Hyeon Kim

Hi. I’m Hyeon Kim from Republic of Korea and a six-year graduate student at the University of Utah. This semester I am teaching Principles of Microeconomics (Econ 2010-95~99) and Macroeconomics (Econ 2020-95~99) as Telecourses.

Contact Information                                 E-mail: hyeon.kim@economics.utah.edu

Office: Business Classroom Building (BUC) 7

Department of Economics                                                Phone: 801-581-7481

1645 E. Campus Center Drive, Rm. 308, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-9300          Fax: 801-585-5649

Education

▪ Ph.D. Candidate, Economics, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (Fall 2004 ~ )

▪ M.E.  Economics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 2004.

▪ M. A. Economics, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea, 2001.

▪ B.A. Economics, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea, 1997.

Professional Experience

▪ Instructor, Department of Economics, The University of Utah (Spring 2007 ~ Present): Principles of Microeconomics (Econ 2010–95~99) and Principles of Macroeconomics (Econ 2020–95~99).

▪ Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, The University of Utah (Fall 2005 ~ Fall 2006): Principle of Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Principle of Econometrics, Microeconomics for Masters, Econometrics

▪ Tutor, Tutoring Center, Associated Students of the University of Utah (Oct., 2004 ~ Present)

▪ Researcher in Fishery Economic Division, Korea Maritime Institute, Korea (2001 ~ 2002)

▪ Research Assistant, Konkuk University, Korea, (2000 ~ 2001)

Research Interests

▪ Ecological Economics, Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization;

▪ I’m now working with Professor Gabriel Lozada for my dissertation which is on the incentives for technology adoption under various environmental policy instruments.

▪ My other (future) interests are the interaction the environment and human economy using ecological input-output analysis and the environmental Kuznets curve.

Publications

▪ A Study on Introduction and Operation of Tariff Rate Quota System in Fisheries, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, 2002.

▪ A Study on the Advance into Indonesian fishing ground, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, 2002

▪ A Study on the Tariff System of Fish and Fisheries Products Under WTO Regime, Korea Maritime Institute, 2001.

▪ The Effect and Impact on the Reduction on Tariff in Fishery – Using Computable General Equilibrium, Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Fisheries Research Paper, Korea Maritime Institute, 2001

▪ The Economic Effect of Government Financial Transfers in Fisheries sector : in preparation for WTO Negotiation, Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Fisheries Research Paper, Korea Maritime Institute, 2001

▪ The Effect of Energy Saving Investment on Greenhouse gas emissions, Resource and Environment Research Vol. 9 Issue 5, Dec. 2000

Honors and Awards

▪ Tutor of the Month, The ASUU Tutoring Center, The University of Utah, December, 2007.

▪ Graduate Honor Roll Scholarship”, College of Social and Behavioral Science, The University of Utah, Fall 2006 ~ Spring 2007.

▪ Awarded an Excellent Researcher in Korea Maritime Institute, Korea, 2002.

▪ Awarded Academic Excellence Scholarship, Konkuk University, Korea, 1996.

▪ Awarded Admission Excellence Scholarship, Konkuk University, Korea, 1990.