Min Chang
Senior Research Fellow, Macroeconomic Research Division, Korea Institute of Finance

Min Chang joined the KIF as a research fellow in January 2009. Prior to his current role, he worked at the Bank of Korea from 1990–2008, where he held key positions. He also served as advisor to the Monetary Policy Board and was a visiting economist at the Bank for International Settlement (BIS) in Basel, Switzerland. He has a PhD in Economics from Michigan State University and BA in Economics from Seoul National University.

Insight

A high poverty rate among older persons in the Republic of Korea calls for better pension services and welfare programs.