Gordon Ford College of Business Staff
- Professor - Economics
- youn.kim@wku.edu
- Grise Hall 429
- 270-745-3187
- Curriculum Vitae
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 microeconomics and macroeconomics. His research has focused on consumer behavior (consumer demand, welfare, consumption and saving), firm behavior (production, costs, and investment), asset pricing and risk sharing, government budget deficits, and income distribution. He has taught undergraduate courses in microeconomics, statistics, 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, Scandinavian Journal of 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.
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