Sungman Kang
Sungkyunkwan University · Business, Management and Accounting
About the Lab
Professor Sungman Kang's research lab focuses on behavioral and institutional economics, with a particular emphasis on financial inclusion, crowdfunding mechanisms, and the socioeconomic impacts of crime on vulnerable populations. The lab investigates how funding models in microfinance platforms influence borrower and lender behavior, and examines the long-term mental health consequences of victimization among older adults. Using large-scale, real-world datasets, the lab combines empirical econometrics with policy-relevant analysis to address pressing social and economic challenges.
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Selected Papers
2본 연구는 2014-2023년에 집계된 노인실태조사 자료를 활용하여 범죄피해 경험이 노인의 우울감에 미치는 영향을 분석한다. 실증분석 결과, 재산범죄와 폭력범죄 피해 모두 노인의 우울감을 유의하게 증가시키지만 폭력범죄피해가 노인 우울감에 미치는 영향이 상대적으로 더욱 큰 것으로 나타났다. 또한 인구학적 특성에 따라 진행한 이질성 분석에서는 남성, 단독가구, 경제활동 참여 노인에게서 범죄피해의 부정적 영향이 두드러지게 큰 것을 확인하였다. 이는 범죄피해가 노년층의 정신건강 상태에 중요한 영향을 미칠 수 있다는 근거를 제공하며, 노년층의 범죄피해로 인한 사회적 총비용에는 도난·파손된 물품의 가치나 직접적인 의료 비용을 넘어서는 다양한 요소들이포함된다는 점을 시사한다.
Crowdfunding is a widely used means of fundraising in microfinance, but little is known about the relationship between crowdfunding outcomes and the funding model used. Utilizing project-level data from Kiva, a prominent microfinance-focused crowdfunding platform, we study the consequences of Kiva’s funding model expansion, which allowed borrowers to raise funds through either a fixed or flexible funding model. We find that the expansion decreased both the target and actual funding amounts, with
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