GFCB Economics Staff

Principles of Micro and Macro Economics

Microeconomic Theory

Macroeconomic Theory

PhD, Economics, University of Cincinnati, 1982

MA, Economics, University of Cincinnati, 1979

BA, Economics, Sogang University, 1973

Dr. Kim specializes in microeconomic and macroeconomics. His research has focused on consumer behavior (consumer demand, welfare, consumption and saving), firm behavior (production, costs, and investment), asset pricing, government budget deficits, and income distribution. He teaches undergraduate courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, managerial economics, and mathematical economics, and graduate courses in advanced micro and macroeconomics and public economics.  Professor Kim has published articles in Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, Economica, Journal of Applied Econometrics, European Economic Review, Journal of Human Resources, Oxford Economics Papers, Journal of Macroeconomics, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Southern Economic Journal, and Empirical Economics. He has taught at University of Cincinnati and worked for US Environmental Protection Agency. He has held visiting positions at University of Kentucky and Monash University in Australia. He is a member of several academic associations and has reviewed many papers for publications in economic journals. He has received grants from US Environmental Protection Agency and National Science Foundation/Kentucky EPsCoR.

“Durable Goods and Consumer Behavior with Liquidity Constraints,” with J. Alberto Molina and K. K. Gary Wong, Scandinavian Journal of Economics 126 (1), 2024, pp. 155-193.

“Intertemporal Two-stage Budgeting: Implications for Consumer Demands and Consumption” with Keith R. McLaren, Research in Economics 78 (1), 2024, pp. 25-36.

"Analyzing State Government Spending: Balanced Budget Rules or Forward-Looking Decisions?" (with C. Biolsi), International Tax and Public Finance, 2021, 28(4), 1035-1079.

“Consumer Demand, Consumption, and Asset Pricing: An Integrated Analysis with Intertemporal Two-Stage Budgeting” (with K.R. McLaren and K.K.G. Wong), Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2021, 25(2), 379-425.

“Valuation of Public Goods: An Intertemporal Mixed Demand Approach” (with K.R. McLaren and K.K.G. Wong), Empirical Economics, 2020, 59(5), 2020, 2223-2253.