Sang Yoon Lee

Sang Yoon (Tim) Lee is a Reader at Queen Mary University of London's School of Economics and Finance, specializing in macroeconomics with a focus on inequality dynamics. His work integrates labor and public economics to analyze education, occupations, and industry impacts on economic disparities. Previously, he held Assistant Professor roles at Toulouse School of Economics (2016–2018) and University of Mannheim (2011–2016).

Education:

• Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)
• B.A., Seoul National University (South Korea)

Research interests center on inequality drivers such as technological change, education access, and policy interventions. He explores how automation, globalization, and public policies affect labor markets and social mobility. Recent work examines intergenerational transmission of economic status, pandemic labor market effects, and structural economic shifts.

His articles highlight themes like technology’s differential impact on workers, pandemic policy trade-offs, and post-recession employment dynamics. He contributes to affiliated institutions including CEPR Macroeconomics & Growth, CEPR Development Economics, and the LSE Centre for Macroeconomics.

Advising and grants: Tim has advised multiple students (specific names unlisted here) and engages in collaborative research through his institutional affiliations. His work emphasizes bridging quantitative macroeconomic models with real-world policy challenges.