HUH, YUNSUN

Email
At UW-Whitewater

Affiliation
University - Faculty/Staff
Department
Economics
Position
Associate Professor
Office Phone
(262) 472-6941
Office Location
HH 4400

Yunsun Huh, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Before coming to UWW, Dr. Huh held an Associate Professor position at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay - Department of Economics and Department for Democracy and Justice Studies.

Dr. Huh has taught Principles of Microeconomics (Econ 201), Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis (Econ 301), Race, Gender, and Economic Justice (Econ 352), and Managerial Economics (Econ 737) at UWW.  Dr. Huh has taught a broad array of courses in previous institutions, including Labor Economics, Economics of Gender, Gender Empowerment, Labor and Migration, and History of Economic Thought.

Dr. Huh’s academic interests are broadly in the area of Applied Microeconomics and her research focuses on the intersection of the Economics of Gender, Labor Economics, and Immigration; this is reflected in her recent publications, conference presentations, and
 dissertation. In addition, Dr. Huh conducts research related to Economic History, Demography and Health Economics utilizing large data sets, specifically the Utah Population Database and National Survey Data of Korea.

Selected Recent Publications:
Yunsunn Huh and Russell Kashian, "Corporate Board Gender Diversity and Ethnic Ownership of U.S. Banks." Journal of Applied Economics, Volume 21, Issues 1, July 2021.
Yunsun Huh, “Family Typology and Gender Empowerment: The Labor Market Performance of Married Immigrants.” Journal of Population Research, Volume 35, Issue 3, September 2018.
Yunsun Huh “Gender Empowerment and Educational Attainment of US Immigrants and their Home-Country Counterparts.” Feminist Economics, Volume 23, Issue 2, April 2017.


Research Award
March 2013
Korean Women Economists Association

Ph.D
Labor Economics, Gender Economics, Econometrics/ Economics
University of Utah
2011
M.A
Monetary Economics/Economics
Yonsei University
1998
B.A.
Economics
Kangnung National University
1996

International Association of Feminist Economists
June 2016 - Current
The Korea-America Economic Association
March 2014 - Current
American Economic Association
2010 - Current
International Working Group on Gender, Macroeconomics and International Economics
June 2009 - Current

Migrant Mothers' Empowerment and Children's Mental Health: New Evidence from Korea
Yana Rodgers, Rutgers University
Gender Empowerment and Immigration: Developing A Research Agenda
Who are Bridal Immigrants in South Korea? Educational Selectivity of Marriage Immigrants and Their Decision to Work in the Paid Market
Matthew Windin
Marriage, Gender Roles, and Migration: Selectivity of Immigrant Women in South Korea and Gender Empowerment within the New Family
Navigating the academic job market as a recent PhD
Who comes to Korea, Educational Selectivity of Bridal Immigrant Women in South Korea
Who comes to Korea? K-Bridal Immigrants
Does Being Tied Matter? The Effect of Home Country Gender Status on the Labor Market Performance of Married Immigrants
The Effect of Home-Country Gender Status on the Labor Supply of US Immigrants
Gender Perspective Reflected in Labor and Environmental Policies of the United States
The Effect of Recession on Work Continuity and Job Turnover: An Event History Analysis
Inhyuck Ha
Who Comes to the US and What Determines Selectivity: Educational Self-Selection of Immigrants by Gender
Effect of Study Skill Week Intervention on Students’ Success
Do Tied Movers Matter? The Effect of Home-Country Gender Status on the Labor Market Success of Immigrants
Do Tied Movers Matter? The Effect of Home-Country Gender Status on the Labor Market Success of Immigrants
Gender, Labor and East Asian Migrants: Labor Market Success of Women from Korea, Japan, and China
Does Being Tied Matter? The Effect of Home-Country Gender Status on the Educational Selectivity of Tied and Untied Female Immigrants
Gender and Capabilities
The Cultural Effect of Home-Country Characteristics on the Self-Selection of Immigrants in the US
The Effect of Home-Country Characteristics on the Labor Supply of Immigrants in the US
The Effect of Home-Country Characteristics on the Labor Supply of Immigrants in the US

Corporate Board Gender Diversity and Ethnic Ownership of U.S. Banks
Journal of Applied Economics
Vol. 24 Iss. 1 Pg. 258-267
Family Typology and Gender Empowerment: The Labor Market Performance of Married Immigrants
Journal of Population Research
Vol. 35 Iss. 3 Pg. 237-288
Gender Empowerment and Educational Attainment of US Immigrants and Their Home-Country Conterparts
Feminist Economics
Vol. 23 Iss. 2 Pg. 120-145
Motherhood versus Fatherhood: The Effect of Parent Death on Post-Neonatal and Child Mortality from 1850-1920
International Journal of Gender and Women's Studies
Vol. 3 Iss. 2 Pg. 12-19
Gender Equality, Economic Development, and Labor Market Success of East Asian Migrants
The Journal of Women and Economics
Vol. 10 Iss. 2 Pg. 1-27
The Effect of Home-country Gender Status on the Labor Market Success of Immigrants
Journal of Human Development and Capabilities: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal for People-Centered Development
Vol. 12 Iss. 3 Pg. 367-392

Gender and Society
Journal Reviewer
International Migration Review
Journal Reviewer
Feminist Economics
Journal Reviewer
The Women's Studies
Journal Reviewer
Faculty Senate, UWW
Organized meetings and submitted the committee report as a chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Audit Committee.
International Association for Feminist Economics
Research Journal "The Women's Studies", Korean Women's Development Institutes
South Korea
Consult publication and review process for the journal, Recommend reviewers for the articles applied for the Journal, and Review articles to publish for the journal.
Wisconsin Economic Association

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