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Laura Kim

Laura Kim

Department Assistant and Peer Mentor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Graduate Student at Columbia University

  • Education

    • University of California, Berkeley

      2014 - 2018
      Bachelor of Arts - BA Economics Honors, Statistics

      Activities and Societies: Activities and societies: Dean's List, Economics Department, Economics Department Honors 2018, Asian Survey Journal, Gracepoint Church -Majored in Economics and Statistics, graduating with honors-Engaged in behavioral economics research at the Economics Department and Haas School of Business-Research assistant to Professor Dana Carney and Professor Clayton Critcher at Haas School of Business-Assistant at the Economics Department assisting documentation and mentoring of undergraduate students-Main Editorial Assistant at Asian Survey Journal assisting review and publication of journals-Student Leader and… Show more -Majored in Economics and Statistics, graduating with honors-Engaged in behavioral economics research at the Economics Department and Haas School of Business-Research assistant to Professor Dana Carney and Professor Clayton Critcher at Haas School of Business-Assistant at the Economics Department assisting documentation and mentoring of undergraduate students-Main Editorial Assistant at Asian Survey Journal assisting review and publication of journals-Student Leader and Treasurer at Gracepoint Church, Acts 2 Fellowship Show less

    • Columbia University

      2022 - 2023
      Master of Arts - MA Economics

      Activities and Societies: Co-president at MESA (Master of Economics Student Association), Remnant Christian Fellowship, CUKGSA

  • Experience

    • Economics Department, University of California, Berkeley

      Aug 2014 - Dec 2015
      Department Assistant and Peer Mentor

    • University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

      Aug 2015 - Dec 2017
      Undergraduate Research Assistant

      - Assistant for Professor Dana Carney’s research “The Roles of Business Skills and Personality in Entrepreneurial Activities (fields: Development Economics and Psychology).”- Created algorithm and questionnaires for efficient data collection through Qualtrics to collected surveys on entrepreneurship soft skill development- Organized survey data and structured quantification data readable through use of R and Excel. - Currently researching for Google’s trust impact evaluation project, specifically of dilemmas and modeling of means to measure the most ‘fair’ consensus of a group.- Assistant for Professor Clayton Critcher’s research on decision making, procrastination, self-evaluation.- Audited data and lab work from the Haas lab on behavioral impact of decision making. Show less

    • Asian Survey Journal, University of California, Berkeley

      Jan 2016 - Nov 2016
      Main Editorial Assistant

    • EY

      May 2016 - May 2016
      Emerging Leaders Program Trainee

    • University of California, Berkeley

      Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
      Independent Undergraduate Researcher

      • Conducted research testing the consumption model of Akerlof and Kranton’s “Economics of Identity,” exploring how individuals’ ethical consumption behaviors are influenced by their identities. • Employed log-likelihood regressions to model ethical consumption patterns, evaluating factors that may contribute to altruistic consumer behavior, specifically in grocery stores. • Managed the senior thesis project, collaborating across professors, graduate students, and external entities like Kilts Data center at Chicago Booth, and Label Insight. • Utilized STATA and R to analyze Nielsen’s Consumer Panel Data with 40,000-60,000 active panelists, 2TB of Scanner Dataset and UPC data exceeding 400,000 entries. Show less

    • Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

      Jun 2017 - Aug 2018

      Cash Product Office (CPO) Policy and Market Strategies Team Analyst- Developed a video program for the Cash Conference, illustrating the outlook on cryptocurrency and the Fed’s role in currency market.- Updating data and graphs on Uniform Cash Access Policy (UCAP) that to provide modifications this upcoming year.- Regressing and detecting trends in cash usage and demographics through the 2017 Cash Diaries. CPO Financial Management Intern- Building a SharePoint site to manage a cost-effective tracking and distribution of Bank property, to be implemented system-wide use.- Interpreting 20000+ cash quality data as part of the CPO Strategic Finance BIG DATA team, reading trends and questioning the causality on the fitness of each note of cash.- Analyzing security data, identifying Central Bank costs compared to that of private banks and other benchmarks such as BOMA.

      • Policy and Project Analyst

        Sept 2017 - Aug 2018

      • Financial Analyst

        Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

    • Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

      Jun 2019 - Jul 2021

      • Data and Policy Analyst

        Sept 2020 - Jul 2021

      • Associate Data and Policy Analyst | Policy Analyst II

        Jun 2019 - Sept 2020

    • Latte Moments

      Aug 2020 - now
      Editor In Chief

    • BuildUp Tax & Law

      Jul 2022 - Aug 2022
      Finance and Legal Associate

      • Evaluated potential legal and financial risks for clients embroiled in private property and contract breach disputes.• Advocated Indian refugees seeking asylum in South Korea, drafting objection memos for submission to the Ministry of Justice of Republic of Korea. Conducted extensive legal research, compiling evidence for presentation in court.

    • MyMentor

      Jan 2023 - now
      Graduate Mentor

    • Analysis Group

      Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
      Summer Associate

    • Analysis Group

      Feb 2024 - now
      Associate

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Unconscious Bias

      LinkedIn
      Nov 2020
      View certificate certificate

    • Introduction to Mathematical Thinking

      Stanford University
      Nov 2020

    • Completion of Seoul Academy of International Law (SAIL)

      Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
      Oct 2021

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Student Volunteer Mentor

      Issued by Oases on Aug 2014
      OasesAssociated with Laura Kim