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Gueyon Kim is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, specializing in international trade, labor economics, and applied microeconomics. Her research examines the labor market consequences of globalization, wage inequality, and socioeconomic disparities, particularly through trade-induced changes in firm organization, innovation, and workforce dynamics.
- Affiliations: Research Affiliate, IZA (since March 2022); Affiliate, Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility; Member, HCEO Working Group on Inequality: Measurement, Interpretation, and Policy.
Kim's recent work includes analyzing historical Black-White differences in occupational mobility from slavery to the modern era using data spanning 1850–2010. She employs Danish employer-employee matched data to study offshoring's impact on worker-firm matching and wage inequality.
Key trends in her publications include globalization's effects on labor markets, trade policy's role in inequality, and historical socioeconomic analysis. Her collaborations with Steven Durlauf and others highlight interdisciplinary approaches to understanding systemic disparities.
Education:
- B.A. in Economics and English Literature, Seoul National University (2011)
- Ph.D. in Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2019)
