
University of Minnesota, Ph.D. in Economics, 2006
University of Minnesota, M.A. in Economics (Mathematics minor), 2003
Seoul National University, B.A. in International Economics, 1996
I am an Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, Australia. I received my Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota in 2006.
Research Interests:
Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/view/stanleychounsw/home
Business School Profile: https://www.business.unsw.edu.au/our-people/sangwook(stanley)cho
- Journal Articles
Quantifying the Impact of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions during the COVID-19 Outbreak: The Case of Sweden, The Econometrics Journal, 23(3), pp 323-344, 2020. (Editor's Choice article)
Skill Premium Divergence: The Roles of Trade, Capital and Demographics (with Julián Díaz), Economic Theory, 67(1), pp 249-283, 2019.
Do Free Trade Agreements Increase The New Goods Margin? Evidence from Korea (with Hansoo Choi and Julián Díaz), Open Economies Review, 29(5), pp 1095-1122, 2018.
The Dynamics of Trade Margins: Evidence from the European Integration (with Julián Díaz), Economics Letters, 167, pp 90-96, 2018.
The New Goods Margin in New Markets (with Julián Díaz), Journal of Comparative Economics, 46(1), pp 78-93, 2018.
Accounting for Skill Premium Patterns: Evidence from the EU Accession (with Julián Díaz), Southern Economic Journal, 81(1), pp 271-299, 2016.
Evaluating Sectoral Impact of Australia-India Free Trade Agreement (with Kang-Hyun Yoon), Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, 19(2), pp 205-229, 2014.
Means-tested Age Pension and Homeownership: Is There a Link? (with Renuka Sane), Macroeconomic Dynamics, 17(6), pp 1281-1310, 2013.
Trade Integration and the Skill Premium: Evidence from a Transition Economy (with Julián Díaz), Journal of Comparative Economics, 41(2), pp 601-620, 2013.
Accounting for Lifecycle Wealth Accumulation: The Role of Housing Institution, Macroeconomic Dynamics, 16(4), pp 497-517, 2012.
Tax Treatment of Owner Occupied Housing and Wealth Inequality (with Johanna Francis), Journal of Macroeconomics, 33(1), pp 42-60, 2011.
Welfare Impact of Trade Liberalization (with Julián Díaz), Economic Inquiry, 49(2), pp 379-397, 2011.
Household Wealth Accumulation and Portfolio Choices in Korea, Journal of Housing Economics, 19(1), pp 13-25, 2010.
Trade Liberalizations in Latin America and Eastern Europe: The Cases of Ecuador and Slovenia (with Julián Díaz), Journal of Economic Integration, 23(4), 2008.
- Working papers/ Other publication
The Causal Effect of FTAs on the Trade Margins: Product-Level Evidence from Geographically Distant Partners (with Hansoo Choi and Julián Díaz), FREIT Working Paper 1503. (Under review)
Quantifying the Impact of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions (NPI) during the COVID-19 Outbreak -- The Case of Sweden, COVID Economics: Vetted and Real-time Papers, Issue 35, pp70-95, 7 July 2020. [Note: This is an earlier version of the article with the same title.]
Trade Effect of Recent Dollarization Episodes (with Julián Díaz)
Capital Skill Complementarity -- Still In or Out? (with Gonzalo Castex and Evgenia Dechter)
Industry-Level Analysis of the Extensive Margin Growth under FTAs
Beggar-thy-parents? A Lifecycle Model of Intergenerational Altruism, UNSW Australian School of Business Research Paper No. 2008-15.
Social Impact of a Tax Reform: The Case of Ethiopia (with Sònia Muñoz) International Monetary Fund Working Paper 03-232, 2003.
- Book chapters
Social Impact of a Tax Reform: The Case of Ethiopia (with Sònia Muñoz), Chapter 13 in "Helping Countries Develop : The Role of Fiscal Policy," edited by Sanjeev Gupta, Benedict J. Clements, and Gabriela Inchauste, International Monetary Fund, 2004
• What a doppelganger Sweden teaches us about their COVID-19 strategy, Business Think UNSW, October 2020.
• Banks prepare for COVID-19 hit and ‘double-digit’ property downturn, Nine News, Australia, March 2020.
• “New Goods” trade in the Baltics, Free Network Policy Briefs, May 2017.
• What can we learn from Korean free trade deals? Business Think UNSW, May 2016.
My Research Supervision
Honours Supervision: Sally Wong (2020), John Xue (2020).
My Teaching
University of New South Wales (2007-)
❑ Macroeconomic Analysis (PhD)
❑ Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis (PhD)
❑ Macroeconomic Analysis (Honours)
❑ Honours Thesis Seminar (Honours)
❑ International Macroeconomics (3rd year, masters)
❑ Macroeconomics 1, 2 (Undergraduate)
❑ Economic Analysis (Undergraduate)
❑ Introductory Statistics (MCom)