Sangsoo Park

Ph.D., Vanderbilt University (2008)

 Fields: Econometrics Ph: +82 2-3290-2227
Office: 402 MK Cultural Hall		 starpac@korea.ac.kr

Education

  • Ph.D. in Economics, Vanderbilt University, May 2008
  • M.A. in Economics, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, 1993
  • B.S. in Physics, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, Korea, 1989

Fields of Specialization and Research

  • Partially Identified Econometric Models, Estimation and Inference on Treatment Effects Theory of Income Distributions

Employment and Affiliations

  • Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, 2013 – present
  • Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, March 2011 ?2012
  • Department of Economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA, July 2008 ? March 2011
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), March 2008 – 2012
  • Federal Reserve Bank at St. Louis, August 2008
  • Korean Army, 1989-2003
  • Evaluation and Analysis Officer, Korean Army, 2001-2003
  • Full-time Lecturer, Department of Economics and Management, Korea Military Academy, 1994-1997
  • Lecturer, Department of Economics and Management, Korea Military Academy,

Honors and Awards

  • Outstanding Author Contribution Award in 2010 by Emerald Literati Network awarded to the paper “Partial Identification of the Distribution of Treatment Effects and its Confidence Sets” (with Yanqin Fan) published on the Advances in Econometrics: Nonparametric Econometric Methods 24, 2010
  • The Noel Dissertation Fellowship, Vanderbilt University, 2007
  • Scholarship for Prospect Professors of the Korean Military Academy, Korean Army, 1991-1993

Published, Forthcoming, or Submitted Papers (Refereed)

  • [1] “Estimating Scale Economies in Financial Intermediation: A Doubly Indirect Inference,” (with Eric Renault and Mokhtar Kauri), forthcoming in the Journal of Productivity Analysis DOI: 10.1007/s11123-013-0345-z
  • [2] “인구고령화와 주택연금 수요 분석: 일반화된 순서형 프로빗 모형을 적용하여” (with 이충기), forthcoming in 경제학연구, 2014.
  • [3] “Nonparametric Inference for Counterfactual Means: Bias-Correction, Confidence Sets, and Weak IV,” (with Yanqin Fan), Journal of Econometrics 178(1), 2014 (Jan), 45-56.
  • [4] “Confidence Intervals for the Quantile of Treatment Effects in Randomized Experiments ” (with Yanqin Fan), Journal of Econometrics 167, 2012, 330-344.
  • [5] “베이지안 추정법을 이용한 주택선택의 다항프로빗 모형 분석” (with 이충기), 재정정책논집, 제 13권 제 4호, 2011.
  • [6] “Sharp Bounds on the Distribution of Treatment Effects and their Statistical Inference” (with Yanqin Fan), Econometric Theory 26, 2010 (Jun), pp. 931-951.
  • [7] “Confidence Sets for Some Partially Identified Parameters” (with Yanqin Fan), Economics, Management, and Financial Market 5(3), 2010, pp. 37-87.
  • [8] “Partial Identification of the Distribution of Treatment Effects and its Confidence Sets” (with Yanqin Fan), Advances in Econometrics: Nonparametric Econometric Methods 24, 2009, pp.3-70.
  • [9] “A Study on the Development of Models for the Optimal Requirement Level of the CSP” (with Kyu Heon Lee, in Korean), Journal of Military Operational Research, vol 23, pp 63-75, 1997
  • [10] “Social Optimality of Environmentally Motivated Taxes” (with Seung Jun Kwak, in Korean), Resource and Environmental Economics Study, vol. 5, pp 25-38, 1996
  • [11] “A Study on Dynamic Effects of Defense Expenditures on the Korean Economy with an Error Correction Model” (with Young Lak Ahn, in Korean), Journal of National Defense, 1996-winter, pp86-103, 1996

Working Papers and Works in progress

  • [1] “폐도로 복원의 경제적 가치 추정,” (with 이충기, 전기성), working paper
  • [2] “New Measures of Directional Income Mobility ? The Case of Korea,” (with Sung Jin Kang), working paper
  • [3] “Measuring Directional Income Mobility with Unbalanced Panel Data ? A Bounding Approach,” (with Sung Jin Kang), working paper
  • [4] “Inference in Synthetic Control Approach: Generalization of Difference-in-Difference Estimation,” (with 김범수), working paper
  • [5] “탄소배출권 거래제에서의 가격 탐색 알고리듬 분석(임시 제목),” (with 남재현), work in progress
  • [6] “고령화에 따른 국민의료비 증가,” (with 김범수), working paper
  • [7] “Heterogeneous Effects of Class Size Reduction: Re-Visiting Project STAR,” working paper
  • [8] “Estimation of Willingness-To-Pay under monotonicity of Preferences,” (with Saraswata Chaudhuri), working paper
  • [9] “Effects of Informal Training on Productigity ? Truncated Ordered Probit Estimation,” (with Bora Kim) working paper
  • [10] “강단조적 선호체계가 존재할 경우의 지불의사비용의 추정 ? 고속도로 방음벽 설치의 예,” (with 이충기), working paper
  • [11] “Evaluation of the Impact of Food Store Accessibility on Food Purchases: Lessons for Food Desearts,” (with Gayaneh Kyureghian), work in progress
  • [12] “Regression and Quantile Regression – The source of Heterogeneity in the Effects of Class Size Reduction,” (with Bora Kim) working paper
  • [13] “Estimation of Willingness-To-Pay with Imperfectly Measured Regressors – Partial Identification and the Use of Auxiliary Data,” working paper
  • [14] “The Mixing Problem in Program Evaluation: Inference,” working paper
  • [15] “Estimation of Treatment Effects in the Existence of Zero Propensity Score Sets,” work in progress
  • [16] “How random is a random assignment?” work in progress

