High-End Symposium on Northeast Asia International and Regional Studies-"The Relationship between Korean Stock Market and Economy" Successfully Held
On November 9th, 2022, the lecture "The Relationship between Korean Stock Market and Economy" of the High-End Symposium on Northeast Asia International and Regional Studies was successfully held at Jilin University. The lecture was jointly organized by the Northeast Asian Research Center of Jilin University, the Northeast Asian Studies College of Jilin University, the Institute of North and South Korean Studies of Jilin University, and the Special Committee for Northeast Asian Regional Studies, Academic Association for International Cultural Exchange. The College of Northeast Asian Studies invited Professor Kim Do Wan, a researcher at the Seoul Institute in Korea, to deliver the lecture, which was hosted by Professor Xuan Chunji of the Northeast Asian Studies College of Jilin University. At the beginning of the lecture, Professor Xuan Chunji, on behalf of Prof. Wu Hao, Dean of the Northeast Asian Studies College of Jilin University, extended a warm welcome and high appreciation to Professor Kim Do Wan.
Dr. Kim received his Ph.D. in Economics from Korea University in Korea, and then worked at the Econometric Modeling Department and the Macro Finance Subgroup of the Bank of Korea. His main area of research is macroeconomics.
Prof. Kim first made a qualitative analysis of the issue of the stock market's representation of the Korean real economy, and then made a quantitative analysis of this issue using econometric models, and finally concluded that the Korean stock market has limitations in representing the Korean real economy, and explained the reasons for these limitations. Prof. Kim made a wonderful presentation.
During the question and answer session, students who attended the lecture both online and in person actively asked questions. Professor Kim answered them with great care and had in-depth discussions with the participating students and teachers. At the end of the lecture, Prof. Xuan expressed her gratitude to Prof. Kim Do Wan, whose lecture and research series provided new research ideas for the students and teachers of the Northeast Asian Studies College of Jilin University. the students and teachers of the Northeast Asian Studies College of Jilin University. All participating students and teachers benefited greatly and are looking forward to Prof. Kim's next lecture.
