Taejun Lim

Taejun Lim

Associate Professor
Department of Economics, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, Korea
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# Research Interests
Macroeconomics Health Insurance Financial Economics Entrepreneurship
Computational Skills
Fortran Python GPGPU OpenACC OpenMP Matlab Stata
# Research
// Published Papers (English)
  1. 2026, Economic Modelling, vol. 160.
  2. 2023, Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, vol. 64, no. 1, 1–17.
  3. 2021, Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, vol. 62, no. 2, 141–161.
  4. with Jiseob Kim
    2021, Economic Modelling, vol. 96, 220–241.
  5. 2019, Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, vol. 60, no. 2, 189–198.
  6. 2018, Review of Economic Dynamics, vol. 30, 68–85.
  7. 2018, Economic Modelling, vol. 69, 91–102.
  8. 2017, Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, vol. 58, no. 2, 143–161.
  9. 2016, The Korean Economic Review, vol. 32, no. 2, 355–382.
// Published Papers (Korean)
  1. "Economic Effects of Government Subsidy Expansion in the National Health Insurance"
    with Jong-Suk Han
    2026, Journal of Budget and Policy, vol. 15, no. 1, 67–101.
  2. "Macroeconomic Impacts of the Reform of National Basic Livelihood Security System"
    with Jung-Taek Lee
    2021, Journal of Insurance and Finance, vol. 32, no. 3, 95–122.
  3. "Quantifying Macroeconomic Impact of Housing Demand Shock in Korea"
    2020, Journal of Insurance and Finance, vol. 31, no. 2, 25–58.
  4. "Effects of Retirement on Cognitive Functions"
    with Jung-Taek Lee
    2020, Health and Social Science, vol. 53, no. 1, 31–54.
// Working Papers
# Policy Briefings

연구 논문 기반 정책 브리핑 영상 — Powered by NotebookLM

기업가정신의 미래: 인구구조 변화와 경제적 역동성
고령화가 창업과 경제 역동성에 미치는 일반균형 효과를 분석합니다. 인구구조 변화가 기업가정신, 고용, 생산성에 미치는 정책적 함의를 논의합니다.
#창업정책 #고령화 #거시경제 논문 보기 ↗
Based on: “Demographic Change and Entrepreneurship” — Economic Modelling, vol. 160, 2026
상병수당의 거시경제 및 후생 효과
상병수당 제도가 거시경제 변수와 사회후생에 미치는 효과를 분석합니다. 근로자의 건강 충격에 대한 사회안전망으로서 상병수당의 정책적 함의를 논의합니다.
#상병수당 #사회보장 #거시경제 논문 보기 ↗
Based on: “Macroeconomic and Welfare Effects of Sick Leave Benefits” — Global Economic Review (R&R)
# Teaching
Undergraduate
Macroeconomics
Dongguk University
Undergraduate
파이썬을 이용한 계산 거시경제학
RBC 모형실습 — Computational Macroeconomics with Python
Graduate
Macroeconomics
Dongguk University
# Curriculum Vitae
Employment
Associate Professor, Dongguk University, Korea
2024 – present
Assistant Professor, Dongguk University, Korea
2018 – 2024
Research Fellow, Korea Insurance Research Institute, Korea
2015 – 2018
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Rochester, USA
Dissertation: Essays on Housing Collateral and Macroeconomics (Advisor: Professor Yan Bai)
2015
B.A. in Business Administration, Yonsei University, Korea
2007
Professional Service
Referee for: Journal of Economic Theory, Review of Economic Dynamics, Economic Modelling, Korean Economic Review.
Teaching Experience
Dongguk University
Macroeconomics (G), Macroeconomics (UG), Computational Macroeconomics with Python: RBC Model Practice (UG)
Fellowships, Scholarships & Awards
Research Grant, Dongguk University
2021
Research Grant, Dongguk University
2019
Research Grant, The Bank of Korea
2019
Start-up Research Fund, Dongguk University
2018
Research Grant, Korean National Research Foundation
2018
Computer Skills
Fortran Python GPGPU OpenACC OpenMP Matlab Stata
Languages
English (fluent), Korean (native)