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Education

• 1988 : Bachelor in Chemical Engineering at Seoul National University
• 1993 : M.A. in Labor Economics at Soongsil University
• 2001 : Ph.D. in Economics at State University of New York, Binghamton

Work Experience

1992 ~ 1998

Research Fellow of Korea Labor Institute

2001 ~ 2010

Research Associate of Korea Labor Institute

2010 ~ 2017

Senior Researcher Associate of Korea Development Institute

July, 2017 ~ Present

Commissioner of Statistics Korea

Publications

2003

Women's Career Choices and Employment Structure

2010

Economic Crisis and Employment (Editor)

2011

A Study on the Measurement of Unemployment and Hidden Unemployment

2012

Impact of Baby Boomers’ Transition on Labor Markets in Korea

2016

An Empirical Analysis of Korean Fairness Norms and Implications for Income Redistribution Policy

2016

Labor Economics

2017

Income Distribution and Economic Growth (Editor)

Papers

2007

Tertiarization and Changes in the Demand for Job-based Skills

2011

The Effects of Changes in Household Structure on Service Consumption in Korea

2014

Definition of Creative Employment and Wage Effects of Creative Labor