Consumer Economics, AI and Consumer Behavior, Financial Consumer Protection in the Digital Age, Catastrophic Medical Expenditures, Unmet Healthcare Needs
Education
(Ph.D.) Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, 2016
2016-2019: Assistant Professor, University of Alabama
Associate Editor, International Journal of Consumer Studies
Associate Editor, Journal of Consumer Affairs
Associate Editor, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Journal Articles
(2025)
Digital financial services use and life satisfaction: Is financial well-being a mediator?.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSUMER STUDIES.
50,
1
(2025)
Relative deprivation: How subjective experiences of income inequality influence risk preferences.
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES.
15,
4
(2025)
Catastrophic health expenditures and food insecurity among older cancer survivors in the United States.
HEALTH ECONOMICS REVIEW.
15,
1
(2023)
Societal acceptance of urban air mobility based on the technology adoption framework.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE.
196,
(2023)
Financial socialization and financial well-being in early adulthood: The mediating role of financial capability.
FAMILY RELATIONS.
73,
3
(2023)
What do we really know about "don't know"? Re-assessing the measurement of financial knowledge.
JOURNAL OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS.
57,
4
(2023)
Modeling public acceptance of demand-responsive transportation: An integrated UTAUT and ITM framework.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
25,
(2023)
Digital financial literacy and financial well-being.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS.
58,
(2023)
Food insecurity and unmet healthcare needs in South Korea.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH.
22,
1
(2023)
Food Insecurity, healthcare utilization, and healthcare expenditures: A longitudinal cohort study.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
68,
1605360
(2023)
Relative deprivation and financial risk taking.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS.
55,
103927
(2023)
Predicting adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures among South Korean adults aged 40 to 69 Years using the expanded health empowerment model.
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH.
22,
101411
(2022)
Relative deprivation and prosocial behavior: Evidence from South Korea.
SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL.
(2022)
Childhood experience of parental affection and financial well-being in later life: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study.
JOURNAL OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS.
56,
4
(2022)
The effects of mass shootings on gun sales: Motivations, mechanisms, policies and regulations.
JOURNAL OF POLICY MODELING.
44,
6
(2022)
Machine learning prediction of suicidal ideation, planning, and attempt among Korean adults: A population-based study.
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH.
19,
-
(2022)
Depression and financial planning horizon.
JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS.
98,
-
(2021)
Association of Food Insecurity With Allostatic Load Among Older Adults in the US.
JAMA NETWORK OPEN.
4,
12
(2021)
Consumption and life satisfaction: The Korean evidence.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSUMER STUDIES.
00,
00
(2021)
What are the effects of expanding social pension on health? Evidence from the Basic Pension in South Korea.
JOURNAL OF THE ECONOMICS OF AGEING.
18,
-
Honors / Awards
2025 Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientist (Economics & Business 분야)
SKKU Academic Research Support Program (2024), Sungkyunkwan University
Global Research Collaboration Grant (2024), University of Georgia
2023-2024년 성균관대학교 교수업적평가 교육영역 神品
2023년 성균관대학교 교수업적평가 연구영역 神品
신진연구자지원사업 (2021-2023), National Research Foundation of Korea
Samsung Research Grant (2020-2021), Sungkyunkwan University
General Grant (2020-2021), National Endowment for Financial Education
RGC Research Grant (2018-2019), University of Alabama
Rod Ziemer Outstanding Research Paper Award, University of Georgia
