Hyun-Sik Chung

Background

Chung, Hyun-Sik was born on July 27, 1943 in Chinju, Kyung-Nam, Republic of Korea. Son of Ho-Jong and Chung-Rye (Kim) Chung.

Education

Bachelor in Library. and Information Science, Yonsei U., Seoul, Korea, 1965; Master of Arts in Economics, West Virginia University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, West Virginia University, 1973.

Career

Library, Korea Exch. Bank, Seoul, 1967-1969; assistant professor, Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia, 1973-1974; assistant professor, Northeastern U., Boston, 1974-1976; associate professor, Sung Kyun Kwan U., Seoul, 1976-1980; professor economics, Sung Kyun Kwan U., Seoul, since 1981; postdoctoral fellow, Harvard-Yenching Institute, Howard U., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980-1981. Postdoctoral fellow Harvard-Yenching Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980-1981. Visiting scholar Harvard-Yenching Institute, Harvard University, 1989-1990.

Achievements

• Hyun-Sik Chung has been listed as a noteworthy Economics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Second lieutenant Korean military, 1965-1967. Member Korean Economics Association (trustee 1988-1990), Korean Econometric Society (trustee since 1990), Korea Labor Economics Association (Vice-President 1986-1987), Korea International Association (executive director 1978-1979).

Interests

• Avocation: tennis.

Connections

Married Song-Ja Kim, April 8, 1969. Children: Dong-Hoon, Jean-Ju.

Father:

Ho-Jong Chung

Mother:

Chung-Rye (Kim) Chung

Spouse:

Song-Ja Kim

child:

Jean-Ju Chung

child:

Dong-Hoon Chung