Conference and Seminars

  • “Inference in Synthetic Control Approach: Generalization of Difference-in-Difference Estimation,” Invited seminar at the Keio University, 2013. 10. 18.
  • “Inference in Synthetic Control Approach: Generalization of Difference-in-Difference Estimation,” 2013 SETA (The International Symposium on Econometric Theory and Applications), 2013. 7.
  • “Bias-Correction and Confidence Sets Under IV and MIV assumptions,” 2012 Economics Joint Conference (Korean Econometric Society Meeting)
  • “Effect of Class Size Reduction: Re-Examination of Project STAR,” Korean Econometric Society Meeting (Invited session), 2010
  • Seminars in University of Washington, Korea University, Yonsei University, University of Montreal, 2009
  • “Partial Identification of the Distribution of Treatment Effects and its Confidence Sets,” Korean Econometric Society, June 2008
  • “Partial Identification of the Distribution of Treatment Effects and its Confidence Sets,” Advances in Econometrics Conference (AIE), November 2008
  • “Effect of Class Size Reduction: Re-Examination of Project STAR,” Labor/Applied Micro Workshop, Department of Economics, University of North Carolina, October 2008
  • “Confidence Sets for the Quantile of the Treatment Effects,” International Symposium on Econometric Theory and Applications (SETA), May 2008
  • “Effect of Class Size Reduction: Re-Examination of Project STAR,” Southern Economics Association Meeting, November 2007
  • “Confidence Sets for Some Partially Identified Parameters,” Departmental Seminar, Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University, November 2007
  • “Sharp Bounds on the Distribution of Treatment Effects and their Statistical Inference,” Midwest Econometric Group, October 2007
  • “Confidence Sets for Some Partially Identified Parameters,” Canadian Econometrics Study Group, September 2007

Other Researches

  • Project on “대형마트/SSM 영업규제에 따른 전통시장의 매출 효과 분석” 산업연구원, 2013. 9
  • Project on “지속가능 발전 및 국가브랜드 가치의 제고 방안 연구” (Leader: 강성진), 미래기획위원회, 2012. 12
  • Project on “고속도로 환경개선의 경제적 가치 추정 연구 (2차 년도)” (Leader: 이충기), 도로교통연구원, 2011. 12
  • Project on “The Estimation of Optimal Requirement for Concurrent Spare Parts (CSP)” (Leader: Kyu Heon Lee), Hwarangdae Research Institution (attached to Korea Military Academy), 1996
  • Project on “The Dynamics of Defense Expenditure in Korea” (Leader: Chul-Hee Lee), Hwarangdae Research Institution (attached to Korea Military Academy), 1995
  • Project on “A Study on Optimal Defense Expenditure” (Leader: Young Lak Ahn), Hwarangdae Research Institution (attached to Korea Military Academy), 1994

Teaching Activities

  • 2014 Spring: Econ 301 (Econometrics I), Eco 518 (Econometric Analysis ? graduate level)
  • 2013 Fall: Econ 301 (Econometrics I), Eco 518 (Econometric Analysis ? graduate level)
  • 2013 Spring: Econ 301 (Econometrics I), Eco 707 (Micro-Econometrics ? graduate level)
  • 2012 Fall: Econ 301 (Econometrics I), Eco 508 (Nonparametric and Semiparametric Econometrics ? graduate level)
  • 2012 Spring: Econ 301 (Econometrics I), Eco 707 (Micro-Econometrics ? graduate level)
  • 2011 Fall: Econ 301 (Econometrics I), Eco 508 (Econometrics I ? graduate level)
  • 2011 Spring: Econ 301 (Econometrics I), Eco 508 (Econometrics I ? graduate level)
  • 2010-2011: Econ 570-003(Economic Application of Statistical Analysis), Econ 890-002(Seminar: Nonparametric and Semiparametric Econometrics), Econ 873-001(Cross Sectional Econometrics)
  • 2009-2010: Econ 570-001(Economic Application of Statistical Analysis), Econ 570-002(Economic Application of Statistical Analysis), Econ 873-001(Cross Sectional Econometrics)
  • 2008-2009: Econ 570-002(Economic Application of Statistical Analysis), Econ 890-005(Seminar: Nonparametric and Semiparametric Econometrics), Econ 496(Independent study) ? Seung Hwan Kim