Haanbi Kim

Supercommuters, Remote Work, and Freelance Work: A Summary of Unorthodox labor during the 2010s and 2020s

This article will dive into the main phenomena of labor and migration patterns over the past…
Coupang Just Released a Mega-IPO, But It Still Isn’t the Next Amazon (Yet)

Korea’s biggest eCommerce retailer is on Wall Street, but Bom Suk Kim being the next Jeff…
A Perspective on Price Gouging: An Exploitative Benefit

A discussion on one of the most important topics in the crossroads between economics and ethics.
Modern Monetary Theory in 2021: Legitimate Economic Policy or Political Scheme?

In an introductory macroeconomics class, students are taught this sequence of events: as the central bank…
Proposition 22: A Peril in Disguise

Gig workers remain as independent contractors, big tech remains untouched. Now what?
The South Korean UBI and Regional Currency Experiment: An Effective Security Net?

One of the most free-market economies in the world has started experimenting with a Universal Basic…
The Online Gig Economy: Understanding its Labor Market during a Pandemic

The pandemic has broken and exposed one of the most flexible labor markets in the world:…