Cheongyeon Won

Assistant Professor

Soongsil University

Biography

Hello, I’m Cheongyeon Won, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Small Business at Soongsil University in Seoul. I hold a Ph.D. in Economics from Monash University in Melbourne. My research focuses on the role of culture and religion in economic development and innovation, as well as industrial policy and labor economics. This website highlights some of my research work.

Interests
  • Applied Microeconomics
  • Cliometrics
  • Labour Economics
  • Development Economics
Education

  • PhD in Economics, 2024

    Monash University

  • Master in Economics, 2015

    Korea University

  • Bachelor in Economics, 2012

    KyungHee University

Skills

Technical
Data Science
STATA
Python
Hobbies
Snowbording
Hiking
Running

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
KDI
Research Associate
KDI
October 2014 – February 2020 Sejong, South Korea

Publications

Cheongyeon Won, Changkeun Lee (2021). Job Reallocation in Korean Manufacturing: 1984-2014. Journal of Asian Economics.

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Cheongyeon Won, Sascha O. Becker (2021). Jesus speaks Korean: Christianity and Literacy in Colonial Korea. Rivista di Storia Economica, 1.

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Working Paper

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All Cliometrics Labour and Industry Others
Cheongyeon Won (2023). The Holy Mother Will Set Women Free: Protestant Missionaries, Bible Women, and Women’s Rights in Colonial Korea.

Cheongyeon Won, Changkeun Lee, Nathan Lane (2023). Sanctuary for SMEs: Static and Dynamic Effects of the SME Reservation Policy in 1980s Korea.

Cheongyeon Won, Sascha O. Becker (2023). Conquering Korea for Jesus: Protestant Missionaries, Local Churches, and Literacy in Colonial Korea.

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Contact

E-mail.

  • cheongyeon.won@monash.edu
  • 900 Dandenong Rd, Caulfield, VIC 3145