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Ayoung Kim

Ayoung  Kim

Title

  • Assistant Professor

Contact Information

a.kim@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-7986
Lloyd-Ricks-Watson Bldg, Rm 317

Overview

Biography

I am an applied economist working on regional economics and community economic development related to analyzing regional/community economic performance, local socio-economic issues, and the development of associated economic policies.

Education

  • Purdue University, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) , Agricultural Economics
  • The State University of New York at Buffalo, Master of Arts (M.A.) , Mathematics
  • Seoul National University, Master of Arts (M.A.) , Agricultural Economics and Rural Development
  • Yonsei University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) , Urban Planning and Engineering

Research/Extension Interests

Rural Community Economic Development
Regional Economics
Labor and Population Economics
Applied Econometrics
Spatial/Regional Data Analytics

Teaching Interests

Quantitative Economic Modeling
Regional Economics
Rural/Community Development
Spatial/Regional Data Analysis
International Agricultural Trade

Websites

Publications

Year Publications
2024

Giscombe, S., Canales, E., Davis, G., Kim, A., Buys, D. 2024. Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables and the Role of the Food Environment. Journal of Food Distribution Research 55(2):23–45.

2024

Kim, E., Kim, A., Nam, K. 2024. Impacts of Demand and Supply-side Interventions on South Korea’s Housing Markets: a Dynamic Housing-CGE Analysis. Annals of Regional Science 73:397–429.

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2023

Kim, A., Lim, J., Colletta, A. 2023. How Regional Economic Structure Matters in the Era of COVID-19: Resilience Capacity of U.S. states. Annals of Regional Science 70(1):159-185.

2023

Kim, A., Waldorf, B. S. 2023. The Index of Relative Rurality (IRR): US County Data for 2020, Version 1.0.0 [Data set]. Zenodo

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2022

Yun, S., Kim, A. 2022. Economic impact of natural disasters: A myth or mismeasurement?. Applied Economics Letters 29(10):861-866.

2022

Kim, E., Kim, A., Moon, I. 2022. Government Intervention in Real Estate Market: Is Tax Reform Effective in Seoul Housing Market?. New Frontiers in RegionalScience: Asian Perspectives, Springer [Book Chapter] 56:221-243.

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2021

Kim, A., Waldorf, B. S., Duncan, N. T. 2021. U.S. Immigration Policy and Brain Waste. Annals of Regional Science 66(2):209-236.

2021

Kim, A., Waldorf, B. S. 2021. Retirement, Relocation, and Residential Choices. New Frontiers in RegionalScience: Asian Perspectives, Springer [Book Chapter] 45:181-196.

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2019

Kim, A., Waldorf, B. S. 2019. Baby Boomers’ Paths into Retirement. Springer Nature [Book Chapter] 40:225-247.

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Extension Publications

Year Publications
2024

Kim, A., Mills, D. 2024. Demographic Dynamics in Mississippi: Transition to an Aging Society. Mississippi State University Extension Service

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2023

Boyce, M., Kim, A., Smith, R., Barefield, D. A. 2023. Mississippi Economic and Financial Well-Being: Patterns and Trends . Mississippi State University Extension Service

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2023

Dawadi, S., Kim, A., Barefield, D. A. 2023. Business Employment by Age and Size of Firms in Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Service

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2023

Browne, J., Kim, A., Yun, S., Posadas, B. C. 2023. Economic Impacts of Bacterial Beach Closures on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Mississippi State University Extension Publication P3949

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2021

Meadowcroft, D., Kim, A., Barefield, D. A., Barnes, J. N. 2021. The State of Broadband Access in Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3653.

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2019

Smith, R. C., Kim, A. 2019. Mississippi Economic Wellbeing and Poverty. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3267.

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Graduate Students

  • Caren Mwange
  • Sabina Regmi (Ph.D. student at Colorado State Unviersity)
  • Jessica Browne (Business process analyst, Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation)
  • Sabin Dawadi
  • Mckenzie Boyce (Carvalho) (Ph.D. student at University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Society Memberships

  • Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
  • American Economic Association
  • Korean Regional Science Association
  • North American Regional Science Council
  • Regional Science Association International
  • Southern Agricultural Economic Association
  • Southern Regional Science Association