Sokchea Lim
Associate Professor
Background
Dr. Sokchea Lim is a tenured Associate Professor of Economics at John Carroll University's Boler College of Business. Specializing in open-economy macroeconomics and international development, his research primarily focuses on international migration, global remittances, and macro-dynamic modeling. Alongside his academic career, he serves as an Advisor to the Asian Vision Institute in Cambodia and acts as the Cambodia Chapter Representative for the South East Asia International Trade and Finance Association at IPB University in Indonesia.
A native of Cambodia, Dr. Lim has been a member of the John Carroll University faculty since 2013. His professional journey spans international finance, public policy, and grassroots education. Prior to joining JCU, he served as a Treasury Manager and FX Dealer at ANZ Royal Bank Cambodia, and worked as a research intern at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in New York City.
Dr. Lim’s dedication to academia is rooted in his early career; he began teaching economics in 2002 to underprivileged youth at the Pour un Sourire d'Enfant vocational training center in Cambodia. This experience working with diverse and resilient student backgrounds heavily shapes his patient, student-centered teaching philosophy today.
Personal website
Areas of Expertise
- Macroeconomics
- International Economics
- Economic Development
Research Interests
Open-economy macroeconomics, migration and remittances, U.S. adoption, agricultural productivity
Education
PhD, Economics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
MA, International Development, International University of Japan
BS, Economics, Royal University of Law and Economics
Courses Taught
Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics, International Economics, Economic Development, Money and BankingPublications
- “Endogenous Labor Migration and Remittances: Macroeconomic and Welfare Consequences.” (with AKM Mahbub Morshed and Stephen J. Turnovsky) Journal of Development Economics, June 2023, vol. 163, Article 103110.
- “Productivity and Market Participation: Cambodian Rice Farmers.” (with Channary Khun) Journal of Asian Economics, 2023, vol. 88, Article 101646.
- “Migrant Network Effect and Economic Development” (with Channary Khun) Economics Letters, April 2023, vol. 225, Article 111036.
- “Macroeconomic Impacts of Remittances: A Two-Country, Two-Sector Model” (with Channary Khun) Journal of Macroeconomics, September 2022, vol. 73, Article 103443.
- “Gender Bias and U.S. International Adoptions,” (with Channary Khun) Economics Bulletin, 2021, 41(4), 2529-2542.
- “Migrant Labor and Remittances: Macroeconomic Consequences and Policy Responses.” (with AKM Mahbub Morshed and Stephen J. Turnovsky) Journal of Human Capital, 2021, 15(1), 128-173.
- “Policy to Promote Overseas Migrant Work: A Macro-Dynamic Framework” Mathematical Social Sciences, January 2021, vol. 109, pp. 113-125.
- “Why Do U.S. Parents Prefer Private to Foster Care Adoptions? The Role of Adoption Subsidies, Gender, Race, and Special Needs” (with Channary Khun and Sajal Lahiri) Economic Inquiry, October 2020, vol. 58(4), pp. 1757-1782.
- “Trust and Macroeconomic Performance: A Two-Step Approach.” (with AKM Mahbub Morshed and Channary Khun) Economic Modelling, January 2018, 68, 293-305.
- “International Migration, Workers’ Remittances and Permanent Income Hypothesis” (with Hem C. Basnet) World Development, August 2017, vol. 96, pp. 438-450.
- “Fiscal Policy in a Small Open Economy with Cross-Border Labor Mobility,” (with AKM Mahbub Morshed) Journal of Macroeconomics, June 2017, 52, 147-174.
