Dr. Ayoung Kim
Title
- Assistant Professor
Contact Information
a.kim@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-7986
Lloyd-Ricks-Watson Bldg, Rm 317
Overview
Biography
I am an applied economist specializing in regional economics and community economic development, focusing on regional and community economic performance, socioeconomic issues, regional economic resilience, and labor and population economics.
Education
- Purdue University, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) , Agricultural Economics
- The State University of New York at Buffalo, Master of Arts (M.A.) , Mathematics
- Seoul National University, Master of Arts (M.A.) , Agricultural Economics and Rural Development
- Yonsei University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) , Urban Planning and Engineering
Research/Extension Interests
Rural Community Economic Development
Regional Economics
Labor and Population Economics
Applied Econometrics
Spatial/Regional Data Analytics
Teaching Interests
Quantitative Economic Modeling
Regional Economics
Rural/Community Development
Spatial/Regional Data Analysis
International Agricultural Trade
Websites
Publications
Year | Publications |
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2025 | Davis, G., Jordan, J., Canales Medina, D., Kim, A., Buys, D. R. 2025. Understanding the Relationship between Broadband Access, Online Food Purchasing, and Food Security during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Mississippi. Frontiers in Nutrtion |
2024 | Kim, A., Waldorf, B. S. 2024. Unpacking the Gender Wage Gap in the US: The Impact of Rurality, Age, and Occupation. Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 3(4):706-723. Download |
2024 | Giscombe, S., Canales, E., Davis, G., Kim, A., Buys, D. 2024. Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables and the Role of the Food Environment. Journal of Food Distribution Research 55(2):23–45. |
2024 | Kim, E., Kim, A., Nam, K. 2024. Impacts of Demand and Supply-side Interventions on South Korea’s Housing Markets: a Dynamic Housing-CGE Analysis. Annals of Regional Science 73:397–429. Download |
2023 | Kim, A., Lim, J., Colletta, A. 2023. How Regional Economic Structure Matters in the Era of COVID-19: Resilience Capacity of U.S. states. Annals of Regional Science 70(1):159-185. Download |
2023 | Kim, A., Waldorf, B. S. 2023. The Index of Relative Rurality (IRR): US County Data for 2020, Version 1.0.0 [Data set]. Zenodo Download |
2023 | Diehl, S. V., Kim, A., Joo, K., Achenbach, P., Akbar, Z., Amaryan, M., Atac, H., Avagyan, H., Ayerbe Gayoso, C. .., Baashen, L., Barion, L., Bashkanov, M., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benkel, B., Benmokhtar, F., Bianconi, A., Biselli, A., Bondi, M., Booth, W., Bossù, F., Boiarinov, S., Brinkmann, K., Briscoe, W., Bueltmann, S., Bulumulla, D., Burkert, V., Carman, D., Celentano, A., Chatagnon, P., Chesnokov, V., Chetry, T., Ciullo, G., Clash, G., Cole, P., Contalbrigo, M., Costantini, G., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R. .., Defurne, M., Deur, A., Djalali, C., Dupre, R., Egiyan, H., Ehrhart, M., El Alaoui, A. .., El Fassi, L., Elouadrhiri, L., Fegan, S. 2023. A multidimensional study of the structure function ratio σLT′/σ0 from hard exclusive π+ electro-production off protons in the GPD regime. Phys.Lett.B Download |
2022 | Yun, S., Kim, A. 2022. Economic impact of natural disasters: A myth or mismeasurement?. Applied Economics Letters 29(10):861-866. Download |
2022 | Kim, E., Kim, A., Moon, I. 2022. Government Intervention in Real Estate Market: Is Tax Reform Effective in Seoul Housing Market?. New Frontiers in RegionalScience: Asian Perspectives, Springer [Book Chapter] 56:221-243. Download |
2021 | Kim, A., Waldorf, B. S., Duncan, N. T. 2021. U.S. Immigration Policy and Brain Waste. Annals of Regional Science 66(2):209-236. Download |
2021 | Kim, A., Waldorf, B. S. 2021. Retirement, Relocation, and Residential Choices. New Frontiers in RegionalScience: Asian Perspectives, Springer [Book Chapter] 45:181-196. Download |
2019 | Kim, A., Waldorf, B. S. 2019. Baby Boomers’ Paths into Retirement. Springer Nature [Book Chapter] 40:225-247. Download |
Extension Publications
Year | Publications |
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2024 | Kim, A., Mills, D. 2024. Demographic Dynamics in Mississippi: Transition to an Aging Society. Mississippi State University Extension Service Download |
2024 | Regmi, S., Kim, A., Mills, D. 2024. Exploring Broadband Adoption in Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Service |
2023 | Boyce, M., Kim, A., Smith, R., Barefield, D. A. 2023. Mississippi Economic and Financial Well-Being: Patterns and Trends . Mississippi State University Extension Service Download |
2023 | Dawadi, S., Kim, A., Barefield, D. A. 2023. Business Employment by Age and Size of Firms in Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Service Download |
2023 | Browne, J., Kim, A., Yun, S., Posadas, B. C. 2023. Economic Impacts of Bacterial Beach Closures on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Mississippi State University Extension Publication P3949 Download |
2021 | Meadowcroft, D., Kim, A., Barefield, D. A., Barnes, J. N. 2021. The State of Broadband Access in Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3653. Download |
2019 | Smith, R. C., Kim, A. 2019. Mississippi Economic Wellbeing and Poverty. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3267. Download |
Graduate Students
- Hudu Abukari
- Caren Mwange
- Sabina Regmi (Ph.D. student at Colorado State Unviersity)
- Jessica Browne (Business process analyst, Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation)
- Sabin Dawadi
- Mckenzie Boyce (Carvalho) (Ph.D. student at University of Wisconsin-Madison)