Jinhe Center for Economic Research
823 Management Building, Xi’an Jiaotong University
No. 28 Xianning West Road
Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R.C. 710049
Email: jaeyoonk@xjtu.edu.cn
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/ja3yoonkim
Citizenship: Republic of Korea
Current Position
Assistant Professor
Jinhe Center for Economic Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University October 2018 - Present
Education
Ph.D. in Economics (Chair: Aris Spanos)
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 2018
M.A. in Economics
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 2015
M.A. in Economics
Korea University, Seoul, Korea 2012
B.A. in Economics and Management
Handong Global University, Pohang, Korea 2010
Professional Experience
Economic Research Institute, Bank of Korea
Finance and Monetary Economics Team, Research Assistant February 2012 - April 2013
Research Interests
Macroeconometric Modeling, Time-series Analysis, Empirical Macroeconomics
Working Papers
“DSGE-VAR(λ) for a Model Evaluation Revisited” (Job Market Paper)
“Reinvestigate DSGE Model Estimation in Statistical Perspective”
Work in Progress
“Not Only Priors but Also Likelihood in Bayesian VAR”
“Forecasting Recession Risk Revisited”
Research Experience
Research Assistant to Professor Shaowen Luo, Virginia Tech May 2017 - December 2017
· Trade and Financial Linkages in the Global Economy
· Networks in Airline Industry
Research Assistant to Professor Jaehong Kim, Handong Global Univ. May 2009 - September 2009
· Anti-competitive Regulation in Shipping Industry
Skills
Programming Languages MATLAB, R
Software & Tools Eviews, Minitab, Latex
Conference and Seminar Presentations
DSGE-VAR(λ) for a Model Evaluation Revisited
Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society (Sogang University, Seoul, Korea, June 2018)
China Meeting of the Econometric Society (Fudan University, Shanghai, China, June 2018)
26th Annual Symposium of the Society of Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics (Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, March 2018)
Teaching Experience
Instructor: Virginia Tech
Principles of Macroeconomics Summer 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2018
Teaching Assistant: Virginia Tech 2013 – 2017
Graduate Course: Econometrics
Undergraduate Courses: Principles of Microeonomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Analysis of Economic Data, Microeconomic Theory (weekly recitations), Industrial Organization, Economics of Regulation
Teaching Assistant: Korea University 2010 – 2011
Undergraduate Courses: Macroeconomics (weekly recitations)
Teaching Assistant: Handong Global University 2009
Undergraduate Courses: Principles of Economics (weekly recitations), Intermediate Microeconomics (weekly recitations)
Fellowships, Scholarships, and Awards
James B. Ramsey Prize (Best Paper in Econometrics Presented by A Graduate Student),
Annual Symposium of the Society of Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics March 2018
| Teaching Assistantship, Virginia Tech |
Spring 2018 |
| Research Assistantship, Virginia Tech |
May 2017 - December 2017 |
| Graduate Fellowship, Virginia Tech |
2013 - Spring 2017 |
| Research Assistantship, Korea University |
Fall 2010 - Spring 2012 |
| Academic Scholarship, Handong Global University |
Spring 2009 |
| Teaching Assistantship, Handong Global University |
Spring 2009 |
| NURI Scholarship, Handong Global University |
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009 |
The 4th National University Competition of Security and Derivatives Research Award,
Korea Exchange 2009
