Researcher

Associate Professor Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho

My Expertise

international economics, wage/income distribution, housing in macroeconomy, COVID and macroeconomy.

Keywords

Fields of Research (FoR)

Applied economics, Economic theory, Macroeconomics (incl. monetary and fiscal theory), International economics

Biography

I am an Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, Australia. I received my Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota in 2006.

Research Interests:

Macroeconomics of savings and consumption
Macroeconomics of inequality
Public economics
International economics

Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/view/stanleychounsw/home

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I am an Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, Australia. I received my Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota in 2006.

Research Interests:

Macroeconomics of savings and consumption
Macroeconomics of inequality
Public economics
International economics

Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/view/stanleychounsw/home

Business School Profile: https://www.business.unsw.edu.au/our-people/sangwook(stanley)cho

My Grants

Health@Business UNSW Grant, 2020 ($3,500)
International Research Collaboration Award, 2019 ($6,000)
Funding for UNSW-SKKU Joint Workshop, 2018 ($4,500)
ARC Application Incentive Funding, UNSW, 2013 ($2,000), 2016 ($4,000), 2017 ($2,000)
School of Economics Booster Grant, UNSW, 2017 ($5,000)
ASBRG Grant, UNSW, 2008 ($15,102), 2009 ($11,000), 2014 ($19,244)
Contestable Funding for International Strategic Projects, UNSW, 2012 ($30,000)
Non-professorial Research Achievement Award, UNSW, 2011 ($2,000)
Korean Studies Grant, 2011 (US$10,500)
Asian Econometric Society Travel Grant, 2011 (US$600)
International Research Collaboration Grant, UNSW, 2009 ($15,000)
SRG Grant, UNSW, 2008 ($10,000), 2009 ($7,000), 2011 ($5,000)
KEA/KAEA Travel Grant, 2008 (US$1,500)
ECR Grant, UNSW, 2007 ($10,000)
CAER Grant, School of Economics, UNSW, 2006 ($8,000)
Distinguished Instructor, University of Minnesota (2003-2006)
Japan-IMF Scholarship for Advanced Studies, 2000-2002
The Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies, 1993-1996

My Qualifications

University of Minnesota, Ph.D. in Economics, 2006

Dissertation Title : Essays in Macroeconomics and International Economics
Advisors : Professor Mariacristina De Nardi, Professor Larry E. Jones

University of Minnesota, M.A. in Economics (Mathematics minor), 2003

Seoul National University, B.A. in International Economics, 1996

My Awards

International Research Collaboration Award, 2019 ($6,000)
Non-professorial Research Achievement Award, UNSW, 2011 ($2,000)
Distinguished Instructor, University of Minnesota (2003-2006)
Japan-IMF Scholarship for Advanced Studies, 2000-2002
The Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies, 1993-1996

My Research Activities

- Journal Articles

Quantifying the Impact of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions during the COVID-19 Outbreak: The Case of Sweden, The Econometrics Journal, 23(3), pp 323-344, 2020. (Editor's Choice article)
Skill Premium Divergence: The Roles of Trade, Capital and Demographics (with Julián Díaz), Economic Theory, 67(1), pp 249-283, 2019.
Do Free Trade Agreements Increase The New Goods Margin? Evidence from Korea (with Hansoo Choi and Julián Díaz), Open Economies Review, 29(5), pp 1095-1122, 2018.
The Dynamics of Trade Margins: Evidence from the European Integration (with Julián Díaz), Economics Letters, 167, pp 90-96, 2018.
The New Goods Margin in New Markets (with Julián Díaz), Journal of Comparative Economics, 46(1), pp 78-93, 2018.
Accounting for Skill Premium Patterns: Evidence from the EU Accession (with Julián Díaz), Southern Economic Journal, 81(1), pp 271-299, 2016.
Evaluating Sectoral Impact of Australia-India Free Trade Agreement (with Kang-Hyun Yoon), Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, 19(2), pp 205-229, 2014.
Means-tested Age Pension and Homeownership: Is There a Link? (with Renuka Sane), Macroeconomic Dynamics, 17(6), pp 1281-1310, 2013.
Trade Integration and the Skill Premium: Evidence from a Transition Economy (with Julián Díaz), Journal of Comparative Economics, 41(2), pp 601-620, 2013.
Accounting for Lifecycle Wealth Accumulation: The Role of Housing Institution, Macroeconomic Dynamics, 16(4), pp 497-517, 2012.
Tax Treatment of Owner Occupied Housing and Wealth Inequality (with Johanna Francis), Journal of Macroeconomics, 33(1), pp 42-60, 2011.
Welfare Impact of Trade Liberalization (with Julián Díaz), Economic Inquiry, 49(2), pp 379-397, 2011.
Household Wealth Accumulation and Portfolio Choices in Korea, Journal of Housing Economics, 19(1), pp 13-25, 2010.
Trade Liberalizations in Latin America and Eastern Europe: The Cases of Ecuador and Slovenia (with Julián Díaz), Journal of Economic Integration, 23(4), 2008.

- Working papers/ Other publication

The Causal Effect of FTAs on the Trade Margins: Product-Level Evidence from Geographically Distant Partners (with Hansoo Choi and Julián Díaz), FREIT Working Paper 1503. (Under review)
Quantifying the Impact of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions (NPI) during the COVID-19 Outbreak -- The Case of Sweden, COVID Economics: Vetted and Real-time Papers, Issue 35, pp70-95, 7 July 2020. [Note: This is an earlier version of the article with the same title.]
Trade Effect of Recent Dollarization Episodes (with Julián Díaz)
Capital Skill Complementarity -- Still In or Out? (with Gonzalo Castex and Evgenia Dechter)
Industry-Level Analysis of the Extensive Margin Growth under FTAs
Beggar-thy-parents? A Lifecycle Model of Intergenerational Altruism, UNSW Australian School of Business Research Paper No. 2008-15.
Social Impact of a Tax Reform: The Case of Ethiopia (with Sònia Muñoz) International Monetary Fund Working Paper 03-232, 2003.

- Book chapters

Social Impact of a Tax Reform: The Case of Ethiopia (with Sònia Muñoz), Chapter 13 in "Helping Countries Develop : The Role of Fiscal Policy," edited by Sanjeev Gupta, Benedict J. Clements, and Gabriela Inchauste, International Monetary Fund, 2004

My Research Supervision

Areas of supervision

PhD Supervision: Asgerdur Petursdottir (2014, University of Bath), Megan Gu (2016, UTS).

Honours Supervision: Selwynn Syquia (2007), Gordon Yoon (2009), Kristine Patricio (2011), Luka Raznatovic (2015), Aidan Wood (2016), Atharva Karandikar (2018), Sally Wong (2020), John Xue (2020).

Currently supervising

Honours Supervision: Sally Wong (2020), John Xue (2020).

My Engagement

• What a doppelganger Sweden teaches us about their COVID-19 strategy, Business Think UNSW, October 2020.
• Banks prepare for COVID-19 hit and ‘double-digit’ property downturn, Nine News, Australia, March 2020.
• “New Goods” trade in the Baltics, Free Network Policy Briefs, May 2017.
• What can we learn from Korean free trade deals? Business Think UNSW, May 2016.

My Teaching

University of New South Wales (2007-)
❑ Macroeconomic Analysis (PhD)
❑ Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis (PhD)
❑ Macroeconomic Analysis (Honours)
❑ Honours Thesis Seminar (Honours)
❑ International Macroeconomics (3rd year, masters)
❑ Macroeconomics 1, 2 (Undergraduate)
❑ Economic Analysis (Undergraduate)
❑ Introductory Statistics (MCom)

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