global Market Indices
    presented by: Insu Choi (KAIST), coauthored with Woo Chang Kim (KAIST)
    Discussant: Hyunhak Kim (Kookmin University)                                                     
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