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Dong-Hyuk Kim is an Associate Professor in the School of Economics at the University of Queensland. He obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Arizona in 2010, with a focus on Bayesian Econometrics for Auction Models. Previously, he held the position of Assistant Professor of Economics at Vanderbilt University from 2013 to 2016. His research specializations include industrial organization, econometrics, and microeconomics, particularly empirical analyses of auction models, first-price auctions, bidder behavior under risk aversion and ambiguity, reserve price determination, procurement auctions, government expenditure effects on income inequality, and applications in agriculture and development economics.
Kim has published extensively in leading economics journals. Notable publications include 'Flexible Bayesian analysis of first price auctions using a simulated likelihood' (Quantitative Economics, 2015), 'Optimal choice of a reserve price under uncertainty' (International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2013), 'A point decision for partially identified auction models' with Gaurab Aryal (Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 2013), 'Empirical relevance of ambiguity in first-price auctions' with Gaurab Aryal, Serafin Grundl, and Yu Zhu (Journal of Econometrics, 2018), 'Procurements with bidder asymmetry in cost and risk-aversion' with Gaurab Aryal, Hanna Charankevich, and Seungwon Jeong (Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 2022), 'Disentangling risk aversion and loss aversion in first-price auctions: an empirical approach' with Anmol Ratan (European Economic Review, 2022), and 'Too much, too soon? Early-maturing maize varieties as drought escape strategy in Malawi' with Uwe Grewer and Katharina Waha (Food Policy, 2024). He has secured research funding, including a University of Queensland Early Career Researcher grant in 2017 for 'Information disclosure costs in takeover auctions' and a Keio University Global Faculty Program grant from 2024 to 2026 for 'Analyses on matching: using the data of the U.S. Credit Unions'. Kim supervises PhD students on topics such as public procurement auctions, fertility outcomes and education, voting choices, language barriers for immigrants, and climate-related financial risks in banking. His contributions advance understanding of auction design, bidder heterogeneity, and policy implications in economic markets.