Hong Seok Kim Ph.D. Candidate in Economics Department of Economics Iowa State University 280B Heady Hall 518 Farm House Lane, Ames, Iowa 50011-1054 hongseok@iastate.edu

I am on the academic job market for the 2026–2027 academic year.

I am a sixth-year Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at Iowa State University. Before beginning my Ph.D., I received my bachelor's and master's degrees from Hanyang University in Seoul, South Korea.

My research interests are in macroeconomics and public economics, with a particular focus on aging economy. I study how demographic change and public policy shape household decisions and broader macroeconomic outcomes. More information is available on my research page.

My job market paper, The Intergenerational Welfare Cost of Social Security Insolvency, examines which generations are most harmed by Social Security insolvency and why.