Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho
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Contact
Information
School of Economics
Australian School of Business
University of New South Wales
Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
Personal
Korean citizen, Australian permanent resident.
Education
University of Minnesota
Ph.D. in Economics, 2006
• Dissertation Title : Essays in Macroeconomics and International Economics
• Advisors : Prof. Mariacristina De Nardi ([email protected]), Prof. Larry E.
Jones ([email protected])
M.A. in Economics (Mathematics minor), 2003
Seoul National University
B.A. in International Economics, 1996
Employment
• 07/2011- current Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales
• 12/2013-08/2014 Visiting Scholar: Universitat Aut`onoma de Barcelona (UAB),
Seoul National University, Univerisity of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sogang University
• 12/2009-07/2010 Visiting Scholar: Fordham University, University of Minnesota,
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
• 09/2006- 06/2011 Lecturer (≈ Assistant Professor in North America), University
of New South Wales
• 05/2003-08/2003 Research intern, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
• 06/1996-08/1998 The Republic of Korea Army (Highest rank Sergeant)
• 01/1996-07/1999 Analyst, International Department, Bank of Korea
Publications
Evaluating Sectoral Impact of Australia-India Free Trade Agreement (with Kang-Hyun
Yoon). Journal of Asia Pacific Economy 19(2), 2014, pp205-229.
Means-tested Age Pension and Homeownership: Is There a Link? (with Renuka Sane).
Macroeconomic Dynamics 17(6), 2013, pp1281-1310.
Trade Integration and the Skill Premium: Evidence from a Transition Economy (with
Juli´
an P. D´ıaz). Journal of Comparative Economics 41(2), 2013, pp601-620.
Accounting for Lifecycle Wealth Accumulation: The Role of Housing Institution, Macroeconomic Dynamics 16(4), 2012, pp493-517.
Tax Treatment of Owner Occupied Housing and Wealth Inequality (with Johanna Francis), Journal of Macroeconomics 33(1), 2011, pp42-60.
Welfare Impact of Trade Liberalization (with Juli´an P. D´ıaz), Economic Inquiry
49(2), 2011, pp379-397.
Household Wealth Accumulation and Portfolio Choices in Korea, Journal of Housing
Economics 19(1), 2010, pp13-25.
Trade Liberalizations in Latin America and Eastern Europe: The Cases of Ecuador
and Slovenia (with Juli´an P. D´ıaz), Journal of Economic Integration 23(4), 2008,
pp1002-1045.
Social Impact of a Tax Reform: The Case of Ethiopia (with S`onia Mu˜
noz), in “Helping
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Countries Develop: The Role of Fiscal Policy,” Chapter 13, edited by Sanjeev Gupta,
Benedict J. Clements, and Gabriela Inchauste, 2004.
Work-in-progress Accounting for Skill Premium Patterns: Evidence from the EU Accession (with Juli´
an
P. D´ıaz), UNSW Australian School of Business Research Paper 2014-14. Revision requested.
Means-tested Age-Pension and Financial Wealth (with Renuka Sane), .UNSW Australian School of Business Research Paper 2014-03. Revision requested.
Insurance purchase and pension contributions: Evidence from the Indian informal sector (with Renuka Sane).
Skill Premium Divergence among Baltic Nations (with Juli´an P. D´ıaz).
Winners and Losers from the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement (with Kristine
Patricio).
Beggar-thy-parents? A lifecycle model of Intergenerational Altruism, UNSW School of
Economics Discussion Paper 2008/15.
