Munseob Lee

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

9500 Gilman Drive

La Jolla, CA 92093

United States

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1.

Cost of Living Inequality during the Great Recession

Kilts Center for Marketing at Chicago Booth – Nielsen Dataset Paper Series 1-032
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 21 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2020
David Argente and Munseob Lee
Pennsylvania State University and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Downloads 1,241 (36,107)
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Cost of living, Inequality, Price Index, Shopping Behavior

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The Life Cycle of Products: Evidence and Implications

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 02 May 2018 Last Revised: 19 Jan 2023
David Argente, Munseob Lee and Sara Moreira
Pennsylvania State University, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Northwestern University
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Product Life Cycle, Firm Dynamics, Multi-Product Firms, Innovation-Obsolescence Cycle

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Innovation and Product Reallocation in the Great Recession

Number of pages: 81 Posted: 03 May 2017 Last Revised: 01 Nov 2017
David Argente, Munseob Lee and Sara Moreira
Pennsylvania State University, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Northwestern University
Downloads 516 (117,291)
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Innovation, Reallocation, Productivity, Great Recession

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Government Purchases and Firm Growth

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 16 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2021
Munseob Lee
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
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government purchases, firm growth

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The Cost of Privacy: Welfare Effects of the Disclosure of Covid-19 Cases

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2020-64
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 15 May 2020 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2020
David Argente, Chang-Tai Hsieh and Munseob Lee
Pennsylvania State University, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
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Allocation of Female Talent and Cross-Country Productivity Differences

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Allocation of Female Talent and Cross-Country Productivity Differences

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 21 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 18 Oct 2023
Munseob Lee
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
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misallocation, gender, occupational choice, productivity

Allocation of Female Talent and Cross-Country Productivity Differences

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16530
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 24 Oct 2023
Munseob Lee
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
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occupational choice, gender, misallocation, productivity

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High-Skill Immigration, Innovation, and Creative Destruction

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 25 Jul 2018
Gaurav Khanna and Munseob Lee
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
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H-1B Visa, Product Reallocation, Schumpeterian Growth

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Does Turnover Inhibit Specialization? Evidence from a Skill Survey in Peru

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Does Turnover Inhibit Specialization? Evidence from a Skill Survey in Peru

CESifo Working Paper No. 10844
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 27 Dec 2023
Andrea Atencio-De-Leon, Munseob Lee and Claudia Macaluso
International Monetary Fund (IMF), University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
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cross-country productivity differences, human capital, labor reallocation

Does Turnover Inhibit Specialization? Evidence from a Skill Survey in Peru

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16671
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 19 Dec 2023
Andrea Atencio-De-Leon, Munseob Lee and Claudia Macaluso
International Monetary Fund (IMF), University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
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cross-country productivity differences, human capital, labor reallocation

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Do Resource Windfalls Improve the Standard of Living in Sub-Saharan African Countries?: Evidence from a Panel of Countries

IMF Working Paper No. 15/83
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 26 May 2015
Munseob Lee and Cheikh Anta Gueye
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Natural resources, Sub-Saharan Africa, Commodity boom, Rent, Income, Welfare, Corruption, Governance, Inclusive growth, Panel analysis, Cross country analysis, commodity prices, gdp, development, growth rate

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Measuring the Cost of Living in Mexico and the US

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Measuring the Cost of Living in Mexico and the US

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2020-123
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 08 Sep 2020
David Argente, Chang-Tai Hsieh and Munseob Lee
Pennsylvania State University, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
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Price Index, Purchasing Power Parity, International Price Comparison

Measuring the Cost of Living in Mexico and the Us

NBER Working Paper No. w27806
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 14 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2023
David Argente, Chang-Tai Hsieh and Munseob Lee
Pennsylvania State University, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
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Regional Redistribution through SBA Guaranteed Loan Programs

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 05 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2022
Churn Ken Lee and Munseob Lee
University of California, San Diego and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
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Regional Redistribution, Guaranteed Government Lending, SBA Loans

12.

COVID-19, Commuting Flows, and Air Quality

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 12 Jul 2021
Munseob Lee and Rachel Finerman
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
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COVID-19, Commuting Flows, Transportation, Air Pollution

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Minority Inflation, Unemployment, and Monetary Policy

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Minority Inflation, Unemployment, and Monetary Policy

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17502
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 10 Dec 2024
Munseob Lee, Claudia Macaluso and Felipe F. Schwartzman
University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
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Minority Inflation, Unemployment, and Monetary Policy

FRB Richmond Working Paper No. 24-16
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 24 Dec 2024
Munseob Lee, Claudia Macaluso and Felipe F. Schwartzman
University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
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inflation, monetary policy, Employment and labor markets, economic inequality

14.

Land Reform, Agricultural Productivity, and Human Capital Accumulation

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 22 Oct 2024 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2025
Minki Kim and Munseob Lee
University of Mannheim and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
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Land Reform, Agricultural Productivity, Human Capital Accumulation

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The Cost of Privacy: Welfare Effects of the Disclosure of Covid-19 Cases

NBER Working Paper No. w27220
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 26 May 2020 Last Revised: 18 May 2023
David Argente, Chang-Tai Hsieh and Munseob Lee
Pennsylvania State University, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Downloads 43 (895,257)
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The US Structural Transformation and Regional Convergence: Racial Heterogeneity

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 05 Jul 2023 Last Revised: 16 May 2024
Minki Kim and Munseob Lee
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
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Structural Transformation, Regional Convergence, Racial Heterogeneity

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High-Skill Immigration, Innovation, and Creative Destruction

NBER Working Paper No. w24824
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 16 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 01 May 2022
Gaurav Khanna and Munseob Lee
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Downloads 39 (932,023)
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The Plant-Level View of an Industrial Policy: The Korean Heavy Industry Drive of 1973

NBER Working Paper No. w29252
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2023
Minho Kim, Munseob Lee and Yongseok Shin
Korea Development Institute (KDI), University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Washington University in St. Louis
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The Plant-Level View of Korea's Growth Miracle and Slowdown

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16553
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Oct 2023
Munseob Lee and Yongseok Shin
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Washington University in St. Louis
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size distribution, misallocaton, business dynamism

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Racial Heterogeneity in the U.S. Structural Transformation and Regional Convergence

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16673
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 19 Dec 2023
Minki Kim and Munseob Lee
University of Mannheim and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
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regional convergence, structural transformation, racial heterogeneity