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Soo Jin Kim
(Cell: +1-517-449-3453, E-mail: kimsoo25@msu.edu)
Mailing Address:
486 W. Circle Drive
110 Marshall-Adams Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824
Education
- Expected 2018 Ph.D. in Economics, Michigan State University
- 2015 M.A. in Economics, Michigan State University
- 2013 M.A. in Economics, Seoul National University, South Korea
- 2011 B.A. in Economics (Magna Cum Laude), Ewha Womans University, South Korea
- 2008-9 Exchange Student, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Fields of Interest
Industrial Organization (Theory & Empirical), Applied Microeconomics, Business Economics, Competition Policy Analysis
Working Papers
- “Privacy, Information Acquisition, and Market Competition.” (Job Market Paper)
- “Paid Peering and Investment Incentives for Network Capacity and Content Diversity.” (Under Review)
- “A Note of Caution on Using Hotelling Models in Platform Markets,” with Thomas Jeitschko and Aleksandr Yankelevich. (Submitted)
- “Zero Rating and Vertical Content Foreclosure,” with Thomas D. Jeitschko and Aleksandr Yankelevich.
Work in Progress
- “An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Net Neutrality on Investment for Last Mile Broadband,” with Olga Ukhaneva and Aleksandr Yankelevich.
Awards and Fellowships
- 2017 Michigan State University, Dissertation Completion Fellowship
- 2017 Michigan State University (Holt Research Fellowship), Research Fellowship
- 2016 Michigan State University (Red Cedar Award), Best Third Year Paper
- 2014 Michigan State University (Peter Schmidt Award), Best Performance in First Year
- 2013-14 Fulbright Graduate Student Program
Research Experience
- 2016-17 Research Assistant to Oren Ziv (to construct TFP measures)
- Special Sworn Status (SSS), US Census Bureau
Teaching Experience
- Instructor: Intermediate Microeconomics (Summer 2015, Summer 2016), Michigan State University
- Teaching Assistant: Intermediate Microeconomics (× 3), International Trade, International Finance, Introduction to Macroeconomics, Michigan State University
Presentations
- Privacy, Information Acquisition, and Market Competition:
2018: 16th Annual International Industrial Organization Conference (Scheduled), University of British Columbia (Sauder School of Business), Tilburg Law and Economics Center, DIW Berlin, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Korea Development Institute, Korea Institute of Finance, Bank of Korea, Yonsei Barun ICT Research Center
2017: Federal Communications Commission, TPRC (George Mason Univ.), Singapore Economic Re- view, Canadian Economics Association, Summer Weekly Meetings (MSU), Fall Midwest Economic Theory, Theory Brown Bag Seminar (MSU)
- Paid Peering and Investment Incentives for Network Capacity and Content Diversity:
2016 Red Cedar Conference (Michigan State University), 2016 Midwest Economic Theory (Purdue), 2017 Eastern Economic Annual Meeting (New York)
- A Note of Caution on Using Hotelling Models in Platform Markets:
2018: 16th Annual International Industrial Organization Conference (Scheduled)
Computer Skills
STATA, R, Python, Matlab, SQL, Mathematica, LaTeX
Personal Information
- Languages: Korean (native), English (fluent), German (basic)
- Citizenship: South Korea (US Visa Status: J-1 Visa)
Professional Responsibilities
- Referee: Journal of Economics & Management Strategy
References