Faculty Profiles - KIM Hyuncheol Bryant | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Hyuncheol Bryant KIM
金炫澈

PhD in Economics
Columbia University, 2013

Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Division of Public Policy

(852) 3469 2942
hbkim@ust.hk
Room LSK6007
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Research Interest Publications Projects Teaching Assignment RPG Supervision

Research Interest

Health economics
Economics of human behavior
Economics of education
Personnel economics
Policy evaluation

Publications

All Years 14 2025 0 2024 2 2023 0 2022 1 2021 2 2020 1 2019 8

2024 2

Risk compensation after COVID-19 vaccination: Evidence from vaccine rollout by exact birth date in South Korea

Health Economics (United Kingdom), v. 33, (8), August 2024, p. 1811-1830
Hwang, Jisoo; Hwang, Seung-sik; Kim, Hyuncheol; Lee, Jungmin; Lee, Junseok
Article

Selection and behavioral responses of health insurance subsidies in the long run: Evidence from a field experiment in Ghana

Health Economics, v. 33, (5), May 2024, p. 992-1032
Asuming, Patrick Opoku; Kim, Hyuncheol; Sim, Armand
Article

2022 1

When student incentives do not work: Evidence from a field experiment in Malawi

Journal of Development Economics, v. 158, September 2022, article number 102893
Berry, James; Kim, Hyuncheol; Son, Hyuk Harry
Article

2021 2

Letter to the Editor: Financial incentives for COVID-19 vaccination

Epidemiology and Health, v. 43, 2021, article number e2021088
Kim, Hyuncheol
Article

The Roles of Nutrition Education and Food Vouchers in Improving Child Nutrition: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ethiopia

Journal of Health Economics, v. 80, December 2021, article number 102545
Han, Yaeeun; Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Park, Seollee
Article

2020 1

The role of career and wage incentives in labor productivity: Evidence from a two-stage field experiment in Malawi

Review of Economics and Statistics, v. 102, (5), December 2020, p. 839-851
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Kim, Seonghoon; Kim, Thomas T.
Article

2019 1

Knowing is Not Half the Battle: Impacts of Information from the National Health Screening Program in Korea

Journal of Health Economics, v. 65, May 2019, p. 1-14
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Lee, Suejin A.; Lim, Wilfredo
Article

2018 1

The Role of Education Interventions in Improving Economic Rationality

Science, v. 362, (6410), October 2018, p. 83-86
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Choi, Syngjoo; Kim, Booyuel; Pop-Eleches, Cristian
Article

2017 2

Promotion and Persistence of HIV Testing and HIV/AIDS Knowledge: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial in Ethiopia

Health Economics (United Kingdom), v. 26, (11), November 2017, p. 1394-1411
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Haile, Beliyou; Lee, Tae Wha
Article

When public health intervention is not successful: Cost sharing, crowd-out, and selection in Korea's National Cancer Screening Program

Journal of Health Economics, v. 53, May 2017, p. 100-116
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Lee, Sunmi
Article

2015 1

Long-Term Care Insurance, Informal Care, and Medical Expenditures

Journal of Public Economics, v. 125, May 2015, p. 128-142
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Lim, Wilfredo
Article

2012 1

The Effect of the Increase in Tobacco Price on Adolescent Smoking in Korea - Smoking Reduction and Brand Switching

Health and Social Welfare Review, v. 32, (3), 2012, p. 429-460
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Cho, Kyung-Sook; Kwon, Soon-Man; Lim, Jae-Young
Article

2006 1

우리나라 중고등학교 청소년의 성별 및 학교 종류별 흡연 결정요인

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, v. 39, (5), 2006, p. 379-388
Kim, Hyuncheol; Kim, Eun-kyong; Choi, Eun-Sil; Kim, Yu-Jeong; Lee, Hyun-Ju; Kim, Jong-Ju; Jang, Hyung-Suk; Shim, Kyung-Seon; Jeon, Sang-Nam; Kang, Yo-Han; Kang, Hyunseok; Oh, Juwhan; Cho, Kung Sook; Kwon, Soonman
Article

