Syngjoo Choi

Selected Publications

Institutions, competitiveness and cognitive ability

We investigate whether growing up in a socialist country affects the development of competitiveness by comparing […]

Syngjoo Choi, Byung-Yeon Kim, Jungmin Lee, Sokbae (Simon) Lee
24 June 2020 | CWP31/20
A tale of two Koreas: property rights and fairness

We compare two groups of the non-student Korean population—native-born South Koreans (SK) and North Korean refugees […]

Syngjoo Choi, Byung-Yeon Kim, Jungmin Lee, Sokbae (Simon) Lee
9 December 2019 | CWP70/19
Reserve price effects in auctions: estimates from multiple regression-discontinuity designs

We present evidence from 260,000 online auctions of second-hand cars to identify the impact of public […]

Syngjoo Choi, Lars Nesheim, Imran Rasul
31 January 2016 | Journal Article
Do institutions affect social preferences? Evidence from divided Korea

The Cold War division of Korea, regarded as a natural experiment in institutional change, provides a […]

Kyunghui Choi, Syngjoo Choi, Byung-Yeon Kim, Jungmin Lee, Sokbae (Simon) Lee
1 August 2013 | CWP35/13
Reserve price effects in auctions: estimates from multiple RD designs

We present evidence from 260,000 online auctions of second-hand cars to identify the impact of public […]

Syngjoo Choi, Lars Nesheim, Imran Rasul
15 October 2010 | CWP30/10