- ■ Introduction
- Professor Hyejin Park, currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Hanyang University’s College of Business and Economics, earned her B.A. and M.A. in Economics from Ewha Womans University, and her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After obtaining her doctorate, she served as a Research Fellow at the Korea Capital Market Institute. Her main research fields are applied microeconomic theory, financial intermediation, ESG/CSR, and green finance.
- ■ Education
- 2005, Ewha Womans University, B.A. (Major: Economics, Public Administration)
- 2009, Ewha Womans University, M.A., Economics
- 2017, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D., Economics
- ■ Work Experience
- August 2017 ~ August 2023: Research Fellow, Fund & Pension Division, Korea Capital Market Institute
- September 2023 ~ present: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Hanyang Universit
- ■ Research Interests
- The effects of carbon emissions trading on profitability and value: Evidence from Korean listed firms, with PM Khue and J. Lee, 2024, Journal of International Financial Management & Accounting
- Determinants and Value Implications of Corporate ESG Bond Issuance: Evidence from South Korea, with B. Wang and J. Lee, 2024, Journal of Economic Development
- How Does Taxation Affect Corporate Social Responsibility? Evidence from a Korean Tax Reform, with J. Lee and J. Shin, 2023, Journal of Business Ethics
- The asset-pricing implications of carbon risk in Korea, with D. Park and J, Lee, 2023, Journal of International Financial Management & Accounting
- Selected Papers, The Effect of ESG Performance on Corporate Credit Risk, Journal of Financial Studies, Financial Management
- Heterogeneous investor attention to climate risk: evidence from a unique data set, with M. Kim and D. Ryu, 2022, Investment Analysts Journal
- A Study on the Determinants of ESG Committees in Korean Firms, Journal of Management Consulting, with B. Wang and J. Lee, 2022
- Collateral reuse, collateral mismatch, and financial crises, 2021, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
- Collateral, rehypothecation, and efficiency, with C. Kahn, 2019, Journal of Financial Intermediation
- Collateral chains and incentives, with C. Kahn, 2016, Journal of Financial Market Infrastructures
■ Research Reports
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The Impact of Carbon Risk and the Importance of Portfolio Carbon Neutrality, with Min-Ki Kim, June 2024
Investigation and Analysis of the Relationship between Climate Risk and Asset Prices, January 2023
Current Status and Improvement Directions of Similar Investment Advisory Businesses, with Chang-Min Cheon, September 2021
Analysis of the Current Status and Characteristics of ESG Funds in Korea, November 2020
Mandatory External Funding of Retirement Pension Assets and Corporate Finance, with Won-Gu Hong & Min-Kyung Kwon, December 2020
Current Status and Implications of External Funding of Corporate Pension Liabilities, October 2019
Current Status and Implications of Securities-Type Crowdfunding in Korea, with Kyung-Shin Gong, April 2019