about me
My research focuses on the economics of energy and the environment, with a particular interest in labor and public policy issues. Currently, I am investigating the economic challenges of the energy transition, including the labor reallocation of fossil fuel workers and the fiscal impacts on coal-dependent local governments.
In Fall 2026, I will join the Department of Economics at the University of Oklahoma as an Assistant Professor. I hold a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Email: minwoohyun12[at]gmail.com
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working papers
Trapped or Transferred: Worker Mobility and Labor Market Power in the Energy Transition
Fossil Fuels and Fiscal Federalism: How Intergovernmental Transfers Respond to Local Coal Industry Declines
Industrial Decline Raises Juvenile Antisocial Behavior: Evidence from US Coal Communities
Industrial Decline Raises Juvenile Antisocial Behavior: Evidence from US Coal Communities
publications
Bounds, Benefits, and Bad Air: Net Benefits of Pollution Alerts
(with Michael Anderson and Jaecheol Lee)
The Economic Journal (2026)
Feasibility trade-offs in decarbonisation of power sector with high coal dependence: A case of Korea
(with Aleh Cherp, Jessica Jewell, Youngjae Kim, and Jiyong Eom)
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition (2023)
Increase in household energy consumption due to ambient air pollution
(with Jiyong Eom, Jaewoong Lee, and Hyoseop Lee)
Nature Energy (2020)
Assessing the impact of a demand-resource bidding market on an electricity generation portfolio and the environment
(with Yeongjae Kim and Jiyong Eom)
Energy Policy (2020)
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition (2023)