Myungsup Kim
University of North Texas
Economics
(940) 369-6664
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Education

PhD, Michigan State University, 2005.
Major: Economics
BA, Yonsei University, 1998.
Major: Economics

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Associate Professor, University of North Texas. (August 2011 – Present).
Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. (August 2005 – July 2011).

Professional Memberships

Western Economic Association International. (Present).

Southern Economic Association. (2016 – Present).

Development Activities Attended

Conference Attendance,"AEA 2022 Virtual Annual Meeting," American Economic Association, United States of America. (January 7, 2022 – January 9, 2022).

Workshop,"ESTIMATE: The Reduced From," Department of Economics, Michigan State University, United States of America. (December 14, 2021 – December 15, 2021).

Workshop,"2021 Stata Economics Virtual Symposium," Stata, United States of America. (November 10, 2021 – November 10, 2021).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
ECON 4630, Research Methods for Economists, 13 courses.
ECON 4870, Introduction to Econometrics, 29 courses.
ECON 4900, Special Problems, 5 courses.
ECON 5000, Economic Concepts, 1 course.
ECON 5050, Seminar on Contemporary Economic Problems, 1 course.
ECON 5630, Research Methods, 11 courses.
ECON 5640, Multivariate Regression Analysis, 25 courses.
ECON 5650, Advanced Econometrics, 14 courses.
ECON 5655, Econometric Analysis of Panel Data, 15 courses.
ECON 5900, Special Problems, 4 courses.

Directed Student Learning

Dissertation Committee Member, Management. (September 2021 – June 2022).

Dissertation Committee Member, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (December 2018 – May 2021).

Dissertation Committee Member, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (January 2017 – May 2019).

Dissertation Committee Member, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (August 2016 – August 2018).

Directed Individual/Independent Study, Economics. (January 2017 – May 2017).

Dissertation Committee Member, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (January 2014 – May 2016).

Directed Individual/Independent Study, Economics. (January 2015 – May 2015).

Master's Thesis Committee Member, Economics. (January 2011 – August 2011).

Awards and Honors

The CLASS Advisory Board Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, University of North Texas. (November 7, 2023 – Present).

Nominated for: The CLASS Advisory Board Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, University of North Texas. (November 2022 – Present).

Nominated for: The CLASS Advisory Board Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, University of North Texas. (April 2021 – Present).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter
Chao, J., Kim, M., Sul, D. (2014). Mean Average Estimation of Dynamic Panel Models with Nonstationary Initial Condition. Other. 33, 241-279.
Journal Article
Gharoie Ahangar, R., Kim, M. (2022). The Impact of COVID-19 Shocks on Business and GDP of Global Economy. American Business Review. 25(2), 244-270.
Bae, S., Kim, M., Yoo, K. (2018). The Effect of Piracy and Digital Rights Management on the Vertically Related Content Industries. Review of Network Economics. 16(1), 1 - 26.
McPherson, M. A., Kim, M., Dorman, M., Perera, N. (2013). Research Output at U.S. Economics Departments. Applied Economics Letters. 20(9), 889-892.
Harllee, B., Kim, M., Nieswiadomy, M. L. (2009). "Political Influence on Historical ESA Listings by State: A Count Data Analysis". Public Choice. 140(1-2), 390-401.
McPherson, M. A., Jewell, T., Kim, M. (2009). What Determines Student Evaluation Scores? A Random Effects Analysis of Undergraduate Economics Classes. Eastern Economic Journal. 35, 37-51.
Kim, M., Schmidt, P. (2008). Valid Tests of Whether Technical Efficiency Depends on Firm Characteristics. Journal of Econometrics. 144, 409-427.
Kim, M., Kim, Y., Schmidt, P. (2007). On the Accuracy of Bootstrap Confidence Intervals for Efficiency Levels in Stochastic Frontier Models with Panel Data. Journal of Productivity Analysis. 28, 165-181.

Presentations Given

Design Work

Rous, J. J. (Author & Presenter), Fry, M. J. (Author), Kim, M. (Author), Oppenheim, V. (Author), Tiwari, C. (Author), Southern Economic Association, The Impact of Shale Gas Well Proximity on Housing Values, Tampa Bay, FL, United States of America. (2016 – 2016).

Invited Talk

Kim, M. (Author & Presenter), Stochastic Frontier Model, Efficiency Analysis in Stochastic Frontier Model, Montreal, Canada, Canada. (2008 – 2008).

Oral Presentation

Kim, M. (Author & Presenter), Nieswiadomy, M. L. (Author & Presenter), Western Economic Association International, Grade Inflation Marches on at 37 Public Universities in Texas (2012-2019), San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).

Kim, M. (Author & Presenter), Nieswiadomy, M. L. (Author & Presenter), Texas Consortium of Hispanic Serving Institutions Economics Department, Grade Inflation at Texas Universities, University of North Texas, United States of America. (2022 – 2022).

Kim, M. (Author & Presenter), Nieswiadomy, M. L. (Author), UNT ERG Workshop, Grade Inflation Marches on at 37 Public Universities in Texas (2012-2019), Denton, TX, United States of America. (2022 – 2022).

Kim, M. (Author & Presenter), Rous, J. (Author & Presenter), UNT ERG Workshop, Migration data description, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2022 – 2022).

