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Contact Information

Name Daisoon Kim
Professional title PhD Economist & Scholar
Email kim.daisoon.kr@gmail.com
Based in Washington, DC

Professional Summary

PhD economist and researcher specializing in structural change, artificial intelligence, and global economic systems. Combines structural modeling and novel data infrastructure to analyze how transformative technologies reshape labor, productivity, and market dynamics. Proven track record of leading funded research programs (e.g., NSF co-PI, 459K, Caterpillar PI, 86K), publishing in top journals (e.g., JME, JIE), and delivering actionable insights for industry and global policymakers.

Experience

  • 2026 -

    Washington, DC

    Scholar
    Andersen Institute for Finance and Economics
  • 2019 -

    Raleigh, NC

    Assistant Professor of Economics
    Poole College of Management, NC State University
    on leave, 2026
  • 2023 -

    Cambridge, MA

    Research Economist
    National Bureau of Economic Research
  • 2025 -

    Providence, RI

    Affiliate Professor
    Global Linkages Lab, Brown University
  • 2018 - 2019

    London, UK

    Research Fellow in Economics
    London Business School
  • 2012 - 2012

    Sejong, Korea

    Research Analyst
    Korea Institute of Public Finance

Education

  • 2013 - 2019

    Seattle, WA

    PhD in Economics
    University of Washington

Interests

Fields: International Finance, Macroeconomics, Trade, Geoeconomics
Topics: Geopolitical Tensions, Sanctions, Global Competition, Systemic Risk, Spillover/Network Effects, Global Value Chain & Investment, Multinationals, Market Structure & Concentration, Firm Resilience & Dynamics, Productivity, Technological Transitions, AI

Skills

Professional Skills: Project Management, Data-Driven Decisions, Quantitative Research
Quantitative Modeling: Heterogeneous Firms/Households Dynamics Models, Monte Carlo Simulation, Structural Econometrics
Econometric Analysis: Causal Inference (DID, Synthetic Controls), Dynamic Factor Models, Panel Local Projections
Data: Complex Data Integration, Panel Data Construction, Unstructured Data

Projects

  • Chokepoints and the Transatlantic Gap

    with Alessandro Rebucci (in preparation for Economic Policy - Papers on European and Global Issues)

    • International Economics, Macroeconomics, Geoeconomics
    • Geopolitical Risk, Economic Security, Economic Chokepoints, Global Value Chains, Weaponized Interdependence
  • Contamination, Bias, and Correction in Text-Based Measurement

    with Nahyeon Bak & Hanbat Jeong

    • Econometrics, Economics of AI
    • Text-Based Analysis, Machine-Generated Regressor, State-Dependent Measurement Error
  • Geopolitical Sanctions Backfire - Theory and Evidence from European Firms

    with Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan & Jun Hee Kwak

    • International Economics, Geoeconomics
    • Multi-product Firm, Sanctions, Trade Conflicts

Publications

  • 2026
    Multinational Investment Activity under Policy Uncertainty in Host and Competing Countries
    Journal of International Economics
  • 2025
    International Trade and Macroeconomic Dynamics with Sanctions
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • 2024
    International Economic Sanctions and Third-Country Effects
    IMF Economic Review
  • 2024
    Home Market Effects and Increasing Returns with Non-constant Marginal Costs
    Journal of Economic Geography
  • 2023
    Firm Revenue Elasticity and Business Cycle Sensitivity
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
  • 2023
    Skilled Immigration, Offshoring, and Trade
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
  • 2022
    Central Bank Policy and the Concentration of Risk - Empirical Estimates
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • 2021
    Economies of Scale and International Business Cycles
    Journal of International Economics