Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409
E-mail: siewon.kim [at] ttu.edu
Please find my CV (pdf) here.
Links to profile pages: SSRN, Google Scholar
Research interests: Economics of Education, Labor Economics
Publications
“Early Impacts of the FAFSA Requirement in Texas.” (2025) Economics of Education Review, 104:102618.
[EdWorkingPapers]
[Media coverage: National College Attainment Network]
“Foreign Student Share and Supply of STEM-Designated Economics Programs.” (2025) Journal of Economic Education, 56(2):187–197.
[EdWorkingPapers]
“Hispanic Peer Effects on Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Texas Public Universities.” (2024) Applied Economics, 1–19.
[SSRN]
“The Effect of Promoting Access to Community Colleges on Educational and Labor Market Outcomes.” (2023) Labour Economics, 85:102438.
[SSRN]
“The Effects of the OPT Visa Extension Rule on STEM Business Programs in the U.S.” (2022) Applied Economics, 54(14):1654–1671.
[SSRN]
[2022 ASSA/AEA poster]
“Global Agricultural Value Chains and Employment Growth” with Sunghun Lim (2022) Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 1(4):402–418.
[SSRN]
[Online Appendix]
Other publication
“How a Mandatory FAFSA Completion Policy in Texas Could Improve College Access.” (2023) Urban Institute: The Learning Curve. [Code]