SOK CHUL HONG

Assistant Professor of Economics

SOGANG UNIVERSITY, KOREA

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

• University of Chicago, Ph.D., Economics, 2007.

• Seoul National University, M.A., Economics, 2002 / B.A., Economics, 2000

RESEARCH FIELDS

Economic History, Health Economics, Economic Development

BOOK PUBLISHED

The Changing Body: Health, Nutrition, and Human Development in the Western World since 1700

(with Roderick Floud, Robert Fogel, and Bernard Harris). Cambridge University Press. 2011.

 

The book has been reviewed in
Science, Nature, New York Times, The Independent, Daily Mail, Times Higher Education, and International Herald Tribune,

and been featured in
BBC radio and  the Brian Lehrer Show at WNYC radio.

PAPERS PUBLISHED

[1] Malaria and Economic Productivity: A Longitudinal Analysis of the American Case. The Journal of Economic History 71(3): 654-671. 2011.

[2] Marriage and Men's Wealth Accumulation in the United States, 1860-1870. Korean Economic Review 26(1): 27-58. 2010.

[3] Survival in 19th Century Cities: The Larger the City, the Smaller Your Chances (with Louis Cain). Explorations in Economic History 46(4): 450-463. 2009.

[4] The Burden of Early Exposure to Malaria in the United States, 1850-1860: Malnutrition and Immune Disorders. The Journal of Economic History 67(4): 1001-1035. 2007.

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN KOREAN

[1] Economic Fluctuation and Public Health Indicators in South Korea, 1983-2008 (with K. Kim and H. Nahm). The Korea Journal of Health Economics and Policy 16(1): 111-137. 2010.

[2] The Effect of Corporate Diversification on Performance. Korean Economic Journal 41(2): 169-200. 2002.

WORKING PAPERS

[1] Diet, Health and Work Intensity in England and Wales, 1700-1914 (with Bernard Harris, Roderick Floud, and Robert Fogel). NBER Working Paper w15875. April 2010.

[2] Malaria: An Early Indicator of Later Disease and Work Level.

[3] Adapting to the Weather: Lessons from U.S. History (with Hoyt Bleakley).

[4] Who is Sitting Next to You? An Analysis of Peer Effects inside the Classroom (with Jungmin Lee).

[5] Celebrity Suicides (with Jungming Lee).

[6] The Declining Burden of Obesity: The American Case.

WORK IN PROGRESS

[1] Health, Mortality and the Standard of Living in Europe and North America Since 1700 (with Bernard Harris, Roderick Floud, and Robert Fogel).

[2] Inter-Urban Health Disparities: Survival in the Wards of 19th Century American Cities (with Louis Cain and Carlos Villareal).

[3] The Age-Specific Effects of Early-Life Family Demographics on Later Life Mortality and Human Capital Accumulation (with Jonathan Hersh and Sven Wilson).

[4] The Intergenerational Effects of Non-cognitive Ability: Locus of Control and Obesity of Children (with Taehyun Ahn).

[5] Population Aging and Deepening Inequality in Korea (with Hankyung Jun).

TEACHING

• Modern Economic History (Graduate and Undergraducate).

• Principles of Economics I & II.

• Teaching materials are available at Sogang Cyber Campus.

 

 

MAILING ADDRESS

School of Economics

Sogang University

Shinsu-dong, Mapo-gu

Seoul, KOREA 121-742

EMAIL

shong[at]sogang.ac.kr

PHONE

+82-2-705-4705