Seong Yun
Title
- Associate Professor
Contact Information
seong.yun@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-5817
Lloyd-Ricks-Watson Bldg., Rm 301B
Overview
Biography
Dr. Seong Yun is a resource and environmental economist working predominantly on coupled ecological-economics systems in agriculture, fishery, forestry, and water. The majority of his research and teaching efforts are centered in the multi-disciplinary fields in sustainability and resilience: conservation agriculture/fishery/forestry, ecosystem based management, natural capital valuation, ecosystem evaluation, and other science-based decision making and public policy topics. He specializes in bioeconomic modeling, applied econometrics, and numerical methods in economics. Prior to joining the faculty at Mississippi State University, he worked at Yale University as a postdoctoral research associate.
Education
- Purdue University, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Agricultural Economics
- University at Buffalo, Master of Arts (M.A.), Mathematics
- Seoul National University, Master of Arts (M.A.), Economics
- Seoul National University, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics
Research/Extension Interests
Resource and Environmental Economics
Coupled Ecological-Economics Systems
Sustainability in Agriculture, Fishery, Forestry and Water
Natural Capital Valuation
Bioeconomic Modelling
Applied Econometrics
Climate Changes and Extreme Weather Events
Teaching Interests
Resource and Environmental Economics
Policy Evaluation and Impact Analysis
Public Economics
Econometrics
Economic Dynamics
Computational Economics
Website
Publications
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Petrolia, D. R., Ishee, S. G., Yun, S., Cummings, J. R., Maples, J. 2023. Do Wind Hazard Mitigation Programs Affect Home Sales Values?. Journal of Real Estate Research 45(2):137-159. |
| 2023 | Yun, S., Gramig, B. M. 2023. Spatial Panel Models of Crop Yield Response to Weather: Econometric Specification Strategies and Prediction Performances. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 54(1):53-71. |
| 2023 | Boyer, C., Park, E., Yun, S. 2023. Corn and Soybean Prevented Planting Acres Response to Weather. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 45(2):970-983. |
| 2023 | Shen, Y., Sun, S., Yun, S. 2023. Biomass Energy Generation and Ambient Air Quality: An Empirical Analysis of Biomass Power Plant in China. Applied Economics Letters |
| 2022 | Yun, S., Kim, A. 2022. Economic impact of natural disasters: A myth or mismeasurement?. Applied Economics Letters 29(10):861-866. |
| 2021 | Chen, B., Gramig, B. M., Yun, S. 2021. Conservation Tillage Mitigates Drought Induced Soybean Yield Losses in the Corn Belt. Q Open 1(1). |
| 2020 | Yun, S., Kim, S. 2020. Mismatch of Perception and Data: Air Pollution, Medical Expenses, and Consumption in South Korea. Environmental and Resource Economics Review 29(2):113-144. |
| 2020 | Yun, S., Kim, S. 2020. Air Pollution and Weather Data by Si-Gun-Gu in South Korea. Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 22(3):171-175. |
| 2020 | Jung, H., Yun, S., Kim, K., Kim, S. 2020. Estimating Values of Urban Green Space in Seoul: Application of Hierarchical Linear Regression Model on Hedonic Housing Price Analysis. Journal of Environmental Policy and Administration 28(3). |
| 2019 | Yun, S., Gramig, B. M. 2019. Agro-Climatic Data by County (ACDC): A Spatially and Temporally Consistent U.S. Dataset for Agricultural Yields, Weather, and Soils. Data 4(2):66. |
| 2017 | Yun, S. D., Hutniczak, B., Abbott, J. K., Fenichel, E. P. 2017. Ecosystem-based management and the wealth of ecosystems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 114(25):6539-6544. |
| 2017 | Gramig, B. M., Massey, R., Yun, S. D. 2017. Nitrogen application decision-making under climate risk in the U.S. Corn Belt. Climate Risk Management 15:82-89. |
| 2016 | Yun, S. D., Waldorf, B. S. 2016. The day after the disaster: forced migration and income loss after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Journal of Regional Science 56(3):420-441. Download |
| 2016 | Waldorf, B., Yun, S. D. 2016. Labor migration and overeducation among young college graduates. Review of Regional Research 36(2):99–119. Download |
Extension Publications
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 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 Download |
Graduate Students
- Jessica Browne
- Shelby Brewer
Awards & Honors
Society Memberships
- Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
- American Economic Association
- Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
- Northeast Agricultural Economics Association
- Regional Science Association International
- Southern Agricultural Economics Association
- Southern Economics Association
