Research Interests

• Economics of Informations Systems
• AI Applications
• Platform Economics
• Technology and Real Estate
• Technology and Healthcare
• Gig Economy

Methodology

• Causal Inference, Machine Learning, Structural Modeling

Accepted/Published Papers

(* Indicates first author or co-first author. Co-first authors listed in alphabetic order.)

• [1] Shimao, H. *, Kim, SJ. *, Khern-am-nuai, W., and Cohen, M. “Revisiting the CEO Effect Through Machine Learning Lens.” Management Science [Publisher Website]

Papers Under Review/Revision

(* Indicates first author or co-first author. Co-first authors listed in alphabetic order.)

• Kim, SJ.*, Puranam, D., Kar, W., and S. Siddarth. “Spillover Effects of Minimum Wage Policies on Gig-Workers: Evidence from Multi-level Marketing”
  • Under Review at Journal of Marketing
• Kim, SJ.*, Siebert, R., Wei, Z. “Going Solo: How Single-Person Households Shape the Housing Market”
  • Under Review at Management Science
• Kim, SJ.*, Xie K., Chen, W., Wei Z. “Beyond the Stay: How Short-term Rentals Reshape Residential Real Estate Investment.”
  • Reject and Resubmit at MIS Quarterly

Working Papers

• Should Digital Platforms Share Data with Governments? Evidence from Airbnb
  • Finalizing for submitting to MIS Quarterly
  • with Hongchang Wang, Karen Xie, Wei Chen and Zaiyan Wei
• Does Robot-Assisted Surgery Improve Healthcare Delivery?
  • with Jianing Ding and Susan Feng Lu
  • In preparation for submitting to Management Science
  • Presented at Informs Annual Meeting (2023,2024)
  • Presented at POMS Annual Conference (2024)
• How the Compensation Plan of a Multilevel Marketing Firm Impacts Sales Agent Effort and Performance: The Role of Boundary Looking
  • with Wreeto Kar, S. Siddarth, and Byungyeon Kim
  • In preparation for submitting to Marketing Science
  • Presented at ISMS Marketing Science (2022)
  • Invited to present at Korea University Brownbag seminar (2021)