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It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 2026 Korean Economic Review (KER) International Conference, held at Halla Convention Center and Maison Glad Jeju Hotel in the beautiful Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, South Korea. Since the founding of the Korean Economic Association in 1952, our community has remained committed to advancing economic research and promoting meaningful global scholarly exchange. In 2026, we continue this tradition under the timely theme, “AI and the future of the Korean Economy.”
The global economy is undergoing a profound transformation driven by rapid advances in artificial intelligence, digital innovation, demographic change, and evolving international economic relationships. These forces are reshaping productivity, labor markets, industrial organization, and public policy across countries. At the same time, they present both new opportunities for shared prosperity and significant challenges for inclusive and sustainable development. Understanding this transition and designing policies that ensure its benefits are broadly distributed have become among the most urgent tasks for economists today.
This conference provides a forum for rigorous and forward-looking discussion grounded in cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research. Across keynote lectures, invited sessions, and contributed presentations, participants will explore how AI-driven technological change interacts with macroeconomic dynamics, inequality, human capital formation, financial systems, and global cooperation. Through these conversations, we aim to deepen academic insight while also contributing to practical policy dialogue.
This conference would not be possible without the generous collaboration of our co-hosts—the Bank of Korea, the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities, and Social Sciences, and the Korea-America Economic Association—as well as the dedication of the organizing and scientific committees and the staff of the Korean Economic Association. I extend my sincere appreciation to our Organizing Committee Chair, Professor Jinill Kim, and Professor Wonjoong Kim, Executive Secretary of the Korean Economic Association, for their leadership and commitment in making this conference possible.
Over the next two days, I hope this conference fosters stimulating dialogue, new research collaborations, and thoughtful policy perspectives that will help guide economies through the era of AI transition toward shared and sustainable development.
Thank you for joining us in Jeju, and I wish you a productive and inspiring conference.
Warm regards,
Sung Jin Kang
President, The Korean Economic Association
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