Yunsun Huh
Associate Professor, Associate Professor (Ss), Ad Hoc Program Specialist

Yunsun Huh, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Before coming to UWW, Dr. Huh held an Associate Professor position at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay - Department of Economics and Department for Democracy and Justice Studies.

Dr. Huh has taught Principles of Microeconomics (Econ 201), Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis (Econ 301), Race, Gender, and Economic Justice (Econ 352), and Managerial Economics (Econ 737) at UWW.  Dr. Huh has taught a broad array of courses in previous institutions, including Labor Economics, Economics of Gender, Gender Empowerment, Labor and Migration, and History of Economic Thought.

Dr. Huh’s academic interests are broadly in the area of Applied Microeconomics and her research focuses on the intersection of the Economics of Gender, Labor Economics, and Immigration; this is reflected in her recent publications, conference presentations, and dissertation. In addition, Dr. Huh conducts research related to Economic History, Demography and Health Economics utilizing large data sets, specifically the Utah Population Database and National Survey Data of Korea.

Selected Recent Publications:

Yunsun Huh and Russell Kashian, “Corporate Board Gender Diversity and Ethnic Ownership of U.S. Banks,” Journal of Applied Economics, Volume 24, Issue 1, August 2021.
Yunsun Huh, “Family Typology and Gender Empowerment: The Labour Market Performance of Married Immigrants.” Journal of Population Research, Volume 35, Issue 3, September 2018.
Yunsun Huh, “Gender Empowerment and Educational Attainment of US Immigrants and their Home-Country Counterparts.” Feminist Economics, Volume 23, Issue 2, April 2017.