Professor, Seoul National University  

Professor, University of Seoul 

Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade

■ Education

2003 Ph.D. in Community and Regional Planning, The University of Texas at Austin

1996 Master of City and Regional Planning, Seoul National University

1992 B.A. in Communication, Seoul National University

■ Academic and Research Appointments

2004−2005 Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Engineering, Yonsei University

2004−2005 Research Associate, Center for Urban Studies, Wayne State University

■ Professional Appointments

2020 23rd President of Korean Regional Science Association
2013 Editor, Journal of the Korean Regional Science Association

Education:

1997-2002, Oxford University, D.Phil. (Economic Geography) “Operating at the Margins of Industry and Geography: Daewoo Motors’ entry into Central and Eastern Europe”

1992-1995, Seoul National University, M.A. (Economic Geography)

1988-1992, Seoul National University, B.A. Magna Cum Laude (Geography)

Primary Employment:

Professor, Kangwon National University, Department of Real Estate, March, 2016 – present

Visiting Scholar, Institute of Real Estate Studies, National University of Singapore, Aug, 2018–July 2019

Visiting Professor, Department of Urban Planning, UCLA, July, 2012–July 2013

Director, Economic Survey and Forecasting Division, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade, August 2006-February 2007

Research Associate, Research Center for Regional Development, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade, November 2001-July 2006

Senior Expert, National Economic Advisory Council, March 2005-March 2006

Research Associate, Presidential Committee on Balanced National Development, May 2003-April 2004

 
Recent research interests include income and asset inequality, regional gap, Korean economic development, and real estate economy in Korea.

Research Fellow, Seoul Institute 

Member, The National Assembly of Republic of Korea 

Member, The National Assembly of Republic of Korea 

Director of Operations, Korea Social Value and Solidarity Foundation

Team Manager, Civil Economy Team, Hankyoreh Economy & Society Research Institute 

Attorney at Law, Partner at Jipyong LLC

Professor, Gyengsang National University

Chief Representative, Green Korea 

President, Korean Metal Workers’ Union 

Senior Vice President, ESG Management&Implementation Office