AREUEA 2025 Junior Scholar Program Participant Information

Sowon Kim

Bio

Dr. Sowon Kim is an incoming lecturer in the Department of Property at the University of Auckland. She is an applied economist whose research explores how decision-makers respond to regulations, innovation, and natural disasters in real estate markets from a spatial perspective.

Summary of Project(s)

Through JSP, Sowon hopes to promote her study on rental housing supply, which highlights the unintended consequences of tax credit programs in increasing rental housing supply, leading to a disproportionate crowd-out effect across racially segregated neighborhoods.

Twitter Handle

@Sowon__Kim

Sowon Kim's Personal Website