Woojin Kim

Assistant Professor of Political Economy
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Woojin Kim

Bio

Woojin Kim is an assistant professor of Political Economy at Stanford GSB. His research explores how political polarization shapes policies and professional behavior, and how social forces influence consumers and voters.

Academic Degrees

  • PhD in Economics, UC Berkeley, 2024
  • B.S. in Economics, Minor in Creative Writing, Duke University, 2015

Academic Appointments

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2024–2025
  • Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, 2023–2025

Awards and Honors

  • Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, 2019

Service to the Profession

Journal Reviewer

    • American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
    • American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
    • American Economic Review
    • Journal of European Economic Association
    • Journal of Public Economics
    • Journal of Urban Economics
    • Nature Human Behavior
    • Review of Economics and Statistics

    Research Statement

    Kim's research explores how political polarization shapes policies and professional behavior, and how social forces influence consumers and voters.

    Journal Articles

    Stefano DellaVigna, Woojin Kim, Elizabeth Linos
    Journal of Political Economy
    August 2025 Vol. 132 Issue 8
    Stefano DellaVigna, Woojin Kim
    Review of Economic Studies
    May 12, 2025
    Woojin Kim
    Quarterly Journal of Political Science
    April 14, 2025 Vol. 20 Issue 2
    Woojin Kim
    Journal of Public Economics
    April 2022 Vol. 208

    Working Papers

    Woojin Kim October 2025
    Stefano DellaVigna, Guido W. Imbens, Woojin Kim, David Ritzwoller April 17, 2025

    Insights by Stanford Business

    December 08, 2025
    A review of Medicare data finds that Republican and Democratic doctors practice differently.
    December 01, 2025
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