Minsoo Kim

Dr. Minsoo Kim is a Senior Lecturer (equivalent to Assistant Professor) in the Department of Finance at the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Business and Economics. He joined the university in 2019 and specializes in financial intermediation, empirical asset pricing, and international finance. His research explores liquidity dynamics in fixed income markets, fund behavior, and pension fund performance under market stress.

Dr. Kim holds a Ph.D. in Finance from London Business School, an M.S. in Statistics from the University of Chicago, and dual B.B.A. and B.A. degrees in Business Administration and Education from Korea University. Before his doctoral studies, he worked as a Research Professional at the Fama-Miller Center for Research in Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

His recent work investigates liquidity shocks, fund flows, and the implications of early pension fund withdrawals on asset prices. He has published influential papers on interest rate derivatives, corporate bond selling by mutual funds, and pension fund performance under liquidity constraints.

Dr. Kim’s research integrates empirical finance with statistical methods to address real-world market challenges, focusing on financial stability and institutional investor behavior.