Sokchea Lim
Associate Professor
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Background
Dr. Lim is a native of Cambodia. He has taught at John Carroll University since 2013. Before coming to John Carroll, Dr. Lim used to work as a bank treasurer at ANZ Bank Cambodia and a research intern at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in New York City.
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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 CarbondaleMA, 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.
