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Assistant Professor

Jay Eui Jung Lee

Anslag: Browaldh
Anslagsbelopp: 2 100 000 kr
Anslagsförvaltare: Stockholm universitet
Anslagsperiod: 2025-06-29 - 2028-06-28
Projektnamn: Marriage and Misallocation: Evidence from 70 Years of U.S. History

Jay Eui Jung Lee is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics of Stockholm University and an Associate at the Centre for Economic Performance at LSE. Jay Eui Jung Lee received her PhD in Economics from LSE and a BA in Economics from the University of Cambridge. 
Her research is in areas such as Family Economics, Gender Economics, Development & Growth.
Some examples of her work:
Marriage and Misallocation: Evidence from 70 Years of U.S. History — looks at how norms about married women being homemakers restrict their participation in the labor market, and what this means for aggregate output today.
Learning about Women’s Competence: The Dynamic Response of Political Parties to Gender Quotas in South Korea — studies how political parties adjust when gender quotas are imposed.
Comparative studies of norms about homemaking and market labor among married women across countries