Yeogyoung Moon

Department of Economics Konkuk University

Education

Ph.D., Economics (in progress)

Konkuk University
2024 - present

M.A., Economics

Konkuk University
2022 - 2024

B.A., Economics

Konkuk University
2018 - 2022

Research Interests

  • Labor Economics
  • Applied Microeconomics

Publications

  • Repayment Burdens of Student Loans for Korean Higher Education
    • JinYeong Kim, Yeogyoung Moon, & Chung Choe (2025)
    Sustainability, 17(18), 8118. (SSCI)
  • Parental Leave and Its Implications for the Employment of Individuals with Disabilities in Mandatory Employment Systems
    • Yonghyun Yang, Yeogyoung Moon, & Chung Choe (2025)
    International Journal of Manpower, 46(7), 1356–1372. (SSCI)
  • COVID-19 and Depressive Symptoms among Older Adults in South Korea
    • Seunghee Yu, Yeogyoung Moon, & Chung Choe (2024)
    Journal of Women & Aging, 36(5), 359–371. (SSCI)
  • A Study on NCS Panel Design and Construction Methods
    • Yeogyoung Moon, Chung Choe, & Jinsil Kim (2023)
    Journal of the Korean Official Statistics, 28(2), 31-44. (KCI)

    Working papers

  • The Impact of COVID-19 on Employment of Persons with and without Disabilities: Effects of a Mandatory Disability Employment System
    • Yeogyoung Moon, Chung Choe, Yoonyoung Choi, & Marjorie Baldwin
  • Unveiling the Hidden Dynamics of Firm Responses to Employment Protection Legislation: Beyond the Average
    • Yeogyoung Moon, & Chung Choe
  • Understanding Female Employment and Wages in Indonesia: The Importance of Accounting for Non-cognitive Skills
    • Seonkyung Choi, Chung Choe, Yeogyoung Moon, & Huihui Li

    Grants

  • National Research Foundation of Korea, "How Do Firms Adjust to Robots? Evidence on Worker Inflows and Outflows from Korea," Academic Research Fellowship (B Type), 2026 (₩20,000,000).

  • Korea Labor and Employment Relations Association, "Unveiling the Hidden Dynamics of Firm Responses to Employment Protection Legislation: Beyond the Average," ILERA Grant, 2025 (₩4,000,000).

  • National Research Foundation of Korea, "Unveiling the Hidden Dynamics of Firm Responses to Employment Protection Legislation: Beyond the Average," Doctoral Student Research Fellowship, 2024-2026 (₩40,000,000).