Jieun Lee

Research Interests

Econometrics Theory, Applied Econometrics.

(With a Focus on Spatial, Health, and Environment)

Selected Publications & Book Chapters

Lee, Jieun., Hlasny, Vladimir. (2023). Workers’ Social Capital and Employment Outcomes: The Case of MENA Countries (Accepted). Research Handbook on Poverty and Inequality, Part II: Measurement and Analysis of Poverty and Inequality, Chapter 16. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Lee, Jieun., Hlasny, Vladimir. (2023). Social Capital and Workers’ Job Prospects in the MENA Region. Sociologický časopis/Czech Sociological Review.

Hlasny, Vladimir., Lee, Jieun. (2020). Investment in social capital by the Korean elderly and baby-boomers. The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 17, 100256.

Working Papers & Work in Progress

• Testing Endogeneity of Spatial Weights Matrix in Spatial Dynamic Panel Data Models (Job Market Paper)
• Evidence and Strategy on Economic Distance in Spatially Augmented Solow-Swan Growth Model
• Estimation for Spatial Autoregressive Model With Endogenous Spatial Weights Matrix Under Heavy Tail Dependence
• Robust Score Test for Contemporaneous Spatial Dependence, Dependence Over Time, and Spatial Time Dependence in Spatial Dynamic Panel Data Models
• Rao’s Score (RS) Tests and Its Bera-Yoon (BY) Adjustments Within the Empirical Likelihood (EL) Framework (with A. Bera)
• Strategic Network Formation and Its Spatial Implications (with A. Centeno)
• Spatial Regression Discontinuity Design Under Spillover Effects (with HJ. Kim and H. Han)
• Structural Transformation & Geographical Spillovers in Latin America (with M.Song)
• Political Freedom and Economic Growth (with H. Cho)
• Social Capital and Job Prospects of the Korean Pre-retirees (with V. Hlasny)
• Spillover Effects in Social Capital on the Korean Workers’ Job Prospects (with V. Hlasny)
• Financial Literacy and Consumption Smoothing (with E. Kim)
• Dementia and Social Activities of the Korean Elderly Women (with H. Han)

Conference & Seminar Presentations

Testing Endogeneity of Spatial Weights Matrix in Spatial Dynamic Panel Data Models

         1. Spatial Econometrics Association (SEA) Online Monthly Seminar, May 9, 2023. (scheduled)
         2. (Invited) Guest lectures for Econometrics II (ECON 575, Instructor: Anil Bera), Department of Economics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA, 2023. (scheduled)
         3. (Invited) Job Talk Seminar for the position of Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Econometrics and Macroeconomics, Department of Economics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, Jan 24, 2023.
         4. Job Market Research Workshop, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA, Jan 20, 2023.

         5. (Invited) Job Talk Seminar for the position of Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Quantitative Methods in Spatial Analysis, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, Jan 11, 2023.
         6. KAEA (Korea-America Economic Association) Job Market Conference Joint with KEA (Korean Economic Association), Nov 3, 2022.
         7. Midwest Econometrics Group (MEG) 2022 Conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA, Oct 27-29, 2022.
                  a. Mentoring Workshop for Junior Women in Midwest Econometrics Group (MEG) 2022 Conference, Mentor: Xu Lin, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Virginia Tech.
         8. Job Market Research Workshop, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA, Sep 26, 2022.

The Effect of Social Capital on Individuals’ Economic Outcomes in the MENA Region

         1. 39th Annual MEEA Meeting in conjunction with the Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Jan 3-7, 2019.

Investment in Social Capital by Korean Baby-Boomers and the Elderly

         1. (Invited) 5th World Aging and Rejuvenation Conference, Frankfurt, Germany, Jul 17-18, 2023. (scheduled)
         2. Aging & Society: Seventh Interdisciplinary Conference, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA, Nov 3-4, 2017.
         3. Korea and the World Economy(15th): New Economic Paradigm and Sustainable Development, Korea Federation of Banks, Seoul, Korea, Aug 5-6, 2016.
         4. The 13th East Asian Social Policy Network International Annual Conference, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea, Jul 1-2, 2016.

Professional Service & Memberships

Referee for Spatial Economic Analysis, Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance.

Member of the American Economic Association (AEA), Econometric Society, Spatial Econometrics Association (SEA), Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA), Korean Academic Economic Association (KAEA), Korean Women Economists Networking (KWEN).

Technical Skills

Matlab, R, Python, SQL, Stata, LaTex, Git version control, Angular