Sanghwa Ahn is a pre-doctoral fellow at EPIC working with Fiona Burlig. He supports projects at the intersection of energy, environmental, and development economics, currently focusing on a project regarding an enforcement experiment for electricity bill payments in India. Originally from South Korea, Sanghwa received his BA in Economics with minors in Asian History and Financial Economics from Seoul National University. He has broad interests in environmental and development economics, along with academic experience and interests in international economics, industrial organization, and economic history. As an active organizer within academic circles, he leads groups of students in Chicago and Seoul who are interested in academic and scientific approaches to climate, environmental, and energy issues.
“I have long been fascinated by research from EPIC, and I was thrilled to receive an offer to join this dynamic and productive community, which is filled with scholars at the forefront of their fields and talented young researchers. Fiona’s research agenda closely aligns with the topics I hope to explore in graduate school, and this program provides an ideal opportunity to actively engage in the entire research process and to learn extensively about the key questions, collaboration, and methodologies involved. I believe that the experience I gain at EPIC will ultimately help me become a collaborator in this field, contributing to advancing economics and public policies to address the pressing climate, environmental, and energy challenges ahead.”