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Yoo-Mi Chin serves as Associate Professor of Economics at Baylor University and Associate Director of the Baylor Business Fellows program, having joined Baylor in 2014 after previously holding an Assistant Professor position at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Her academic credentials include:
- PhD in Economics from Brown University (2007)
- MA in Economics from Brown University (2001)
- BA in German from Seoul National University (1997)
As an applied microeconomist, Dr. Chin's research integrates labor economics, development economics, and health economics to address critical global challenges including intimate partner violence, HIV/AIDS impacts, child labor, substance abuse, and mental health disparities. Her methodological approach emphasizes empirical analysis of policy interventions in developing regions.
Her publication portfolio demonstrates consistent focus on longitudinal socioeconomic impacts, particularly examining how traumatic events like genocide and pandemics affect vulnerable populations. Recent work analyzes the Rwandan genocide's effect on child labor, HIV/AIDS pandemic influences on fertility decisions, and domestic violence law effectiveness across multiple continents, appearing in premier journals including Journal of Public Economics and Journal of Health Economics.
Her recognition includes:
- Fellow of the Global Labor Organization (GLO)
Dr. Chin actively contributes to academic development through the Baylor Business Fellows program while maintaining teaching responsibilities for core economics courses including Principles of Microeconomics and Economic Policy Analysis.
