AREUEA 2025 Junior Scholar Program Participant Information

Wongjong Kim

Bio

I am an Economics job market candidate in the Department of Economics Finance and Legal Studies at the University of Alabama. As an applied microeconomist, I focus on of urban economics, real estate economics, and environmental economics.

Summary of Project(s)

My job market paper, “The Effect of Temporary Air Quality Change on Housing Prices,” examines how short-term air quality fluctuations influence home-buying decisions. This impact comes from visibility influenced by pollution level.

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