2005 1

장기요양 서비스를 누가, 얼마나, 얼마에 원하고 있는가? - 장기요양 서비스의 욕구와 결정요인 및 지불의사금액 -

보건행정학회지=Health Policy and Management, v. 15, (4), 2005, p. 136-160
김현철; 홍나래; 연병길; 박태규; 정우진; 정진욱
Article

Article 2

Risk compensation after COVID-19 vaccination: Evidence from vaccine rollout by exact birth date in South Korea

Health Economics (United Kingdom), v. 33, (8), August 2024, p. 1811-1830
Hwang, Jisoo; Hwang, Seung-sik; Kim, Hyuncheol; Lee, Jungmin; Lee, Junseok

Selection and behavioral responses of health insurance subsidies in the long run: Evidence from a field experiment in Ghana

Health Economics, v. 33, (5), May 2024, p. 992-1032
Asuming, Patrick Opoku; Kim, Hyuncheol; Sim, Armand

Article 1

When student incentives do not work: Evidence from a field experiment in Malawi

Journal of Development Economics, v. 158, September 2022, article number 102893
Berry, James; Kim, Hyuncheol; Son, Hyuk Harry

Article 2

Letter to the Editor: Financial incentives for COVID-19 vaccination

Epidemiology and Health, v. 43, 2021, article number e2021088
Kim, Hyuncheol

The Roles of Nutrition Education and Food Vouchers in Improving Child Nutrition: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ethiopia

Journal of Health Economics, v. 80, December 2021, article number 102545
Han, Yaeeun; Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Park, Seollee

Article 1

The role of career and wage incentives in labor productivity: Evidence from a two-stage field experiment in Malawi

Review of Economics and Statistics, v. 102, (5), December 2020, p. 839-851
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Kim, Seonghoon; Kim, Thomas T.

Article 1

Knowing is Not Half the Battle: Impacts of Information from the National Health Screening Program in Korea

Journal of Health Economics, v. 65, May 2019, p. 1-14
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Lee, Suejin A.; Lim, Wilfredo

Article 1

The Role of Education Interventions in Improving Economic Rationality

Science, v. 362, (6410), October 2018, p. 83-86
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Choi, Syngjoo; Kim, Booyuel; Pop-Eleches, Cristian

Article 2

Promotion and Persistence of HIV Testing and HIV/AIDS Knowledge: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial in Ethiopia

Health Economics (United Kingdom), v. 26, (11), November 2017, p. 1394-1411
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Haile, Beliyou; Lee, Tae Wha

When public health intervention is not successful: Cost sharing, crowd-out, and selection in Korea's National Cancer Screening Program

Journal of Health Economics, v. 53, May 2017, p. 100-116
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Lee, Sunmi

Article 1

Long-Term Care Insurance, Informal Care, and Medical Expenditures

Journal of Public Economics, v. 125, May 2015, p. 128-142
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Lim, Wilfredo

Article 1

The Effect of the Increase in Tobacco Price on Adolescent Smoking in Korea - Smoking Reduction and Brand Switching

Health and Social Welfare Review, v. 32, (3), 2012, p. 429-460
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Cho, Kyung-Sook; Kwon, Soon-Man; Lim, Jae-Young

Article 1

우리나라 중고등학교 청소년의 성별 및 학교 종류별 흡연 결정요인

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, v. 39, (5), 2006, p. 379-388
Kim, Hyuncheol; Kim, Eun-kyong; Choi, Eun-Sil; Kim, Yu-Jeong; Lee, Hyun-Ju; Kim, Jong-Ju; Jang, Hyung-Suk; Shim, Kyung-Seon; Jeon, Sang-Nam; Kang, Yo-Han; Kang, Hyunseok; Oh, Juwhan; Cho, Kung Sook; Kwon, Soonman

Article 1

장기요양 서비스를 누가, 얼마나, 얼마에 원하고 있는가? - 장기요양 서비스의 욕구와 결정요인 및 지불의사금액 -

보건행정학회지=Health Policy and Management, v. 15, (4), 2005, p. 136-160
김현철; 홍나래; 연병길; 박태규; 정우진; 정진욱

