Professor of Business and Management
EDUCATION:
PhD in Agricultural, Environmental & Regional Economics, Pennsylvania State University
Master of Economics, Northern Illinois University
Bachelor of Arts, German Literature with a Double Major in Economics, Sungkyunkwan University
COURSES:
International Business (Undergraduate)
Economics, Life & Society (Undergraduate)
Microeconomics (Undergraduate)
Macroeconomics (Undergraduate)
Managerial Economics (Undergraduate)
Business Statistics (Undergraduate)
Quantitative Methods for Business (Undergraduate)
Economic Analysis for a Changing Business Environment (MBA)
Global Business Management (MBA)
Quantitative Business Modeling (MBA)
Integrated Economics & Decision Making (MBA)
Environmental & Natural Resource Economics (MS)
International Business in Global Markets (Doctoral-Level)
Applying Economic Theory in Business (Doctoral-Level)
Quantitative Research Methods in Business (Doctoral-Level)
KEY HONORS/POSITIONS HELD:
Postdoctoral Researcher (2011-2013) - Arizona State University
Assistant Professor of Economics (2013-2014) - Bethany College
Associate Professor of Economics (2014-2024) - California Baptist University
AFFILIATIONS:
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA)
American Real Estate & Urban Economics Association (AREUEA)
Association of Environmental & Resource Economists (AERE)
Western Economic Association International (WEAI)
United States Society for Ecological Economics (USSEE)
ACADEMIC INTERESTS:
Agricultural, Environmental, and Resource Economics
Quantitative Research Methods
Housing Market Analysis
Non-Market Valuation of Public Goods
Faith-Integration of Economics
Applied Economics
International Business
WRITING/PUBLISHING:
Yoo, J., Simonit, S., Connors, J.P., Perrings, C., & Kinzig, A.P. (2013). The Value of Water Rights in Agricultural Properties in Urbanizing Areas. Ecological Economics**, 91:57-68**
Yoo, J., Simonit, S., Connors, J.P., Perrings, C., & Kinzig, A.P. (2014). The Valuation of Off-Site Ecosystem Service Flows: The Impact of Deforestation on Lake-Sedimentation in Prescott, Arizona. Ecological Economics**, 97: 74-83**
Yoo, J., & Ready, R.C. (2014). The Study of Consumer Preference Heterogeneity for Renewable Energy Technologies. Energy Economics**, 42: 101-114 **
Yoo, J., Simonit, S., Perrings, C & Kinzig, A.P. (2014). Estimating the Approximated Price Elasticity of Residential Water Demand in Phoenix. Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy**, 36(2): 333-350. **
Simonit, S., Connors, J.P., Yoo, J., Kinzig, A.P., & Perrings, C. (2015). The Impact of Forest Thinning on the Reliability of Water Supply in Central Arizona. PLos ONE 10(4)
Yoo, J., & Richard, R.C. (2016). The Impact of Agricultural Conservation Easement on Nearby House Prices: Incorporating Spatial Autocorrelation and Spatial Heterogeneity. Journal of Forest Economics, 25, 78-93
Yoo, J., & Perrings, C. (2016). An Externality of Groundwater Depletion: Land Subsidence and Residential Property Prices in Phoenix, Arizona. Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy. 1-13
Yoo, J., & Frederick, T. (2017). The Varying Impact of Land Subsidence and Earth Fissures on Residential Property Values in Maricopa County - A Quantile Regression Approach. International Journal of Urban Sciences.21(2), 1-13.
Yoo, J., & Perrings, C. (2017). Modeling the Short-Run Costs of Changes in Water Availability in a Desert City: a Modified Input-Output Approach. International Review of Applied Economics.31(4), 549-564.
Yoo, J., Browning, J., & Mineginer, K. (2017). Open space premium near commercial zones- a case study in the City of Corona, California.*** International Journal of Urban Sciences***. 22(3), 322-333.
Yoo, J., & Browning, J. (2022). The heterogeneity of residents’ preference over a wide array of services, provided by a master planned community (MPC). International Review of Applied Economics 36(4), 477-495
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
Yoo, J., Ready, R.C. A New Hedonic Price Model that Incorporates Spatial Correlation and Spatial Heterogeneity” Agricultural and Applied Economic Association Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, July 23-26, 2011
Yoo, J., Ready, R.C. The Urban and Rural PA Residents’ Preference for Different Types of Renewable Energy Technologies” Environmental and Resource Economics Seminar, Department of Economics, ASU, Tempe, AZ, Oct 28, 2011
Ready, R.C., Yoo, J. Latent Class and Random Parameter Approaches to Accomodating Preference in Stated Preference Surveys, 2012 W2133 Conference, Newpark Boulevard Park City, Utah, February 22-24, 2012
Connors, J.P., Maliszewski, P.J., Simonit, S., Yoo, J., Perrings, C., Kinzig, A.P. Environment and Water: Decision Support Tools for Managing Ecosystem Services in Arizona” Planet Under Pressure, London, UK, March 25-31, 2012.
Yoo, J. The Value of Water Rights in Agricultural Properties in the Phoenix Active Management Area” EcoSERVICES Lab Meeting, Tempe, AZ, April 14, 2012
Yoo, J., Simonit, S., Connors, J.P., Maliszewski, P.J., Perrings, C., Kinzig, A.P.* The Value of Water Rights in Agricultural Properties in the Phoenix Active Management Area.* Agricultural and Applied Economic Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA August 12-14, 2012
Yoo, J. Estimating the Approximated Price Elasticity of Residential Water Demand in Phoenix*”* EcoSERVICES Lab Meeting, Tempe, AZ, November 12, 2012
Yoo, J., Simonit, S., Connors, J.P., Perrings, C., Kinzig, A.P. The Valuation of Off-Site Ecosystem Service Flows: The Impact of Deforestation on Lake-Sedimentation in Prescott, Arizona”, ACE & Ecosystem Market 2012, Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 10-14, 2012
Yoo, J., Simonit, S., Connors, J.P., Perrings, C., Kinzig, A.P*. The Valuation of Off-Site Ecosystem Service Flows: The Impact of Deforestation on Lake-Sedimentation in Prescott, Arizona*”, EcoSERVICES Lab Meeting, Tempe, AZ, April 8, 2013
Yoo, J., Ready, R.C. Preferences over, and Willingness to Pay for Renewable Energy Technology, Seoul International Conference on Social Sciences and Management (SICSSAM), Seoul, South Korea, January 8-10, 2015
Yoo, J., Perrings, C. The Economic Impacts of the Change in Sectoral Water Use in Maricopa County, Arizona: Modified Input-Output Approach, 19th International Academic Conference, Florence, Italy, September 16-19, 2015
Yoo, J. The Economic Impact of Developable Open Space on Housing Prices: A Case Study in the City of Corona, California, Agricultural and Applied Economic Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, July 31-August 2, 2016.
Yoo,** J** “Open Space Premium near commercial zones-a Case Study in the City of Corona, California”, ACES 2016: A Community on Ecosystem Services, Jacksonville, Florida, December 5-9, 2016
HOBBIES/INTERESTS:
I love scripture, books, music, nature, saunas, food, traveling, and all kinds of sports—except golf.
FAVORITE QUOTE or SCRIPTURE:
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28
“Hope is the inextinguishable flicker God ignites in our souls to keep us believing in the prevailing power of his light even when we are surrounded by utter darkness” (Strobel, 2015)
