Research

Working Papers

• “A Trajectories-Based Approach to Measuring Intergenerational Mobility” (with Yoosoon Chang, Steven N. Durlauf, and Joon Y. Park), NBER Working Paper No. 31020

• “An Empirical Investigation of Intergenerational Mobility in Korea” (with Yoosoon Chang, Steven N. Durlauf, and Joon Y. Park)

• “Assessing Old-Age Poverty in Korea: A Multidimensional Approach”

Work In Progress

• “Functional Analysis of Government Spending “ (with ShinHyuk Kang)

• “Nowcasting Economic Activity with a Sparse Dynamic Factor Model”

• “Nowcasting Monthly Consumption Indicators Using Credit Card Transactions: Evidence from Korea”

Publications

• “Effects of Weather Conditions on Price in Korea”, KDI Journal of Economic Policy, Forthcoming.

Publications (in Korean)

• “Adopting Economic and Financial Variables to Explain Stock Market Volatility in Korea” (with Heejoon Han), Korean Journal of Economic Studies, 2016.

Policy Reports (in Korean)

• “Demographic Drivers of the Propensity to Consume: Effects and Implications” (with Meeroo Kim), KDI Feature Article, 2025.
• “Reforming the Basic Pension Eligibility Threshold” (with Dohun Kim), KDI FOCUS, 2025.
• “Intergenerational Mobility in Korea: Insights from Educational Mobility”, KDI Policy Study, 2024.
• “Weather Condition Changes on Prices: Effects and Implication”, KDI Feature Article, 2024.
• “A Study on Elderly Poverty: Focusing on Income and Consumption”, KDI Policy Study, 2023.
• “Assessing Old-Age Poverty with Income and Assets: Generational Insights and Policy Directions”, KDI FOCUS, 2023.