Seok Ki Kim
Research Fellow, Macroeconomic Research Division, Korea Institute of Finance

Seok Ki Kim’s research areas are macroeconomics, firm financing and dynamics, SME policies, corporate restructuring, population aging, and household finance. He obtained his bachelor’s in Economics from Seoul National University and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he worked as a teaching assistant.

Insight

The Impact of Rising Life Expectancy on Public Finances

Population aging threatens fiscal sustainability unless government takes steps to reduce elderly poverty and manage public spending on pensions and healthcare.

   Korea, Republic of; Governance and public sector management; Social development and protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty; Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being; Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities