Pyung Kim
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Public Policy and Political Economy at the University of Texas at Dallas, admitted with the highest honors. My research focuses on the intersection of health policy, public economics, and geography. It has three primary threads:
The determinants of geographic disparities in health and economic outcomes
The long-term impacts of neighborhoods on health and economic outcomes
The long-term impacts of social insurance on health and economic outcomes
I leverage spatial econometrics, machine learning, and GIS to analyze large administrative datasets, electronic medical records, and geospatial big data.
Before joining UT Dallas, I completed my B.A. in Public Administration at Ajou University, graduating summa cum laude, followed by an M.A. in Public Administration from Yonsei University in South Korea. I then gained valuable policy research experience at the Korea Institute of Public Administration, a research organization operating under the Prime Minister’s office. My academic achievements have been recognized through prestigious scholarships and research grants from the Korea Ministry of Education, National Research Foundation of Korea, and the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Research Interests
- Neighborhood Effects
- Health, Disability, and Environment
- Public Economics and Social Insurance
- Spatial Analysis and Machine Learning
- Causal Inference and Program Evaluation