Dr. Sungwoo Cho

Assistant Professor

Social Sciences

Personal Website
sungwoo.cho [at] westpoint.edu

Sungwoo is an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy at West Point. His research interests include labor economics and public finance with a particular focus on human capital and crime.

Ph.D. Economics - University of California Los Angeles

M.A. Economics - Duke University

B.S. Economics University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Research Interests

Labor Economics, Public Finance

Current Research

“The Effect of Robot Assistance on Skills”

Selected Publications

“The Impact of Fear on Police Behavior and Public Safety” (with Felipe Gonçalves and Emily Weisburst), Accepted, The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2024

“The Impact of Cash Transfers to Poor Mothers on Family Structure and Maternal Well-Being” (with Anna Aizer, Shari Eli and Adriana Lleras-Muney), American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 16 (2): 492–529, April 2024