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Byungwook Kim is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from The Ohio State University (2023), an M.S. in Statistics from the University of Chicago (2018), and a B.B.A. from Yonsei University (2016).
His research focuses on asset pricing, investor behavior, asset management (including ETFs, mutual funds, hedge funds, and private equity), and fintech. He employs empirical and quantitative methods to explore how investor attention, market structure, and corporate actions affect financial markets.
Kim's recent publications examine competition for investor attention in ETFs, corporate transactions in hard-to-value stocks, and the impact of share repurchases on broader market valuation. His work has been published in the Review of Financial Studies and Review of Corporate Finance Studies, with several working papers under active revision. His research has been featured in major media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Financial Times, and The Economist.
He has received several honors, including the Best Ph.D. Student Paper Award from the NFA (2022), being a finalist for the Charles Brandes Prize (2023), and the FESE De la Vega Prize (2025). He regularly presents at top conferences such as the Western Finance Association (WFA), SFS Cavalcade, NBER meetings, and central bank symposia.
Kim teaches courses in investments and data analysis at both graduate and undergraduate levels at UCI. While no advisees are currently listed, his position suggests involvement in mentoring Ph.D. students. He is actively engaged in research with ongoing projects related to household liquidity and financial market dynamics.
