Issues surrounding income inequality in Korea will be up for discussion at an international conference taking place at the Center for Korean Studies on Thursday, January 31, 2019. The conference, titled Beyond Income Inequality: Exploring Multiple Dimensions of Inequality in Korea, is chaired by Professor Myungji Yang of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Department of Political Science.

The conference, in the Center for Korean Studies conference room, begins with an introduction at 3:00 p.m. and winds up with a discussion session from 4:50 to 5:30 p.m. In between, the conference will hear three presentations:

• 3:10 p.m. — “Wealth Accumulation and Inequality in Korea” by ByungYou Cheon of Hanshin University;
• 3:40 p.m. — “Asset Inequality and Social Policy Preferences: Differences between Generations, 2007‒2016 by Cheol-Sung Lee of Sogang University; and
• 4:10 p.m. — “Unpacking Korea’s Inequality Structure Using Multivariate Atkinson Indexes” by Jun-Ho Jeong of Kangwon National University.

Center for Korean Studies events are free and open to all. For further information, including information regarding access for the handicapped, telephone the Center at (808) 956-7041.

This conference is supported by the Core University Program for Korean Studies through the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Studies Promotion Service of the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS-2015-OLU-2250005). The University of Hawai‘i is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.