BYOUNG HOON SEOK Curriculum Vitae (November 2016) Department of Economics Phone: 614-292-1020 Ohio State University Fax: 614-292-3906 410 Arps Hall Email: seok.19 at osu.edu 1945 N. High St. Homepage: http://sites.google.com/site/byounghoonseok/ Columbus, OH 43210 Employment: Assistant Professor of Economics and International Studies, Ohio State University, 2013-present Instructor of Economics and International Studies, Ohio State University, 2012-2013 Head Assistant, College of Social Sciences, Seoul National University, 2004-2006 Staff, Suwon Middle Market Banking Center, Shinhan Bank, South Korea, 2003-2004 Lieutenant Junior Grade, Supply Officer, South Korea Navy, 2001-2003 Ensign, Supply Officer, South Korea Navy, 2000-2001 Education: Ph.D., University of Rochester, Economics, 2013 Dissertation: "Essays on International Macroeconomic Aspects of Saving, Housing, and Labor Supply" Advisor: Professor Mark A. Aguiar M.A., University of Rochester, Economics, 2008 M.A., Seoul National University, Economics, 2006 B.A., Seoul National University, Cum Laude in Economics, 2000 Research and Teaching Fields: International Economics, Macroeconomics, Housing Markets, and Chinese Economy Publication: “Explaining the Evolution of the U.S. Housing Market,” with Hye Mi You, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Forthcoming Byoung Hoon Seok Working Papers: “Growth and Global Imbalances: The Role of Learning-by-Exporting,” revise and resubmit at International Economic Review “Wage Volatility and Changing Patterns of Labor Supply,” with Jay H. Hong and Hye Mi You, revise and resubmit at International Economic Review “Migration Restrictions: Implications on Human Capital, Output, and Welfare,” with Jingchao Li and Hye Mi You “Why Do Returns to Experience Differ across Countries?” with Hye Mi You, work in progress (slides available upon request) “Rising Earnings Risk and Wealth Distribution with Housing,” with Hye Mi You and Lini Zhang, work in progress (slides available upon request) Honors and Awards: Social and Behavioral Sciences International Travel Grant, Ohio State University, 2013, 2015 Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking Scholar, Ohio State University, 2013-2014 Conference Fund, Department of Economics, University of Rochester, 2011 Graduate Tuition Scholarship and Fellowship, University of Rochester, 2006-2011 Department Scholarship, Seoul National University, 1997, 1999 Research and Teaching Experience: Instructor, Department of Economics, Ohio State University International Economics II (Ph.D.), Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2017 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016 Financial Aspects of International Trade, Fall 2014, Fall 2016 Instructor, International Studies Program, Ohio State University Cooperation and Conflict in the Global Economy, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016 Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Rochester International Economics for Ronald W. Jones, Fall 2008, Fall 2009 Economics of Incentives, Contracts, and Organizations for Árpád Ábrahám, Spring 2009 Research Assistant for Árpád Ábrahám and Jay H. Hong, Summer 2009 2 Byoung Hoon Seok Presentations (* denotes presented by coauthor): 2016: Indiana University, Washington State University, Kyung Hee University, Ewha Womans University, Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association (Ottawa, Canada), Singapore Management University, National University of Singapore, KAEA-KEA International Conference (Seoul, Korea), Asia Meeting of the Econometric Society (Kyoto, Japan), European Meeting of the Econometric Society (Geneva, Switzerland)* 2015: West Virginia University, Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association (Toronto, Canada), Summer Meeting of the Korean Econometric Society (Seoul, Korea), International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance (Taipei, Taiwan), EDePo Conference on Improving Productivity in Developing Countries (London, UK), University of Toronto*, Stockman Conference (Rochester, NY), Fall Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings (Rochester, NY) 2014: Yonsei Global Research Team Workshop (invited; Seoul, Korea), Sungkyunkwan University*, Sogang University, Ewha Womans University, Kyung Hee University, Shanghai Macroeconomics Workshop (Shanghai, China), International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance (Oslo, Norway), European Meeting of the Econometric Society (Toulouse, France) 2013: Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting (invited; Columbus, OH), The 11th NY/ Philadelphia Workshop on Quantitative Macroeconomics (New York, NY)*, Seoul National University*, Spring Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings (Champaign, IL), International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance (Vancouver, Canada), Stockman Conference (Rochester, NY), Latin American Meeting of the Econometric Society (Mexico City, Mexico) 2012: Ryerson University, Ohio State University, State University of New York at Buffalo, Korea Institute of Public Finance, Ajou University (Financial Engineering), Korea Information Society Development Institute, Kyung Hee University (International Studies), Korea Development Institute, BK21 Summer Macroeconomics Workshop (Seoul, Korea)*, Stockman Conference (Rochester, NY), Ohio State University, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland*, Korea University, Seoul National University, Sogang University 2011: Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings (Nashville, TN), Canadian Economics Association Annual Conference (Ottawa, Canada)*, Western Economic Association International Graduate Student Dissertation Workshop (invited; San Diego, CA), Western Economic Association International Annual Conference (invited; San Diego, CA), Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society (Seoul, Korea), University of Rochester 2009: Wegmans Conference (Rochester, NY)* 2007: Institute for Humane Studies Social Change Workshop (Charlottesville, VA) 3 Byoung Hoon Seok Professional Activities: Referee: Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking; China Economic Review Reviewer: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Departmental Service: Graduate Studies Committee (2014-2015), Faculty Recruitment Committee (2012-2014), Organizing Workshop in Macroeconomics (Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016) Membership in Professional Organizations: Econometric Society, American Economic Association, Society for Computational Economics, Korea-America Economic Association, Canadian Economics Association, Royal Economic Society Ph.D. Thesis Advising: 2017: Bosung Jang, Committee Member, expected Nam Gang Lee, Committee Member, expected Jiansheng Zhong, Committee Member, expected 2016: Jaroslav Horvath, Committee Member, University of New Hampshire 2015: Jingchao Li, Committee Member, East China University of Science and Technology Enkhtuvshin Gunchinsuren, Committee Member, Research Partners Mudra Mukherjee, Committee Member, Private Sector 2014: Carol Cui, Committee Member, California State University, Los Angeles Rong Li, Committee Member, Renmin University of China Additional Skills: Languages: English (Fluent), Korean (Native) Extensive Programming Experience in: FORTRAN, MATLAB, STATA, EVIEWS Personal: US Permanent Resident (Citizenship: Korean) Married to Hye Mi You (Assistant Professor of Economics, SUNY-Buffalo), Two Children 4 .