Background
Choi, Kwang was born on September 1, 1947 in Namhae, Republic of Korea. Son of Yeup Chong and Cheunil (Cho) Choi.
Choi, Kwang was born on September 1, 1947 in Namhae, Republic of Korea. Son of Yeup Chong and Cheunil (Cho) Choi.
Bachelor, Seoul National University, 1970. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland, 1979.
Lecturer University Maryland, College Park, 1978-1979. Assistant professor University Wyoming, Laramie, 1979-1981. Senior fellow Korea Development Institute, Seoul, 1981-1985.
Professor economics Hankuk University Foreign Studies, since 1985. Adjunct professor Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 1982-1984. Honorary visiting fellow University York (United Kingdom), 1988-1989.
Board directors Korea Development Bank, Seoul. Lecturer Seoul National University, 1983-1990. Member advisory committee Ministry of Finance, Seoul, since 1983, Economic Planning Board, Seoul, since 1986, Environmental Planning Agency, Seoul, since 1984, Office National Tax Administration, Seoul, since 1988.
Board of directors Citizen's Movement on Anti-Pollution, Seoul, since 1986. Member Executive Committee Citizen's Coalition for Economics Justice, Seoul, since 1989. Member Korean Tax Association (Vice-President 1990-1992), Korea Development Institute Panel on Macroecon.
Policy, Korea Economics Association (secretary since 1991), International Institute Public Finance (science committee 1988-1989), Korean Institute Fiscal Studies (board directors since 1990), National Institute Economics System (advising committee since 1989).
Married Soonhee Choi, April 18, 1972.