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서울대학교 경제학부 교수로 재직하고 있다. 연구 관심분야는 체제이행과 응용계량경제학이며 주로 구사회주의 국가들과 북한이 대상이다. 서울대학교에서 학사·석사 학위를 취득한 후 옥스퍼드대학교에서 경제학 박사 학위를 받았다. Journal of Comparative Economics, British Journal of Political Science, Journal of Economic History 등 국제학술지에 40편이 넘는 논문을 게재했으며 북한 경제 관련 다수의 논문, 북챕터, 책을 저술했다. 북한 경제에 관한 저서 Unveiling the North Korean Economy는 2017년 캠브리지대학교 출판부에서 출판됐다. 영국경제사학회 T. S. Ashton Prize, 한국경제학회 청람상, 서울대학교 학술연구상, 대한민국 학술원상을 수상했으며 한국연구재단 인문사회분야 우수학자로 선정됐다. 국민경제자문회의 위원, 통일준비위원회 전문위원(경제분과 간사)을 역임했으며 현재 남북 정상회담 준비위원회 자문위원, 통일부·외교부의 정책자문위원이며 중앙일보 중앙시평의 고정필진이다.
Byung-Yeon Kim is Professor in the Department of Economics at Seoul National University (SNU). His research interests lie in the fields of transition economics and applied econometrics, in particular with reference to North Korea as well as former socialist countries. He received his B.A. and M.A. from SNU and his D.Phil. from the University of Oxford. He published a number of articles in international journals such as the Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Economic History and the British Journal of Political Science. His new book on the North Korean economy was recently published by Cambridge University Press (Unveiling the North Korean Economy, 2017). He has written numerous book chapters, books, and journal articles on the North Korean economy. He has received several prestigious academic awards such as Excellence in Academic Achievements granted by the National Academy of Sciences, SNU Award for Distinguished Researcher, T. S. Ashton Prize (Economic History Society), and Chungram Award (Korean Economic Association). He has served as a member of various government committees including the National Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Committee for Unification Preparation, and is a member of the Advisory Committee for the Korean Summit and the Policy Advisory Committee for the Ministries of Unification and Foreign Affairs. He is a regular columnist for Joongangilbo mostly on North Korean issues.
Byung-Yeon Kim is Professor in the Department of Economics at Seoul National University (SNU). His research interests lie in the fields of transition economics and applied econometrics, in particular with reference to North Korea as well as former socialist countries. He received his B.A. and M.A. from SNU and his D.Phil. from the University of Oxford. He published a number of articles in international journals such as the Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Economic History and the British Journal of Political Science. His new book on the North Korean economy was recently published by Cambridge University Press (Unveiling the North Korean Economy, 2017). He has written numerous book chapters, books, and journal articles on the North Korean economy. He has received several prestigious academic awards such as Excellence in Academic Achievements granted by the National Academy of Sciences, SNU Award for Distinguished Researcher, T. S. Ashton Prize (Economic History Society), and Chungram Award (Korean Economic Association). He has served as a member of various government committees including the National Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Committee for Unification Preparation, and is a member of the Advisory Committee for the Korean Summit and the Policy Advisory Committee for the Ministries of Unification and Foreign Affairs. He is a regular columnist for Joongangilbo mostly on North Korean issues.
