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Chong-Uk Kim

Professor and Chair

Chong-Uk Kim
Chong-Uk Kim

kimc@sonoma.edu

About

Dr. Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, and completed his B.A. in international trade with a minor in political science, M.B.A in international economics and finance, and doctor's course in international economics and finance at  Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, South Korea. He came into the U.S. in 2000 and earned his masters and doctoral degrees in economics at the University of Oregon. He has been teaching macroeconomics, international economics, and time series econometrics at Sonoma State University since 2007. The main topics of his research have been immigration, minimum wages, and tertiary education.

Education

University of Oregon, Ph.D. in Economics University of Oregon

M.A. in Economics, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Seoul, Korea)

M.B.A. in International Economics, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Seoul, Korea) 

B.A. in International Trade

Selected Publications & Presentations

Kim, C. & Lim, G. (2017). Immigration and domestic wage: An empirical study on competition among immigrants. Applied Economics, Vol. 49, No. 34, pp. 3351-3358. 

Kim, C. & Bouvet, F. (2014). Are U.S. imports really hurting U.S. households?: An analysis of the relationship between U.S. households’ consumption and U.S. imports. Global Business and Economics Review, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 157-178.