2019 1

Knowing is Not Half the Battle: Impacts of Information from the National Health Screening Program in Korea

Journal of Health Economics, v. 65, May 2019, p. 1-14
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Lee, Suejin A.; Lim, Wilfredo
Article

2018 1

The Role of Education Interventions in Improving Economic Rationality

Science, v. 362, (6410), October 2018, p. 83-86
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Choi, Syngjoo; Kim, Booyuel; Pop-Eleches, Cristian
Article

2017 2

Promotion and Persistence of HIV Testing and HIV/AIDS Knowledge: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial in Ethiopia

Health Economics (United Kingdom), v. 26, (11), November 2017, p. 1394-1411
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Haile, Beliyou; Lee, Tae Wha
Article

When public health intervention is not successful: Cost sharing, crowd-out, and selection in Korea's National Cancer Screening Program

Journal of Health Economics, v. 53, May 2017, p. 100-116
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Lee, Sunmi
Article

2015 1

Long-Term Care Insurance, Informal Care, and Medical Expenditures

Journal of Public Economics, v. 125, May 2015, p. 128-142
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Lim, Wilfredo
Article

2012 1

The Effect of the Increase in Tobacco Price on Adolescent Smoking in Korea - Smoking Reduction and Brand Switching

Health and Social Welfare Review, v. 32, (3), 2012, p. 429-460
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Cho, Kyung-Sook; Kwon, Soon-Man; Lim, Jae-Young
Article

2006 1

우리나라 중고등학교 청소년의 성별 및 학교 종류별 흡연 결정요인

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, v. 39, (5), 2006, p. 379-388
Kim, Hyuncheol; Kim, Eun-kyong; Choi, Eun-Sil; Kim, Yu-Jeong; Lee, Hyun-Ju; Kim, Jong-Ju; Jang, Hyung-Suk; Shim, Kyung-Seon; Jeon, Sang-Nam; Kang, Yo-Han; Kang, Hyunseok; Oh, Juwhan; Cho, Kung Sook; Kwon, Soonman
Article

2005 1

장기요양 서비스를 누가, 얼마나, 얼마에 원하고 있는가? - 장기요양 서비스의 욕구와 결정요인 및 지불의사금액 -

보건행정학회지=Health Policy and Management, v. 15, (4), 2005, p. 136-160
김현철; 홍나래; 연병길; 박태규; 정우진; 정진욱
Article

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Teaching Assignment

2024-25 Spring 0 2024-25 Winter 0 2024-25 Fall 1 2023-24 Summer 1 2023-24 Spring 2 2023-24 Winter 0

DBAP5120

Frontiers in Economics Research

ECON6970A

Independent Study

ECON3800	ECON UG Honors Thesis I
ECON4800	ECON UG Honors Thesis II

No Teaching Assignments

Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision

From January 2022 to December 2025 (As of 22 April 2025)

All Supervisions Current RPGs Graduated RPGs

Current RPGs

Doctor of Philosophy

ANAND, Pritish (co-supervision)
Public Policy
CHEN, Chutian
Economics

Graduated RPGs

Doctor of Philosophy

LI, Xiaotong (co-supervision)
Public Policy( Completed in 2024 )

Projects

From January 2023 to December 2025

All Projects 2 Leading Projects 1 Participating Projects 1

Impact Evaluation of Seoul Safety Income (Negative Income Tax) Project

首爾安全收入（負收入稅）項目的影響評估 Participating

RGC - General Research Fund
Project Team (HKUST)
PARK Sangyoon (Lead)

KIM Hyuncheol Bryant
2023 -
Effects of Firm Relocations on Family and Health Outcomes

公司搬遷對家庭和健康結果的影響 Leading

RGC - General Research Fund
Project Team (HKUST)
KIM Hyuncheol Bryant (Lead)
2022 - 2024

Research Interest

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Teaching Assignment

Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision

From January 2022 to December 2025 (As of 22 April 2025)

Current RPGs

Graduated RPGs

Projects

From January 2023 to December 2025

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