Master’s Student Majoring in Urban and Regional Planning, Seoul National University Researcher of SNU Housing Lab

Contact Information

🏫 Address: Room 216, Building 82, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea

Research Interests

Housing and Neighborhood
- Housing Demography
- Neighborhood Change and Gentrification
- Residential Mobility and Displacement
Social and Public Policy
- Health Policy, Mental Health, and Birth Outcome
- Childhood Poverty and Intergenerational Persistence of Poverty
Education
- Education Policy, School Effects, School Segregation, and School Choice
- Education Reform, Charter School, and International Baccalaureate

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International Exchange Student Program, Completed 33 credits on Urban Studies and Public Service Major ****
GPA: 3.95/4.0 </aside>

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Coming Soon🙂

(forthcoming) Gentrification through Urban Redevelopment: Low-Income Residential Mobility in Seoul
- Conference: ACSP 2026 Annual Conference (Oct. 2026, Pittsburgh, United States)
- Contributers: Hyunwoo Yu(Presenter), and Hyojung Lee
(forthcoming) Estimating School Effects Using Academic Achievement Variation During COVID-19 Pandemic from Seasonal Comparison Approach (in Korean)
- Conference: Korean Educational Research Association Annual Conference (June. 2026, Cheongju, Korea)
- Contributers: Hyunwoo Yu
The Impact of Residential Gentrification on Residential Mobility in the Seoul Metropolitan Area (in Korean)
- Conference: Korea Association for Housing Policy Studies Annual Fall Meeting (Dec. 2025, Seoul, Korea)
  - Selected as the top paper in the entire session
- Contributers: Hyunwoo Yu(Presenter), Gyu Seomun, and Hyojung Lee

Yu, H. & Lee, H. Gentrification through Urban Redevelopment: Low-Income Residential Mobility in Seoul

Suburban Gentrification and School Segregation in the United States
Gentrification, Residential Mobility, and Adverse Birth Outcome: Evidence from Sibling-Matched Census Data in Korea </aside>

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Neighborhood-School Structures for Children: Evidence-Based Policy Research Using Survey and Register-Based Census Panel Data (in Korean)
- Principal Investigator, Graduate Student Dissertation Research Support Program (Sep. 2026 - Aug. 2027)
- Funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea
The Necessity and Effectiveness of the Assistance for Victims of Jeonse Fraud in Korea (in Korean)
- Research Assistant, Research Grants, Yonsei University (Aug. 2024 - Nov. 2024)
- Funded by the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements
How Local Communities Can Address Heat Wave and Heat Illness Problems: Focusing on Policy Transfer from Sacheon To Gwangyang, Korea (in Korean) (Released Reports)
- PLAY(Public Leadership Administration for Yonseians) Undergraduate Research Program, Yonsei University (Aug. 2024 - Nov. 2024)
- Funded by the Department of Public Policy and Management, and the Institute for Higher Education Innovation
Assessing Community Power in Hazelwood: An Exploration of Innovation Districts and Equitable Development
- Undergraduate Graduation Capstone, University of Pittsburgh (Jan. 2024 - Apr. 2024)
- Funded by the Heinz Endowments </aside>

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Top paper in the entire session
Research Title: The Impact of Residential Gentrification on Residential Mobility in the Seoul Metropolitan Area (in Korean)

Top prize, Awarded by the Mayor of Seoul
Research Title: An Analysis of Housing Cost Burden Gaps by Social Class and Region Among Renters and the Effectiveness of Housing Support Programs (in Korean) </aside>