Introducing the Specially-Invited Discussant for the 15th International Symposium on Human Capital and Labor Markets
China Center for Human Capital and Labor Market Research (CHLR) will hold the 15th International Symposium on Human Capital and Labor Markets at 8:00 on December 9, 2023 (Beijing time). It will mark the release of the 15th annual China Human Capital Report. We are honored to have Professor Jong-Wha Lee as the specially-invited discussant for this year’s human capital report.
Professor Jong-Wha Lee is the Eminent Professor at Korea University. He was previously Chief Economist and Director General of Economics and Research Department at the Asian Development Bank and an economist at the International Monetary Fund. He has served as a senior adviser for international economic affairs to the former President of South Korea and G20 sherpa. He has also served as president of both the Korea Economic Association and the Korea International Economic Association. He has taught at Australian National University, Columbia University, Harvard University and Peking University. He obtained his Ph.D. and Master’s degree in economics from Harvard University.
Professor Lee has made significant contributions to the field of economics, with particular focus on human capital, growth, international finance, and economic integration. His most recent books include Crisis and Recovery: Learning from the Asian Experience (World Scientific, 2016), and Education Matters: Global Schooling Gains from the 19th to the 21st Century with Robert J. Barro (Oxford University Press, 2015). He has been honored with numerous awards, including Korean National Academy of Sciences Award, Kyung-Ahm Prize, Inchon Award, Cheongram Prize, Maekyung Economist Award, and Dasan Economics Award.
The meeting will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual event. We welcome your attendance!
