Yoonseok Lee
Associate Professor, Economics
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Contact Information
ylee41@maxwell.syr.edu
426 Eggers Hall
(315) 443-9529
Office Hours:
By Appointment
Staff Support
Emily Minnoe
(315) 443-3114
erminnoe@maxwell.syr.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Yoonseok Lee CV
Melvin A. Eggers Economics Faculty Scholar
Director of Masters Studies
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
Degree
Ph.D., Yale University, 2006
Specialties
Econometric theory and applied econometrics
Personal Website
http://ylee41.expressions.syr.edu/
Courses
Summer 2018
Not Teaching
Biography
Yoonseok Lee is an Associate Professor of Economics and a Senior Research Associate at the Center for Policy Research. His research interests are in econometric
theory and applied econometrics. For
econometric theory, the topics focus on semi-parametric dynamic panel data
models, treatment effect in panel data, many weak instrumental variables
problems, and model selection in high dimensional models. For applied topics,
he uses semi-parametric panel data models to study cross country growth,
environmental Kuznets curve, motorcycle helmet use regulation, smoking during
pregnancy, medical treatment effects, crime and inequality, firm-level
production function estimation, and relation between exporting and firm stock
market value. For more policy-oriented
topics, he is interested in social interaction models and income polarization
problem. Professor Lee received his Ph.D.
in Economics from Yale University in 2006. Full Biography
Publications
Selected Papers
Research Interests
Econometric Theory
Semiparametric/Nonlinear (Dynamic) Panel Data Models
Many (Weak) Instrument Problem, High Dimensional Models
Social Interaction and Spatial Dependence
Income Polarization