CURRICULUM VITAE
EMPLOYMENT
Lecturer (equivalent to an Assistant Professor in the U.S.), School of Economics, The University of Sydney, July 2023 -
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Economics, Texas A&M University (TAMU), 2023
M.A., Economics, Seoul National University (SNU), 2016
B.A. & B.B.A., Finance and Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU), 2013
RESEARCH & TEACHING INTERESTS
Macroeconomics, Monetary and Fiscal policy, Household finance
WORKING PAPERS
"Consumption response to Anticipated Income Changes: Evidence from the Magnitude Effect" with Sang-yoon Song
"Household Debt and the Effects of Fiscal Policy" with Sami Alpanda and Sarah Zubairy, R&R at International Economic Review
"Policy Uncertainty and the Term Structure of Market Volatility" with Seongjin Kim and Tatevik Sekposyan
WORK IN PROGRESS
"Distributional Effects of Fiscal Policy over the Business Cycle"
"Market Volatility and the Effects of Monetary Policy" with Tatevik Sekposyan
FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
Graduate Summer Research Grant, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University, 2022
Summer Dissertation Fellowship, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University, 2022
Fasken Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching Award, Texas A&M University, 2022
Gail Frey Monson Memorial Scholarship, Texas A&M University, 2021
S. Charles Maurice Graduate Fellowship in Economics, Texas A&M University, 2021
Graduate Student Research and Presentation Travel Award, Texas A&M University, 2021
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M University, 2020
Department Research Fellowship, Texas A&M University, 2020
Private Enterprise Research Center Summer Scholarship, Texas A&M University, 2019
Departmental Assistantships, Texas A&M University, 2017 - 2023
Tae Sung Kim Brain Korea 21 (BK21) Plus Scholarship, Seoul National University, 2013 - 2016
Dean's Honor roll, Simon Fraser University, 2012
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT
Research Assistant, Sarah Zubairy, Texas A&M University, 2018 - 2019
Research Associate, Bank of Korea (BOK), 2016 - 2017
Project Intern, Korea Institute of Public Finance (KIPF), 2014
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Instructor, Intermediate Macroeconomics Honours, The University of Sydney: 2023 Semester 2
Instructor, Interdisciplinary Impact in Economics, The University of Sydney: 2023 Semester 2
Instructor, Macroeconomic Theory (400 level UG), Texas A&M University: Spring 2022, Summer 2020
Instructor, Macroeconomic Qualifier Camp (Ph.D. core), Texas A&M University: Summer 2020, Summer 2019
Recitation Instructor, Macroeconomic Theory II (Ph.D. core), Texas A&M University: Spring 2020, Spring 2019
Teaching assistant, Macroeconomic Theory II (Ph.D. core), Texas A&M University: Spring 2020, Spring 2019
Teaching Assistant, Financial Economics (M.S., UG), Texas A&M University: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020
Teaching Assistant, Macroeconomic Theory (UG), Texas A&M University: Fall 2019
Teaching Assistant, Public Finance (UG), Spring 2018, Texas A&M University: Fall 2017
SEMINAR, CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, AND WORKSHOPS (* denotes scheduled)
2023: Bank of Canada (Ottawa, Canada); SUNY-Binghamton University (Virtual); University of Arkansas (Virtual); Hamilton College (Clinton, NY); Kent State University (Kent, OH); Wayne State University (Detroit, MI); Smith College (Virtual); Trinity University (San Antonio, TX); University of Queensland (Virtual); University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia); Reserve Bank of Australia (Sydney, Australia); Bank of Korea (Virtual); Grand Valley State University (Virtual); Hanyang University (Virtual); Yonsei Young Economist Workshop (Seoul, Korea); Econometric Society Australasian Meeting (Sydney, Australia)*; The Australian National University (Canberra, Australia)*; The University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia)*;
2022: Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Economics (SNDE) 29th Symposium (virtual); Computing in Economics and Finance (CEF) 28th International Conference (Dallas, TX); Western Economic Association International (WEAI) 97th Annual Conference (virtual); Symposium on Econometric Theory and Applications (SETA) 16th International Symposium (virtual); NBER Heterogeneous-Agent Macro Workshop (Boston, MA); KAEA Job Market Conference (vitual); Southern Economic Association (SEA) 92nd Annual Meeting (Fort Lauderdale, FL); Midwest Macro Meeting (Dallas, TX);
2021: Computing in Economics and Finance (CEF) 27th International Conference (Dallas, TX); Western Economic Association International-Korean American Economic Association (WEAI-KAEA) 96th Annual Conference (virtual); Korean Economic Review (KER) International Conference (virtual); Southern Economic Association (SEA) 91st Annual Meeting (Houston, TX);
2017: Korean Economics Association (KEA) joint conference (Seoul, South Korea);
SKILLS
Programs: Python, MATLAB, Dynare, Stata, Eviews, Latex
Languages: English (Fluent), Korean (Native)
PERSONAL
Citizenship: Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Legal Name: Hyunji Song (송현지)