Conference
Presentations
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
World Congress of Comparative Economics (Rome) (scheduled)
Econometric Society Australasian Meeting (Hobart)
Computing in Economics and Finance (Oslo)
Ljubljana Empirical Trade Conference (Izola)
Midwest Macroeconomics Conference (Minneapolis)
Asian Econometric Society Meetings (Delhi)
Midwest International Economics Conference (Bloomington)
Latin American Meeting of the Econometric Society (Santiago)
Asian Econometric Society Meetings (Seoul)
ASSA / KAEA Annual Meetings (Denver)
Workshop for Macroeconomic Dynamics (Sydney)
ASSA / KAEA Annual Meetings (San Francisco)
Midwest Macro Meetings (Bloomington)
Quantitative Society for Pensions and Savings Workshop (Logan)
Western Economic Associations Meeting (Vancouver)
European Meetings of Econometric Society (Barcelona)
Far East and South Asia Meeting of the Econometric Society (Tokyo)
Computing in Economics and Finance (Sydney)
Australian Conference of Economists (Adelaide)
Southern Macroeconomic Workshop (Auckland)
Midwest Macro Meetings (Philadelphia)
Western Economic Associations Meeting (Honolulu)
KEA / KAEA Conference (Seoul)
Far East Asian Econometric Society Meeting (Singapore)
13th Australasian Macroeconomic Workshop (Sydney)
Singapore Economic Review Annual Meetings
Workshop for Macroeconomic Dynamics (Adelaide)
Australian Conference of Economists (Hobart)
Midwest Economic Association Annual Conference (Minneapolis)
12th Australasian Macroeconomic Workshop (Melbourne)
11th Australasian Macroeconomic Workshop (Sydney)
Latin American Meeting of the Econometric Society, (Mexico City)
Midwest International Economics Conference (Lawrence)
Workshop on Modeling the Impact of the Expansion of the European Union (Minneapolis)
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Invited Seminars University of Melbourne, University of Auckland, Reserve Bank of Australia, University
of Technology Sydney, University of Otago, Bowdoin College, Fordham University, Korea Institute of Public Finance, University of Sydney, Australian National University,
University of Auckland, University of Adelaide, University of South Australia, Sogang
University, Ehwa Womans University, Seoul National University, Monash University,
University of Western Australia.
Honors and
Awards
ASBRG, Australian School of Business, UNSW, 2008 ($15,102), 2009 ($11,000), 2014
($19,244)
ARC Application Incentive Funding, ASB, UNSW, 2013 ($2,000)
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, Australian School of Business, UNSW, 2008 ($10,000), 2009 ($7,000), 2011
($5,000)
Overseas Travel Fund Grant, UNSW, 2007-2011
KEA/KAEA Travel Grant, 2008 (US$1,500)
ECR Grant, UNSW, 2007 ($10,000)
CAER Grant, School of Economics, UNSW, 2006 ($8,000)
Research Travel Grant, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota, Fall 2005
Distinguished Instructor, University of Minnesota (Spring, Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Fall
2005, Spring 2006)
Japan-IMF Scholarship for Advanced Studies, 2000-2002
The Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies, 1993-1996
Teaching
University of New South Wales (2007-)
q Macroeconomic Analysis (Graduate)
q Advanced Macro Analysis (Graduate)
q Introductory Statistics (Graduate)
q Macroeconomics 1, 2 (Undergraduate)
q Economic Analysis (Undergraduate)
q Advanced Economic Analysis (Honours)
q Advanced Macroeconomics (Honours)
q Honours Thesis Seminar (Honours)
Professional
Services
University of Minnesota (2003-06)
q International Trade (Honors)
q Introduction to Econometrics
q Principles of Econometrics
q Principles of Macroeconomics
q Principles of Microeconomics
• Referee : European Economic Review, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Journal of
Macroeconomics, Economic Theory, The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Economic Record, Journal of Asia
Pacific Economy.
• Master of Economics (MEc) coordinator, 2010-2015, School of Economics, UNSW.
• Junior Recruitment Committee, 2007, School of Economics, UNSW.
• Junior Recruitment Reviewer, 2008-2014, School of Economics, UNSW.
• External Seminar Organizer, 2007, School of Economics, UNSW.
• Organizer, Sydney Macro Reading Group, 2008-2013.
• Organizer, Workshop on Emerging Economies (2012, 2013).
• Organizer, Australasian Macroeconomic Society Workshops (2015).
• PhD Thesis Examiner : Sudarto (2008), Ping-Kun Hsu (2010), Jie Ding (2013).
• PhD Supervision : Megan Gu (2014), Asgerdur Petursdottir (2014).
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• Honours Supervision : Selwynn Syquia (2007), Gordon Yoon (2009), Kristine
Patricio (2011).
(Last update:
25/04/2015)
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