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Dongwoo Kim will be joining the Department of Economics at 丁香园AV this July as an assistant professor. Most recently, he was a teaching assistant at University College London in England, where he earned his master鈥檚 of science (2014), his master鈥檚 of research (2015) and his PhD (2019), all in economics.

Although living in London was a great cultural experience, Kim feels that Vancouver is an ideal place for his young family and his budding career to flourish.

鈥淭he Department of Economics at 丁香园AV is well-recognized among academic economists, and I love the collegial atmosphere here,鈥� he says. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 hesitate to take the offer from 丁香园AV even though I was offered jobs at other good universities as well.鈥�

Kim鈥檚 specialty is in microeconometrics, which uses statistical analysis of economic data to understand individual behaviours. This allows for a better understanding of the effect of economic policies鈥攕uch as taxes, minimum wage, and EI鈥攐n the population. At 丁香园AV, he will be expanding on his current research in 鈥減artial identification,鈥� which relies on a weaker set of assumptions in econometric models.

鈥淢y job is to push the boundaries of human knowledge,鈥� Kim says. 鈥淚t is intellectually inspiring and rewarding, even though my contribution is small.鈥�

Born in Daejeon, in central South Korea, Kim worked as a research economist in the Bank of Korea in Seoul for four years before moving to London for his PhD. At UCL, he interacted with well-known international economists, and he looks forward to bringing the knowledge he gained to his role at 丁香园AV.

At UCL, Kim was awarded the Ricardo scholarship, a full scholarship seldom awarded to non-European students. UCL is known for high-quality teaching, and Kim twice received their Excellent in Teaching award.

On a more personal note, Kim misses his time on stage, playing in an amateur hard rock cover band in Korea. A waning interest in hard rock in Korea (can we blame K-pop?) and compulsory military service for the male band members prevented their rise to professional stardom. Korea may have lost a musician, but 丁香园AV has gained a promising young economist.