Kim, M. (Author), Bae, S. (Author & Presenter), Yoo, K. (Author), Southern Economic Association, The Effect of Piracy and Digital Rights Management on the Vertically Related Content Industries, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2016 – 2016).

Kim, M. (Author & Presenter), Rous, J. J. (Author), Kwon, J. (Author), McPherson, M. A. (Author), Western Economic Association International, Differential Urban Growth and Filtering in Urban and Suburban Neighborhoods, Honolulu, United States of America. (2015 – 2015).

Kim, M. (Author & Presenter), Chao, J. (Author), Sul, D. (Author), Advances in Econometrics Conference, Model averaging estimation of dynamic panel models with nonstationary initial conditions, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2013 – 2013).

Kim, M. (Author & Presenter), Jewell, T. (Author), Western Economic Association International, Extending the three-point line in college basketball, Seattle, WA, United States of America. (2013 – 2013).

Kim, M. (Author & Presenter), Chao, J. (Author), Sul, D. (Author), Conference in Honor of Peter Schmidt, Impact of Initial Conditions on Dynamic Panel Estimation, League City, TX, United States of America. (2011 – 2011).

Kim, M. (Author & Presenter), Chao, J. (Author), Sul, D. (Author), Midwest Econometrics Group, Impact of Initial Conditions on Dynamic Panel Estimation, St. Louis, MO, United States of America. (2010 – 2010).

Kim, M. (Author & Presenter), Eastern Economic Association International, Evaluation of Instructors' performance on Teaching: Stochastic Frontier Model Approach, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2010 – 2010).

Kim, M. (Author & Presenter), Western Economic Association International, Evaluating Teaching Efficiencies by Stochastic Frontier Model, Honolulu, HI, United States of America. (2008 – 2008).

Kim, M. (Author & Presenter), Schmidt, P. (Author), Southern Economic Association, LM Tests in One-Step Estimation of the Effects of Exogenous Variables on Technical Efficiency in Stochastic Frontier Model, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2004 – 2004).

Kim, M. (Author & Presenter), Schmidt, P. (Author), Red Cedar Conference, Reducing the Number of Moment Conditions in Finite Samples: the Dynamic Panel Data Model, East Lansing, MI, United States of America. (2001 – 2001).

Paper

Rous, J. J. (Author & Presenter), Kim, M. (Author), Kwon, J. (Author), McPherson, M. A. (Author), Spaces and Flows, Neighborhood Change in the Face of Urban Growth, Netherlands. (2013).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Zhou, Y. (Principal), Carroll, M. C., Jiang, H., Kim, M., Rous, J. J., Yang, X., "Team Mentoring Grant," University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2021 – 2022).
Kim, M. (Other), "Indicator KPSS Test with a Time Trend," Sponsored by University of North Texas, Research Initiation Grant, University of North Texas, $3000 Funded. (January 2006 – August 2006).

Service

University Service

Committee Chair, Personnel Affairs Committee. (January 2024 – Present).

Student Recruiter, Finding CLASS! - Majors and Minors Fair. (February 2023 – Present).

Workshop Organizer, Causal Inference Workshop. (October 2021 – Present).

Workshop Organizer, Stata Workshop. (October 2021 – Present).

Workshop Organizer, R Workshop. (September 2021 – Present).

Committee Member, Graduate scholarship committee. (March 2021 – Present).

Faculty Mentor, Mentor for Hanchen Jiang. (September 2020 – Present).

Committee Member, Personnel Affairs Committee. (August 2016 – Present).

Faculty Advisor, Dallas/Fort Worth Association for Business Economics (DABE) Essay Contest. (January 2016 – Present).

Committee Member, CAS Computing Committee. (January 2014 – Present).

Member, Library Liaison / Acquisitions Coordinator. (January 2014 – Present).

Prepare/Grade Certification Exams, Econometrics Exit Exam. (May 2011 – Present).

Workshop Organizer, Department Seminar Organizer. (August 2011 – December 2021).

Committee Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee. (January 2021 – May 2021).

Committee Member, Faculty Recruiting Committee. (September 2019 – March 2020).

Committee Member, Faculty Recruiting Committee. (September 2018 – March 2019).

Committee Member, Faculty Recruiting Committee. (August 2016 – May 2017).

Committee Chair, Awards Committee. (August 2015 – May 2016).

Committee Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee. (August 2014 – May 2016).

Committee Member, Awards Committee. (August 2014 – May 2015).

Committee Member, Ad Hoc Charter Revision Committee. (January 2013 – May 2013).

Committee Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee. (August 2012 – May 2013).

Committee Member, CAS Computing Committee. (January 2010 – May 2013).

Committee Member, Personnel Affairs Committee. (August 2007 – May 2013).

Committee Chair, Human Security Cluster Search Committee. (August 2011 – May 2012).

Member, Traffic Appeals Court Panel. (January 2008 – May 2012).

Committee Member, Faculty Recruiting Committee. (August 2010 – May 2011).

Committee Member, Faculty Recruiting Committee. (August 2010 – May 2011).

Professional Service

Reviewer, Journal Article, Studies in Higher Education. (2023 – 2024).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Econometrics. (2021 – 2021).